deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
[x]
  • Art Print
  • Canvas
  • Photo
  • Art Gifts
Browse More Like This
Download Image
JPG, 6500×3657 more ▶

More from *rinthcog

Featured in Groups:

:iconsilmarillion-club: #Silmarillion-Club
Quenta Silmarillion :iconthelotrclub: #TheLotRClub
The one to rule them all :icontolkieninspired: #TolkienInspired
An art group inspired by Tolkien :iconelves-of-tolkien: #Elves-of-Tolkien
Place where Elves rule! :iconcolorfurr: #ColorFurr
Furrie Furry Animal Anthro Neko :iconlayofleithian: #LayofLeithian
 :iconbeyondlothlorien: #BeyondLothlorien
Everything Middle Earth :iconfanfaire: #Fanfaire
Art to squee over!

Details

August 11, 2011
9.6 MB
6500×3657
Link
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 73
Favourites: 524 [who?]


Views: 11,853 (2 today)
Downloads: 15,416 (0 today)

License

Creative Commons License
Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
[x]
:iconrinthcog:
"Morgoth took Maedhros and hung him from the face of a precipice upon Thangorodrim, and he was caught to the rock by the wrist of his right hand in a band of steel... Then Fingon the valiant, son of Fingolfin...climbed to the foot of the precipice where his kinsman hung, and then could go no further; and he wept when he saw the cruel device of Morgoth. Maedhros therefore, being in anguish without hope, begged Fingon to shoot him with his bow; and Fingon strung an arrow, and bent his bow. And seeing no better hope he cried to Manwë, saying:
'O King to whom all birds are dear, speed now this feathered shaft, and recall some pity for the Noldor in their need!'
His prayer was answered swiftly. For Manwë to whom all birds are dear, and to whom they bring news upon Taniquetil from Middle-earth, had sent Thorondor, King of Eagles, mightiest of all birds that have ever been, whose outstretched wings spanned thirty fathoms; and staying Fingon's hand he took him up, and bore him to the face of the rock where Maedhros hung. But Fingon could not release the hell-wrought bond upon his wrist, nor sever it, nor draw it from the stone. Again therefore in his pain Maedhros begged that he would slay him; but Fingon cut off his hand above the wrist, and Thorondor bore them back to Mithrim."
chapter 7 The Silmarillion.
See my other Tolkien deviations -->>[link]
-peace-
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
love 2 2 joy 1 1 wow 7 7 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconselenacat:
~SelenaCat May 6, 2013  Student Writer
Oh dear GODS this beautiful!
Reply
:iconbahamutdeusmodus:
~BahamutDeusModus Mar 25, 2013  Professional General Artist
An awesome rendition of this scene from the book, I loved this part! :love:
The lighting is just amazing; that sky... :heart: And I love how you painted Fingon and Thorondor!
Reply
:iconjlblacksmith:
~JLBlacksmith Mar 7, 2013
This is great!
I'm just ranting, and I don't know the context but they should've driven a huge nail in the rock so that Maedhros could rest his feet on it, then he should've warmly clothed him, and given him just enough food for his survival until he was thin enough to slip his wrist through the steel band... but if the chain couldn't but severed,I guess it was also going to shrink as Maedhros got thinner.
Reply
:iconemeraldkeefe:
~EmeraldKeefe Jan 27, 2013
This is an amazing picture! Well done!
Reply
:iconmara999:
~Mara999 Jan 15, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Really cool! I've also thought of making the Eagles look less like any real existing type of bird, but instead more fantastical and unbelievable.
Reply
:iconchilledinhithlum:
~ChilledinHithlum Nov 18, 2012
The otherworldiness of Thorondor adds greatly to this image, setting it apart from the many other versions of this scenario; fine as they may be. You also manage to convey the inherent danger posed by this deed; one senses that a false move might result in a deadly plummet for either elf...
Reply
:iconamanthus:
Mood: Wow! ~Amanthus Aug 15, 2012
This image is so vibrant and has a lot of emotion! Very wonderful!
Reply
:iconkingsdaughter613:
~Kingsdaughter613 Jul 5, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
Absolutely gorgeous... You really capture the scene.
Reply
:iconnamoramalfoy:
~NamoraMalfoy May 7, 2012
Wow, this is really beautiful!
Reply
:iconaliciawonders:
*AliciaWonders Apr 24, 2012
I´m in love with this art.
Reply
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy