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"Thence came only a small company, following Gwindor son of Guilin, a very valiant prince; and against the will of Orodreth he went to the northern war, because he grieved for the loss of Gelmir his brother in the Dagor Bragollach. They took the badge of the house of Fingolfin, and marched beneath the banners of Fingon; and they came never back, save one." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"

[ID: an edit comprised of four posters in shades of black, white, and grey.

1: An close-up of an ornately crafted suit of armor at the place where the arm connects to the shoulder. White text in the bottom right corner reads "Ever in the forefront of that battle went Gwindor and the Elves of Nargothrond," and a white line with four white dots about 3/4 of the way up frames the image on the same side / 2: A black-and-white image of ugandan model Mukasa Kakonge vertically oriented on a black background. His back is towards the viewer and his face is in profile. He has dark skin, very short curly hair, and looks serious and pensive. A necklace hangs a little between his shoulder blades, and the light is shining on the front of his body. He is framed by white lines and dots. White text set into the horizontal section of the frame reads "Gwindor" / 3: Similar format to Image 2, but the smaller photo, which shows Mukasa Kakonge lying down, is horizontal as is the frame. His head rests on his arms and he wears a bracelet on one wrist. His eyes are closed and he looks peaceful. Vertical text inside the frame reads "Gwindor" / 4: A starry sky streaked with lighter clouds or smoke. Same format as Image 1, but the text and line are in the upper left corner, and the text reads "Morgoth trembled upon his deep throne, hearing them beat upon his doors." //End ID]

#gwindor #silmarillion #black tolkien #east african tolkien #moodboards and edits #riding-with-the-wild-hunt #contains image description #❤️

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All types of creations (edits, gifsets, fics etc) are welcome as long as they are centered around South Asian character(s)!

Please reblog to spread the word

2021 TSAW / 2022 TSAW

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I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.

#aragorn #arwen #lotr #the third age #tolkien women of colour #south asian tolkien #digital art #maedictus

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fingon over the years

#fingon #silmarillion #black tolkien #digital art #hamletphase

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Tolkien of Colour Week: 29 July to 4 August 2024

Prompts to be announced. The tag is #tocweek2024

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anyway they are soooooooo married

#elrond #silmarillion #digital art #runawaymun

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Evenstar

This is a newer rendition of an older drawing I did of Arwen wearing Palestinian thobe!

#arwen #lotr #the third age #tolkien women of colour #swana tolkien #digital art #lavanfalas

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Maitimo

#maedhros #silmarillion #naarisz

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A new star rises

#elros #elrond #maglor #silmarillion #digital art #finrod-feelagund

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Hi! I love your art, especially your clothing designs, and was wondering if you could draw Salgant for the art request?

Thank you! And thanks for the request, I have have to admit, I had to go back to the books for this one. I hope you don't mind me throwing Eärendil in there as well.

Here's Salgant and the Dragonslayer

This one took a while, I tried doing a background, which I almost never do. And then work took a lot of my energy. But, good news (?) I got covid, so I got time to finish.

Next up is Shadowheart, then some Dragon Age and more Tolkien

#earendil #salgant #silmarillion #digital art #southaway

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kiss me on this cold december night 🥰 (click for better quality hopefully)

#caranthir #silmarillion #digital art #hamletphase

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we as a fandom don't talk enough about the fact that idril fought with a sword in the tale of the fall of gondolin

#idril #silmarillion #tolkien women of colour #prymaraa

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Some unposted Tolkien art I've been collecting over the years 💫

Huan and Lúthien | Yavanna and Aulë | Celeborn and Galadriel | Fingon | Galadriel but Art Nouveau | Vairë, the Weaver | Lórien and Mandos | Some Hobbiteses

#luthien #yavanna #aule #celeborn #vaire #silmarillion #black tolkien #digital art #tolkien women of colour #maedictus

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More House of Durin doddles!

#kili #fili #thorin #dis #the hobbit #the third age #tolkien women of colour #digital art #maedictus

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"Then Felagund upon the head Of Orodreth set it: 'Brother mine, till I return this crown is thine.' Then Celegorm no more would stay, and Curufin smiled and turned away."

For the @candcweek prompt "Oaths" -> Fëanorian Oath!

This line from the Lay of Leithian has always really stuck with me for some reason. The C&C brainrot is real.

#celegorm #curufin #silmarillion #digital art #tilion-writes

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Q'orianka Kilcher as Captain Faraleth—Captain of the Rangers of Ithilien, daughter of Denethor II and younger sister to Boromírë. During the war, she was placed in command of the Rangers of Ithilian, where she encountered Freyda Baggins and Samwise Gamgee. Though she was not immune to the pull of the Ring they carried, she released them to complete their quest. When she returned to Minas Tirith to report to her father, he sent her to command the defenses, where she fell the Witch-king’s Black Breath. Her father, in his grief, nearly subjected them both to death by fire, but Gandalf saved her from the pyre.

After the war, she married Ewunia, bow-wife of Rohas, whom she had met while recovering the Houses of Healing. They lived together in Emyn Arnen until their deaths.

(part of the series YOU LOOK UPON A WOMAN, a project which reimagines Lord of the Rings with a cast of women of color)

#faramir #lotr #the third age #tolkien women of colour #gender bent #indigenous american tolkien #moodboards and edits #notbecauseofvictories

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"It is one with this gift of freedom that the children of Men dwell only a short space in the world alive, and are not bound to it, and depart soon whither the Elves know not".

#andreth #silmarillion #tolkien women of colour #digital art #mandhos