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LOTR:LCG - Alt Art Steward of Gondor: The White Tree, by Ted Nasmith
This well known version of The White Tree, by Ted Nasmith, shows the symbol of Gondor in full bloom.
Prior to Aragorn's replanting of the sapling to start the Fourth Age, the previous tree had stood since 1640 Third Age, dying in 2852, approximately 165 years before the War of the Ring, and roughly 90 years before the events of The Hobbit.
This means the White Tree was already dead in the time period set for the LOTR:LCG game.
However, I feel this card image could still be used in the LOTR:LCG game period as representing Gondor's memory of this descendant of Telperion - the first of the original Two Trees of Valinor.
The tree is, after all, the symbol upon which all of Gondor's heraldry comes from - and it is reasonable to think a vision of the tree's former glory and splendor would still be in the minds of its people.
And it was in bloom for most of the reign of the Line of Stewards, so there is thematic accuracy to attach it to this game card.
I had to do some major edge extension on the left, right, and bottom of the image (roughly 20% of the final surface area) - to fit the tree within the card space not covered by graphics.
LOTR:LCG - Alt Art Steward of Gondor: The White Tree, by Ted Nasmith
This well known version of The White Tree, by Ted Nasmith, shows the symbol of Gondor in full bloom.
Prior to Aragorn's replanting of the sapling to start the Fourth Age, the previous tree had stood since 1640 Third Age, dying in 2852, approximately 165 years before the War of the Ring, and roughly 90 years before the events of The Hobbit.
This means the White Tree was already dead in the time period set for the LOTR:LCG game.
However, I feel this card image could still be used in the LOTR:LCG game period as representing Gondor's memory of this descendant of Telperion - the first of the original Two Trees of Valinor.
The tree is, after all, the symbol upon which all of Gondor's heraldry comes from - and it is reasonable to think a vision of the tree's former glory and splendor would still be in the minds of its people.
And it was in bloom for most of the reign of the Line of Stewards, so there is thematic accuracy to attach it to this game card.
I had to do some major edge extension on the left, right, and bottom of the image (roughly 20% of the final surface area) - to fit the tree within the card space not covered by graphics.