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NEW COLLAB!
From the creators of the well-recieved Third Age collab, we are excited to announce Second Age: Foundation of Middle-Earth. Sauron, Numenor, Rings and Elves. Follow us as we travel through the 3441 year long time period, and show some of the major events all the way from the founding of the Grey Havens to the battle of Dagorlad. Follow all our 13 builders, and stay tuned for the first episode.
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«Così sei venuto qui per informazioni, ne ho alcune per te: qualcosa di purulento cresce nel cuore della Terra di Mezzo, qualcosa che è sfuggito alla tua vista, ma il Grande Occhio lo ha veduto! Perfino ora lui aumenta il suo vantaggio, il suo attacco avverrà presto, tutti voi morirete! Ma tu questo lo sai. Dico bene, Gandalf? Non puoi pensare che questo Ramingo si siederà mai sul trono di Gondor! Questo esule strisciato fuori dall'ombra non sarà mai incoronato Re! Gandalf non esita a sacrificare quelli più vicini a lui, quelli che egli professa di amare! Dimmi: quali parole confortanti hai avuto per il mezzuomo prima di spedirlo alla sua rovina?! La strada sulla quale lo hai posto può portare solo alla morte!»
Saruman, LOTR Movie ⚡️
Good Light & May the Ring be with you!
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Nikon D40 + Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G II
© Diletta Galassi, MIXTURE of LIGHT
The Barad-dur superheavy was the most impressive tank fielded during the Second Age, but saw little action outside the Siege of Mordor in the War of the Last Alliance. Its unusual tower frame bore the staggering weight of its armor and weapons loadout, including a linked pair of rotary PPC autocannon. These were the most devastating weapons of this type until the Silmarils of the Kraken MAAS, nearly two thousand years later. The tank also mounted two armored pods of thermonuclear missiles, each of similar yield to those which had razed Numenor, an armor-piercing coil gun, and four heavy laser weapons.
This is my entry for Round 5 of the 2017 Middle Earth Lego Olympics. The category was Numenor, so I chose to build a Numenorean city scene with some interesting architecture inspired by a recent trip to Europe. I only had 2 days to build because I was gone on vacation for the beginning of the round, but I still managed to put together a MOC that I am quite happy with.
Teaser for my faction in Lord of the Rings: Total War (should they be accepted). They will be lead by a Ringwraith when he arrives; until then here is a glimpse of a forest base-camp - simply somewhere with a little food-store and shelter - well hidden but with little in the way of comfort. If weapons are lost there are a few spears but their skilfully crafted bows and swords are much too valuable to be left where someone else could find, even though it would take a very skilled tracker indeed to find this place. Thankfully there are few left with the skill to mach the Dark Rangers. The line of Númenor is fading, the threat of ambush by Dúnedain Rangers is almost extinguished.
Osgiliath used to be the capital of Gondor And its largest and most important city before Minas Tirith. At the height of Gondor's power the city was a reflection of the splendour of Númenor's cities, but this was not to last.
A gondor civil war and a Great Plague depopulated the city. It began to fall into ruin so the King's House was moved to Minas Tirith. This leads Osgiliath to become vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. It was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being overrunned by Uruk-hai.
Even if Gondor took the city back before “The Return of the King” events, Gondor did not rebuild the city even partially at this time: they just put a military garrison to prevent the crossing of the Anduin which failed as the city fell to Sauron's forces!
This scene is depecting Faramir scouting the city in order to prepare its defence. But he is stopping and admiring the foutain, wondering how great the city was at its peak!
This is a part of a moc that will be bigger, so if you want to see the rest of the moc follow me on Instagram, Flickr and Youtube !
Osgiliath used to be the capital of Gondor And its largest and most important city before Minas Tirith. At the height of Gondor's power the city was a reflection of the splendour of Númenor's cities, but this was not to last.
A gondor civil war and a Great Plague depopulated the city. It began to fall into ruin so the King's House was moved to Minas Tirith. This leads Osgiliath to become vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. It was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being overrunned by Uruk-hai.
Even if Gondor took the city back before “The Return of the King” events, Gondor did not rebuild the city even partially at this time: they just put a military garrison to prevent the crossing of the Anduin which failed as the city fell to Sauron's forces!
This scene is depecting Faramir scouting the city in order to prepare its defence. But he is stopping and admiring the foutain, wondering how great the city was at its peak!
This is a part of a moc that will be bigger, so if you want to see the rest of the moc follow me on Instagram, Flickr and Youtube !
This MOC is the Architecture-style diorama of Armenelos, the capital city of Númenor, as depicted in “The Rings of Power” TV series. Instructions available on Rebrickable: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-132355/
The Camera (Latin for room) was built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library. J. R. R. Tolkien remarked that the building resembled Sauron's temple to Morgoth on Númenor. The locals refer to the building as Rad Cam or Radders. This view is from the bell tower of St. Mary the Virgin Church.
Note that the building is circular - the wide angle lens distorts the shape.
This MOC is the Architecture-style diorama of Armenelos, the capital city of Númenor, as depicted in “The Rings of Power” TV series. Instructions available on Rebrickable: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-132355/
This had been a super busy week, though I managed to come up with this. I got the inspiration from a picture I saw online when I looked up Numenor. Sadly I didn't have enough pieces (or time) to make this the size I wanted, but it still turned out pretty good. I'm don't have time to say much else. Good luck to everyone still in the contest!
To God be the glory,
Carter
Radcliffe Camera, al centre de la universitat d'Oxford. Vista així, s'enten que JRR TOlkien s'hi inspirés per al temple que Sauron construí a Numenor en honor a Morgoth
The Radcliffe Camera, in the center of Oxford University; it was the inspiration for JRR Tolkien when he described the temple Sauron buildt in Numenor to honor Morgoth.
Same set, different edit.
Good Light & May the Ring be with you!
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Nikon D40 + Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G II
© Diletta Galassi, MIXTURE of LIGHT
This is Radcliffe Camera, James Gibbs' masterpiece, completed in 1749! This camera - or chamber - was built to house a library devoted to the sciences but is now a private reading room for the Bodleian!
This building is essential for JRR Tolkien's fans(like me)! Here Tolkien spent a great deal of time(a number of his manuscripts are now kept in the library), but for Tolkien the building was exactly how he envisaged Sauron's temple to Morgoth in Numenor would look!
I liked this building alot, that's why i'm showing another piccy of it all in the frame :)
A few facts:
The circular dome and drum of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford is one of the most distinctive landmarks in a city full of distinctive buildings.
The Radcliffe Camera was constructed in 1737-49 from a design by James Gibbs. The building is the first circular library in Britain and has the third largest dome in the country.
J. R. R. Tolkien remarked that the building resembled Sauron's temple to Morgoth on Númenor.
The word camera translates from Latin as "room" or "chamber".
Osgiliath used to be the capital of Gondor And its largest and most important city before Minas Tirith. At the height of Gondor's power the city was a reflection of the splendour of Númenor's cities, but this was not to last.
A gondor civil war and a Great Plague depopulated the city. It began to fall into ruin so the King's House was moved to Minas Tirith. This leads Osgiliath to become vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. It was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being overrunned by Uruk-hai.
Even if Gondor took the city back before “The Return of the King” events, Gondor did not rebuild the city even partially at this time: they just put a military garrison to prevent the crossing of the Anduin which failed as the city fell to Sauron's forces!
This scene is depecting Faramir scouting the city in order to prepare its defence. But he is stopping and admiring the foutain, wondering how great the city was at its peak!
This is a part of a moc that will be bigger, so if you want to see the rest of the moc follow me on Instagram, Flickr and Youtube !
This MOC is the Architecture-style diorama of Armenelos, the capital city of Númenor, as depicted in “The Rings of Power” TV series. Instructions available on Rebrickable: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-132355/
A fully remastered version of the box cover art for Khazad Dum, the second expansion for the Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game.
One of the hardest images to find a large, quality copy of, I combined multiple images with a lot of rework to produce this version.
If you compare this image to the official box cover, and draw a line across the top, you'll notice certain elements do not line up with each other.
This is because FFG broke this artwork up into foreground and background layers, and adjusted them separately as needed.
This is also apparent on the many officially released versions of the "Heirs of Numenor" cover art. The Gondor soldiers up front are sized differently compared to Minas Tirith in various iterations.
I changed the light exposure on parts of this image, revealing previously hidden details such as the goblins traversing the bridges on the left.
The composite across multiple fragments of this artwork also revealed other elements not on the official box art, such as the far right goblin.
Art by Tomasz Jedruszek.
Osgiliath used to be the capital of Gondor And its largest and most important city before Minas Tirith. At the height of Gondor's power the city was a reflection of the splendour of Númenor's cities, but this was not to last.
A gondor civil war and a Great Plague depopulated the city. It began to fall into ruin so the King's House was moved to Minas Tirith. This leads Osgiliath to become vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. It was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being overrunned by Uruk-hai.
Even if Gondor took the city back before “The Return of the King” events, Gondor did not rebuild the city even partially at this time: they just put a military garrison to prevent the crossing of the Anduin which failed as the city fell to Sauron's forces!
This scene is depecting Faramir scouting the city in order to prepare its defence. But he is stopping and admiring the foutain, wondering how great the city was at its peak!
This is a part of a moc that will be bigger, so if you want to see the rest of the moc follow me on Instagram, Flickr and Youtube !
Osgiliath used to be the capital of Gondor And its largest and most important city before Minas Tirith. At the height of Gondor's power the city was a reflection of the splendour of Númenor's cities, but this was not to last.
A gondor civil war and a Great Plague depopulated the city. It began to fall into ruin so the King's House was moved to Minas Tirith. This leads Osgiliath to become vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. It was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being overrunned by Uruk-hai.
Even if Gondor took the city back before “The Return of the King” events, Gondor did not rebuild the city even partially at this time: they just put a military garrison to prevent the crossing of the Anduin which failed as the city fell to Sauron's forces!
This scene is depecting Faramir scouting the city in order to prepare its defence. But he is stopping and admiring the foutain, wondering how great the city was at its peak!
This is a part of a moc that will be bigger, so if you want to see the rest of the moc follow me on Instagram, Flickr and Youtube !
Osgiliath used to be the capital of Gondor And its largest and most important city before Minas Tirith. At the height of Gondor's power the city was a reflection of the splendour of Númenor's cities, but this was not to last.
A gondor civil war and a Great Plague depopulated the city. It began to fall into ruin so the King's House was moved to Minas Tirith. This leads Osgiliath to become vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. It was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being overrunned by Uruk-hai.
Even if Gondor took the city back before “The Return of the King” events, Gondor did not rebuild the city even partially at this time: they just put a military garrison to prevent the crossing of the Anduin which failed as the city fell to Sauron's forces!
This scene is depecting Faramir scouting the city in order to prepare its defence. But he is stopping and admiring the foutain, wondering how great the city was at its peak!
This is a part of a moc that will be bigger, so if you want to see the rest of the moc follow me on Instagram, Flickr and Youtube !
Another livingroom :>
Downloads:
Tv and the bookcase - Game's own
Right bookcase - Steffor/Avalon
Left bookcase - ReflexsimsForum
Stool - Steffor
Sofa - Game's own, recolor unknow
Rug - Steffor
Pillows - Brown ???, smaller from Simply Styling
Candles - Alban_alban
Books on the floor - Game's own
Open magazine - Stylist Sims
Blanket on the floor - Mangosims, recolor by Numenor
Sorry, I don't know where that computer is from.
Alt Art Notes, and the Black Wall of the First Level:
Illustration history:
This beautiful illustration of Minas Tirith by legendary Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith was titled "In Haste to the White City". It was the centerfold of the official 2004 Tolkien calendar. I bought that calendar solely for this image, as it took my breath away.
This is currently my favorite image of Minas Tirith, both for its accuracy (note the non-flat "ship's prow" on the top level), and beauty.
The (controversial?) Black Wall of the First Level:
It surprised me to learn that the first wall of Minas Tirith could actually be black. In my mind Minas Tirith was always "the White City", and every wall is white. However, the first wall color is the subject of much discussion among Tolkien scholars.
The city is described as having white walls when Pippin arrives with Gandalf at the very beginning of Chapter I "Minas Tirith", in The Return of the King.
The exact quote: "Even as Pippin gazed in wonder the walls passed from looming grey to white, blushing faintly in the dawn...." Note the word "walls" and "white" in this sentence. The reader (and I was one of them) is left with the impression that the entire City structure is white, from the topmost spire of the Tower of Ecthelion "glimmering like a spike of pearl and silver", to all seven walls reaching to the ground level.
This first impression stays with the viewer and why many believe the first wall is white. The all white walls in the movies also reinforce this perception.
However, the color of the first wall being white is contradicted by the text in Chapter IV "The Siege of Gondor".
The quote describing the black wall: "For the main wall of the City was of great height and marvellous thickness, built ere the power and craft of Númenor waned in exile; and its outward face was like to the Tower of Orthanc, hard and dark and smooth, unconquerable by steel or fire, unbreakable except by some convulsion that would rend the very earth on which it stood".
Orthanc is described in "The Road to Isengard" in The Two Towers as "A peak and isle of rock it was, black and gleaming hard...."
So the direct comparison to Orthanc, which is definitely a black wall, and the double confirmation of the word "dark" in the sentence, is pretty solid evidence that the first wall of Minas Tirith is, indeed, black.
The King of the eastern shore. I played with the lighting here to try and show more surface detail. He's build from both light grey and light bley but more ambitious attempts to mix in other colors threw off the sense of scale.
War of the Last Alliance
The War of the Last Alliance is a conflict at the end of the Second Age when Elves and Men formed an alliance in response to the threat of conquest by the Dark Lord Sauron. It includes the Battle of Dagorlad and the Siege of Barad-dûr.
In The Lord of the Rings, Elrond describes the Last Alliance to Frodo Baggins, comparing it to the Host of Valinor that overthrew the Great Enemy Morgoth in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age:
"I remember well the splendour of their banners ... It recalled to me the glory of the Elder Days and the hosts of Beleriand, so many great princes and captains were assembled. And yet not so many, nor so fair, as when Thangorodrim was broken, and the Elves deemed that evil was ended for ever, and it was not so."
Sauron had contended with the Elves and the Men of Númenor for mastery of Middle-earth and the Rings of Power in the War of the Elves and Sauron. He was defeated and driven out of Eriador in the year 1701 of the Second Age. During this war the Elves suffered great losses. Over the next 1500 years, Sauron extended his power eastward and the kingdom of Númenor on the island of Andor flourished, even receiving the submission of Sauron. It was eventually destroyed at the height of its military power due to the machinations of Sauron in the year 3319. The Dúnedain, survivors of the catastrophe, formed realms in exile in Middle-earth.
Sauron feared the kingdoms in exile, Arnor and Gondor and he attacked Gondor in S.A. 3429. Sauron took Minas Ithil in a sudden assault while Anárion managed to hold Osgiliath and halt Sauron's advance. In response, Elendil, High King of the Dúnedain and Isildur and Anárion, formed an alliance with Gil-galad, the last High King of the Noldor, and they raised a great host to contest Sauron.
The Elves of Lindon, led by Gil-galad, and the Men of Arnor, led by Elendil, built in the north the fortress and the watchtower of Amon Sûl, Weathertop, over two years while gathering their armies. Their great host then marched to Rivendell, and there made preparations and armaments for nearly three years. In the year 3434 they went over the Misty Mountains at the High Pass and the Redhorn Pass, and were joined by Dwarves of Moria. The Alliance host then crossed the bridge over the river Anduin, meeting the armies of the Silvan Elves of Lórinand and Greenwood the Great in the hosts of Amdír and Oropher, and marched south down the east bank where they met up with the Men of Gondor and then met Sauron's forces before Mordor.
While Isildur's elder son and heir, Elendur, accompanied his father throughout the entire conflict except the last challenge upon Orodruin, his younger brothers Aratan and Ciryon were not involved in the main assault. They were sent by Isildur to man the recaptured city of Minas Ithil, as a reserve in case Sauron tried to escape through the passes of the mountains.
In S.A. 3434, the Alliance engaged and defeated Sauron's hosts in the Battle of Dagorlad, having fought over several months on the great plain of Dagorlad. However, the Silvan Elves would not place their armies under the supreme command of Gil-galad. Amdír's forces were cut and driven into the Dead Marshes, while Oropher led a reckless assault on Mordor in which he was slain. Rule of the Silvan Elves and field command of their remaining forces, barely a third of their original strength, passed to Oropher's son Thranduil. Alliance forces breached the Black Gate of Mordor, and besieged the Dark Lord's fortress of Barad-dûr. The shapes of the fallen remained in the water of the Dead Marshes into the later Ages. Gollum described it as "...a great battle. Tall Men with long swords, and terrible Elves, and Orcses shrieking. They fought on the plains for days and months at the Black Gates."
The Siege of Barad-dûr lasted for seven years. The Alliance suffered heavy losses from missiles and fire cast from the tower, and Sauron also sent many sorties against the attackers. Anárion was killed by a stone cast from the tower, and his helm, a forerunner of the crown of Minas Anor, was destroyed.
Eventually Sauron emerged from the tower and engaged the Alliance forces personally near Orodruin, battling the commanders Gil-galad and Elendil, with only Elrond, Círdan, and Isildur standing by them. Gil-galad and Elendil were slain, with the latter's sword Narsil breaking beneath him as he fell. However, Sauron was overthrown when Elendil's son Isildur used the hilt-shard of Narsil to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand.
Bereft of the power of the One Ring, Sauron's physical form was unbound and his dissipated spirit would not take form again in Middle-earth for two and a half thousand years. After the victory over Sauron, the death of Gil-galad and Elendil, and irreplaceable casualties to the Elves, the Last Alliance dissolved.
The Eldar mourned the victory as bittersweet for the loss of their king and that the One Ring was kept by Isildur, who later perished and lost it in the Gladden Fields. Thus, despite the sacrifice of the Elves and Men, the Ring was not destroyed and the opportunity to defeat Sauron once and for all was missed. The war resulted in the first weakening of Lindon and Arnor. The Second Age ended with the war's conclusion and the Third Age of the World began.
In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the details of the war are not included and only the final "Battle of Mount Doom", as it is sometimes called, is shown. Notable differences from the book are: unidentified Gil-galad is briefly glimpsed, but his death is not shown; Dwarves are not mentioned or shown during the battle; Sauron kills Elendil with his mace; Narsil is broken under Sauron's foot into many pieces, instead of two; Isildur cuts off most of Sauron's fingers on his outstretched hand, instead of just one; Sauron eventually explodes; Anárion and Círdan are omitted overall.
The Radcliffe Camera (Camera, meaning "room" in Latin; colloquially, "Rad Cam" or "The Camera") is a building of Oxford University, England, designed by James Gibbs in neo-classical style and built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library. It is sited to the south of the Old Bodleian, north of St. Mary's Church, and between Brasenose College to the west and All Souls College to the east.
To those who enjoy the works of Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, it is said that he remarked that the building resembled Sauron's temple to Morgoth on Númenor. (Source: Wikipedia)
The most outstanding building we encountered today during our visit to the university town of Oxford. Students cycled to the library, and secure their bikes to the fence which ringed the imposing building. Outsiders are not allowed to enter the library.
Boromir in full armor in Gondor - illustrated by Magali Villeneuve.
This is another classic by Magali, and in my mind is the definitive image of Boromir in better times. A warrior in his prime, envisioned by his people to be the future leader of Gondor – before his fate was changed from events surrounding the One Ring and his final battle at Parth Galen.
I performed very minor touch up, color adjustment, and sharpening.
Nothing more needs to be said of this card, except that the original absolutely needed a full card, full bleed version.
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Card tag 3.0-2 denotes Progression Cycle 3 (Against the Shadow), Release 0 (Heirs of Numenor), Card 2.
Osgiliath used to be the capital of Gondor And its largest and most important city before Minas Tirith. At the height of Gondor's power the city was a reflection of the splendour of Númenor's cities, but this was not to last.
A gondor civil war and a Great Plague depopulated the city. It began to fall into ruin so the King's House was moved to Minas Tirith. This leads Osgiliath to become vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. It was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being overrunned by Uruk-hai.
Even if Gondor took the city back before “The Return of the King” events, Gondor did not rebuild the city even partially at this time: they just put a military garrison to prevent the crossing of the Anduin which failed as the city fell to Sauron's forces!
This scene is depecting Faramir scouting the city in order to prepare its defence. But he is stopping and admiring the foutain, wondering how great the city was at its peak!
This is a part of a moc that will be bigger, so if you want to see the rest of the moc follow me on Instagram, Flickr and Youtube !
It is believed that the day when the White Tree shall flourish once again, will be the time of the return of the King.
The White Tree of Gondor is the last survival of the Nimloth tree that grew in the island of Tol Eressea. It was a gift by the Valar to the Men of Numenor. The tree’s fate closely mirrors the fate of men. The fall of Numenor saw the burning of the Nimloth tree … but all was not lost because Isildur managed to smuggle a seed back to Middle Earth, where he planted in the courtyard of the White City.
This is a mixed media handbound journal. Inspired by the story of the White Tree of Gondor, the centerpiece is an assemblage of several pieces of mixed metal filigrees, washers and clock gears. On top of this mixed metal pedestal, sits a rustic piece of veined milky white Picasso Jasper, symbolizing the single surviving seed of the White Tree rescued by Isildur. Surrounding the seed pedestal, fully hand-sculpted using epoxy clay, are tendril-like roots forming a protective wall round the seedling. These roots lay dormant but not dead, awaiting patiently for the return of the King, to once again spring to life.
The page marker is made up of a brass chain and ends with a piece of sea-sediment bead and brass findings. The artwork is then aged and distressed. The covers are finished with several coats of varnish.
Size : 6 x 7 inches Covers, 5 x 6.75 inches Inside
Pages : Brown Craft 120g paper, 224 pages counted both sides
Covers : Mdf
Spine : Leather/Denim, medium-soft
Thread :Beige Nylon
Style :Single Long Stitch
*This journal comes in a sturdy and beautifully made box.
Another alt art card using concept art by WETA artist Nick Keller from The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies.
This was Nick's Dwarf concept art for Balin in Regal Battle Armor, used here for the Leadership Hero found in LOTR:LCG set The Hobbit: On the Doorstep
Card ID tag B:3.0-2 in the lower right stands for this second Saga set (B), released in progression cycle 3.0 (Against the Shadow cycle / Heirs of Numenor expansion), and is card 2 in the Saga set.
This Card ID notation is consistent across all 200+ of my alt art cards released to date.
This version of Captain of Ships uses modified artwork from illustrator Angelique Shelley, portraying the great Numenorean built city of Umbar along the western coast of Harad.
This very accurate artistic recreation of Umbar recalls its glory days. The tower on the right is a monument to Numenor King Ar-Pharazon’s massive naval fleet landing there in the Second Age to oppose Sauron.
“So great was the might of the Numenoreans that Sauron’s own servants deserted him; and Sauron humbled himself, doing homage, and craving pardon.”
The Numenoreans then “…set a great white pillar as monument. It was crowned with a globe of crystal that took the rays of the Sun and of the Moon and shone like a bright star that could be seen in clear weather even on the coasts of Gondor or far out upon the western sea.”
From Appendix A in The Return of the King, Captain of Ships was the title given to rebellious Gondorian King Castamir during the kin-strife and civil war of Gondor starting in 1432 Third Age (almost 1,600 years before the events of the War of the Ring).
Castamir “…had the greatest following of all the rebels; for he was the Captain of Ships, and was supported by the people of the coasts and of the great havens of Pelargir and Umbar.”
It is a great artistic and thematic fit with Harad heroes due to the Umbar reference. This would include Kahliel, and with Messager of the King: Firyal, Jubayr, Yazan.
Corsair Hero Na’asiyah is also a perfect thematic fit.
If one imagines Gondor coastal heroes retaking Umbar (which happened occasionally throughout its history) this card is also an artistic thematic fit for Southern Gondor Outlands heroes such as Prince Imrahil, Hirluin the Fair, and Forlong (with Messenger of the King). “Created” Gondor heroes Eleanor and Caldara could be argued to be from the coasts and also fit thematically. Recent release Lothíriel might also excellent fit, due to her Dol Amroth heritage
This artwork by Ted Nasmith shows the Eriador city of Annuminas, founded by Elendil after the fall of Númenor to end the Second Age.
The city became the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Arnor, but later fell into ruin almost 2,000 years before the War of the Ring.
The line of Elendil, Isildur, and the Dúnedain (Chieftains of the North through Aragorn II/Elessar) trace from here, hence the title "Line of Annúminas "
For Steward of Gondor thematic alt gameplay purposes, this image could represent the memory of the city in the minds of the Dúnedain descendants. Or it could represent the city in its rebuilt glory in the Fourth Age, where Aragorn/King Elessar made his summer home there during his many visits north - including stops to see his friends in the Shire.
Apologies for the cliche shot! Apparently Tolkein likened the Rad Cam to Sauron's temple to Morgoth on Númenor (if you are interested in that kind of thing).
Think you will like the colour version better, I quite like the B&W. Click!
Not happy at all with my photography over the past few weeks. Im brain dead.
It is said that the descendents of Numenor possess the gift of longevity. It was bestowed to them by the Valar, the Elder Elves who live in the Ancient West. By the Grace of the Valar, the line of Elros was also given the privilege as the race who would rule the Kingdom of Men. However, in time, the Numenoreans became arrogant and desired immortality, so they called for a rebellion against the Valar. That action led to the downfall of Numenor and the King of Men were exiled to Middle Earth. As time passed, the race of the Kings faded into legend … or so it was thought.
This is a mixed media handbound journal. Inspired by the tales of the Kings of Men, the centerpiece is an assemblage of several pieces of metal filigrees, washers and clock gears. The vine-like tendrils are fully hand-sculpted using epoxy clay. On top of this metal centerpiece, sits a rustic piece of veined blue Picasso Jasper, symbolizing the last surviving royal bloodline of Numenor. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn, who would in time ascend to his rightful place on throne of the White City of Gondor.
The page marker is made up of a brass chain and ends with a piece of pyrite bead and brass finding. The artwork is then aged and distressed. The covers are finished with several coats of varnish.
Size : 6 x 7 inches Covers, 5 x 6.75 inches Inside
Pages : Brown Craft 100g paper, 256 pages counted both sides
Covers : Mdf
Spine : Leather, medium-soft
Thread :Beige Nylon
Style :Single Long Stitch
*This journal comes in a sturdy and beautifully made box.