Elrond tells Arwen: “Whether by the sword or the slow decay of time, Aragorn will die. And there will be no comfort for you, no comfort to ease the pain of his passing. He will come to death an image of the splendor of the kings of Men in glory undimmed before the breaking of the world. But you, my daughter, you will linger on in darkness and in doubt as nightfall in winter that comes without a star. Here you will dwell bound to your grief under the fading trees until all the world is changed and the long years of your life are utterly spent.”
And because the Silmarillion makes everything worse, why should that be referring to Aragorn at all. Why not Elrond’s own grief. Why not Elros. I’m not crying, I just have a book in my eye is all.
Yes that’s from Les Miserables, I’m sorry, but strangely how that lyric actually kinda fit the idea of this image..
The text in Tengwar says the same as the title, only in quenya: “Lairë mi Valinor”. The reason for this is because of the idea I have that Galadriel must feel a lot of pain thinking about her old life in Valinor, and perhaps mostly her lost brothers and cousins. I read somewhere a while ago that Galadriel and Aredhel was born the same year, and it gave me the idea that they must’ve been close when they lived in Valinor, being the only girls of the Noldors Im sure they kept together against their brothers and cousins drama. I love both their characters so much, and Im sad that I didnt draw them exactly as I wouldve wanted, but I finished it anyways. Been a while since I’ve made something decent, and this idea has been stuck in my head for months so I had to get it out.
The flowers they are holding represent them somewhat. Aredhel is holding a Lily which is the flower of death, representing her brutal future and death, and Galadriel holds a Hyacinth, which represents her regret of everything had happened to her and her family.
So I am very happy with this, despite all the anatomical errors and my unsatisfaction with their faces. And grass sucks to draw, seriously! I hope you enjoy it, and agree with my ideas, or not, anyways tell me, I love a nice Silm discussion! ^^
waah i forgot if i ever draw this, a speed painting but edited the color tsook more time.. orz why is the color in the PC different again with my lappy LCD -_-
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