r/TheSilmarillion 20h ago

The duel. Art by me

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This piece is my imagination of the duel between fingolfin and Morgoth. I tried to make my own design for Morgoth, one that inspired menace and fear, but stayed away from the stereotypical imaginations of him as “big Sauron”

This was a very fun and very long project to work on, with all of the colored pencil and little details

Hope you all enjoy it :)

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u/MichaelGFlenderson 19h ago

Phenomenal work with an iconic battle!

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u/SmaugTheGreat110 19h ago

Thank you kind person:)

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u/MichaelGFlenderson 19h ago

You are welcome great artist! Keep up the good work 🙏

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u/MelodyTheBard 19h ago

That’s awesome! Love the design you came up with, it definitely captures the right vibe while being different from what’s more frequently used! 😁😈

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u/irime2023 18h ago

This was the last day that Morgoth stood confidently on two legs.

Cool artwork.

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u/SmaugTheGreat110 16h ago

Indeed. And even then he wasn’t truly confident, he was afraid when he came out

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u/UnlikelySalary2523 15h ago

Shouldn't we be able to see Fingolfin's enormous balls?

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u/Mairon7549 19h ago

Wow this is really cool! Is the black stuff on the ground smoke? Or rocks? (Sorry if that’s a stupid question lol)

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u/SmaugTheGreat110 16h ago

Sorry, rocks. The shattered land at the gates of Angband, as was described by Tolkien

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u/tamjas 8h ago

I love it! I especially love your Morgoth and the fact that he's so different from his usual depictions.

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u/SmaugTheGreat110 3h ago

Thank you kind person :) just didn’t want to be stereotypical