The casting for 'The Lord of the Rings' movies is undoubtedly among the most spot-on, but when I read the novels some 26 years ago, I had these specific images in my mind for the members of the Fellowship of the Ring, both at the beginning and at the end of the adventure.
dimarts, 21 de juliol del 2026
'Nine companions. So be it! You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring!'
dijous, 28 d’agost del 2025
Qui dia passa, any empeny
dimarts, 16 d’abril del 2024
Osgiliath 2003 of the Fourth Age. Heroes
dimarts, 2 de gener del 2024
Bon Any Nou 2024! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo 2024! Happy New Year 2024!
To start the year, an illustration about the beginnings. Years ago I finished my illustration series about the Valar and Maiar, the family of "deities" from the Middle-Earth mythology created by Tolkien (You can find the series of Valaquenta illustrations at the right column of the blog, in 'Els Contes Perduts' and 'Tolkien' sections). Still, I missed the most important -and the only one- of them all: Eru the One, called Ilúvatar by the elves, is not only the supreme deity of the Tolkien's legendarium, but He IS also the same omnipotent God of our world. In the illustration, He is located in the Timeless Palace, surrounded by the choir of the Ainur, the Holy Ones, angelic spirits who helped Him shape Eä, The World That Is, with the Great Music of Creation, as telled in the Ainulindalë, the first part of 'The Silmarillion'.
dimecres, 5 d’octubre del 2022
'Osgiliath 2003 de la Cuarta Edad' 20 Aniversario
dimecres, 26 de maig del 2021
The repose of the King
Remake of an old sketch. What better bodyguards for posterity than a couple of hobbits? As detailed in the appendices to 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien, once very old, the hobbits Merry and Pippin went to live at Minas Tirith, City of Kings, and when their time came, they were buried next to the main of Gondor kingdom, next to their companion King Elessar, whom they knew as Strider & Aragorn.
Remake de un viejo boceto. ¿Qué guardaespaldas mejores para la posteridad que un par de hobbits? Tal como se detalla en los apéndices de 'El Señor de los Anillos' de J.R.R. Tolkien, una vez muy viejos, los hobbits Merry y Pippin fueron a vivir a Minas Tirith, Ciudad de Reyes, y cuando les llegó la hora, fueron enterrados junto a los principales del reino de Gondor, junto a su compañero el rey Elessar, al que ellos conocían como Trancos & Aragorn.dilluns, 16 de novembre del 2020
Daughter of the Starry Twilight
Another atypical image from the Middle-Earth llegendarium is that of Tolkien's quintessential heroine, the elf princess Lúthien, wearing a dress and a cape made with her own hair, with which she managed to escape from her father's custody in a ninja style (learn, Rapunzel!) and, with the help of Huan the magical talking dog of the Valar, to go rescue her mortal beloved Beren.
Otra imagen atípica del llegendarium de la Tierra Media es la de la heroína por excelencia de Tolkien, la princesa elfa Lúthien, con un traje y capa hechos a partir de sus propios cabellos, con los que consiguió huir de la custodia de su padre al más puro estilo ninja (aprende, Rapunzel!) y, con la ayuda de Huan, el mágico perro parlante de los Valar, ir a rescatar a su amado mortal Beren. dissabte, 31 d’octubre del 2020
'For I am Saruman the Wise, Saruman Ring-maker, Saruman of Many Colours!'
If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze into you. I know that for many Tolkien readers, the image of the wizard Saruman presenting himself as Saruman of Many Colours seems extravagant, and even psychedelic, but I have always liked the underlying idea: If colors mark the rank in the wizards order, assuming all of them, Saruman believes he has reached the greatest power, forgetting that the white color he held before was the sum of all of them, so that we can say that Saruman is 'out of focus' in a certain way.
Si miras fijamente al abismo, el abismo también mira dentro de ti. Sé que a muchos lectores de Tolkien la imagen del mago Saruman presentándose como Saruman el Multicolor les parece extravagante, e incluso psicodélica, pero a mí siempre me ha gustado la idea subyacente: Si los colores marcan el rango dentro de la orden de los magos, asumiéndolos todos, Saruman cree haber conseguido el poder más alto, olvidando que el color blanco que ostentaba antes ya era la suma de todos ellos, por lo que se puede decir que Saruman se 'desenfoca' en cierto modo.












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