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Midsummer's Eve, 1259

Upon a windswept hilltop, three women stood in the shadows of four tall standing stones. A fifth monolith lay in the grass, having toppled over so long ago that it had ground itself into the earth. Carvings adorned the stones; interlacing knotwork here, a tall cross there, crumbled with age, and in several places, a circle containing a threefold spiral. Crows circled above, squawking and quarrelling in the dying light of the evening sun.

"The youngest shall speak the blessing," croaked one of the three, an old woman of undeterminable age, her face creased with a hundred lines and traced with bl

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Submitted: March 1, 2012
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It ends in flameby =Gold-Seven

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Completely repainted this in liquid watercolours on Canson paper.

"But the jewel burned the hand of Maedhros in pain unbearable; and he perceived that it was as Eönwë had said, and that his right thereto had become void, and that the oath was vain. And being in anguish and despair he cast himself into a gaping chasm filled with fire, and so ended; and the Silmaril that he bore was taken into the bosom of the Earth."

J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, chapter 24: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath

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~pico-the-great May 31, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I haven't read the Silmarillion, but these are absolutely beautiful and stunningly emotional. I love the color schemes and the contrast between the two; I love the details and the texture and everything about them!

~Nairalin May 30, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

Atemberaubend schön!! Welche Farbtöne hast du hier eigentlich verwendet?

=Gold-Seven May 30, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Muss ich überlegen - das waren Farben von Doc Martin's; also Hansa Deep Yellow, Indian Red, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson.

~Nairalin May 30, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

Danke für die schnelle Antwort!!

~Sveagal May 2, 2013 New member Hobbyist General Artist

This is just breathtaking!

*Blossom-of-Faelivrin Apr 20, 2013

Das ist so wunderschön , du hast die szene so perfekt eingefangen! ♥

~wsw525 Apr 11, 2013 New member

this Maedhros is my favourite !!and so I like Maedhros even more than before...break my heart- -.....

~dhxjcrd Apr 8, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Wow! Beautiful colours. I miss a more firery orange, though the peachy colour gives it a very soft look. Very good!

~NdrN Mar 16, 2013

WOW!

~Elenwe12 Feb 16, 2013

Wow, so fascinating! So beautiful! So sad! A perfect echo to the one with Maglor. One is fascinating and powerful, the other one is melancholy and quiet. The movement of the flames, ready to consume Maedhros is so captivating!

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