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Pippin and the Palantir

Pippin looks into the Palantir - The Return of the King 20th Anniversary Collab

 

"We have been strangely fortunate. Pippin saw in the Palantir a glimpse of the enemy's plan. Sauron moves to strike the city of Minas Tirith!" - Gandalf the White

 

20 years ago today, the final chapter in the Lord of the Rings film saga led by Peter Jackson was released in cinemas worldwide. For the third year celebrating these films, a group of collaborators came together to build scenes from the movie, all tagged in the post above. We wanted to honor the hard work of Jackson and his production team's work, as well as the epic storytelling ability of J.R.R. Tolkien.

 

My original idea was to build The Grey Havens. After I realized this wasn't working, I decided to revisit the city of Edoras in Rohan, more specifically inside the Golden Hall of Meduseld, just like last year.. This scene depicts Pippin looking into the Palantir and seeing Sauron, where the enemy reveals his plans to attack the Gondorian city of Minas Tirith. Once again I started building late, and it took a bit more than 24 hours to build this. Given how few times I have built MOCs the past year, I am surprisingly content with this vignette. I hope you like it too!

 

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Uploaded on December 17, 2023
Taken on December 17, 2023