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mgcoco · 6 months
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"There is some new devilry here"
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illustratus · 1 year
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The Walls of Moria by Donato Giancola
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Matryoshkha-inspired art for the SWG Meet & Greet Challenge
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Doors of Durin, Celebrimbor, and Narvi. This was inspired by the collaborative nature of the challenge and was used as the banner art.
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 Eol, Aredhel, and Maeglin (and his pet mole).  This was for the International Fanworks stamp.
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To fit the Meet & Greet challenge, I picked some famous "meetings" out of the Silmarillion to depict. These were for the creator and comment stamps
In order of largest to smallest: 
Thingol and Melian meeting in Nan Elmoth Finrod finding the Beorians and playing to them as they slept Oromë finding the awakened Elves at Cuivienen Beren seeing Luthien dancing in Doriath
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hippodameia · 2 months
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Something was coming up behind them. What it was could not be seen: it was like a great shadow, in the middle of which a dark form, of man-shape maybe, yet greater; and a power and terror seemed to be in it and to go before it.
― The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm", J.R.R. Tolkien
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father-moss · 1 year
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“Speak friend and enter”
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arofili · 1 year
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@secondageweek​ day three | dwarves | narvi
The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter. I, Narvi, made them. Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs.
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gandalf-the-fool · 13 days
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camille-lachenille · 1 year
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After months of patient work and many despaired un-stitching and re-stitching frenzies, I finally finished my embroidery of the Doors of Durin. They’re more cousins, second cousins once removed even, than truly a copy of the original but I’m so damn proud and happy with the result!
[ID: an embroidery of the Doors of Durin in light grey thread on a dark blue fabric hanging in an embroidery hoop on the wall. /end ID]
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megdchristopher · 6 months
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For the #Drawlloween prompt ‘It Lives in the Mountain’ - I finished it yesterday with moments to spare, and then realized I left the ground blank. Oh well. The point of doing this art challenge is to not get too precious with my work.
There are few things I love more than mash-ups and puns
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russingontrash · 2 years
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I've always been interested by the fact that Celebrimbor put the feanorian star on the Doors of Durin. This is his greatest work, why would he use the emblem of the family he disowned as one of the major components? (Idk how to talk about art but you get the idea)
I have a lot of theories as to why he might have put it on there, but they're all sad. Read at your own peril.
He forgave, or at least still loved (the latter is more likely than the former), his family. I mean come on! These people raised him, and by most accounts (and my own headcanons) the House of Fëanor was tight-knit. Celebrimbor would have had an incredibly close relationship with all of them, and he might have wanted to remember them so that everyone else could too. It also might have been made easier by the fact that it was the second age and mostly dwarves used that door - they would probably only associate the star with Celebrimbor. This theory breaks my heart because, even after all they've done, Celebrimbor still can't stop loving his family and he probably feels incredibly conflicted about doing so (because of the kinslayings), which isn't something anyone should have to feel.
It might have been a reference to what happens when people get greedy - an obscure warning of the consequences of taking more than you should. The House of Fëanor swore the Oath, and, while I do support getting family heirlooms back from people who've stolen them, I don't agree with killing basically any living thing that touches said heirlooms (in the silmarillion the oath says that they vowed to 'pursue with vengeance and hatred... any creature, great or small... whoso should hold or take or keep a silmaril' - I've cut a few parts out so I just have the relevant bits, but this sounds a lot like even if a moles is digging and moves a silmaril, the oath will force the feanorians to kill it. this seems like overkill, and sounds very greedy). The warning, however, failed - Celeborn says that 'the dwarves of khazad-dum delved to greedily and too deep' (I've forgotten the exact phrasing but I know that this is close) which is why this idea makes me so upset.
It could have been to show his support for the 'new and improved' House of Fëanor, under the leadership of Elrond and Elros (this works best if you also assume that kidnapdoption happened after sirion). This one, I think, has the most Feels because Celebrimbor thought that his house might not be so bad after all, and the star would have been a symbol of his hope for a better future. As we all know, though, this better future didn't include him (which is a whole other can of angsty worms), and Elros' House also fell into ruin by the end of the second age (ar-pharazon).
In conclusion, every conclusion you can possibly come to will make you cry and Celebrimbor deserved better.
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elegantmechanic · 4 months
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I've been trying to figure out something to put on the wall in an 12x18 frame and am currently lacking so today I tried mashing up some things that are in some way reflective of me and while I like this Jack Daniel's/Doors of Durin combination I'm not sure if it works for me. Sometimes you get lost in the process then at the end you're like "Why the hell did I do that?"
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almostlookedhuman · 5 months
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alberta-sunrise · 1 year
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mrgaelrose · 11 months
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People give Legolas a lot of shit for not saying anything when Frodo asks what the elvish word for friend is in the movies, but you know what? FRODO SPEAKS ELVISH. Both Sindarin and Quenya, and he can read them too, and the “elvish word for friend” is written right there in the door in front of him, so even if he forgot it or wasn’t sure which form to use HE COULD JUST READ IT.
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luna-writes-stuff · 2 years
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April Tolkien Challenge; Day 20
The Doors of Durin
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Khazad-dûm, or the Mines of Moria, is a Dwarvish kingdom, famously known for its source of Mithril and wonders of the Dwarven Smiths that housed there. Before the Second Age, the only way to enter it, was through the Great Gates in Dimrill Dale, also known as the East Entrance. However, when trade with the people of Eregion and the dwarves of Moria picked up during that Second Age, the elven smith Celebrimbor, who forged the three elven rings of power, and the dwarf Narvi came together. They designed a door that would be open for both parties, to ensure the trades between the folk would run smoothly.
For years, it was a successful gate, until Sauron overtook the lands of Eregion. In fear of the dark lord, the dwarves closed the gate for all outsiders, allowing no more passage, but through the East Entrance. As it was abandoned in the Third Age, around 1981, because of the orcs of Gundabad, the doors became forgotten.
After the company of Thorin Oakenshield reclaimed Erebor, a group of dwarves left for Khazad-dûm again, under which Balin, Oín and Ori. When they were attacked by orcs once more, Oín lead the dwarves through the doors of Durin, granting them a safe escape. Yet, the Watcher in the Water - a sea creature - attacked him and all those who got out. There were none left alive.
Later, in year 3019 of the Third Age, the Fellowship of the Ring would come to pass through these doors in an attempt to run from Saruman’s curses. It was Meriadoc Brandybuck who out loud asked Gandalf what the riddle meant, after minutes of pondering over the question. Thanks to the hobbit, Gandalf answered “Mellon”, the elvish word for friend, which eventually opened the doors. Again, the Watcher in the Water attacked, and broke the doors. The Fellowship managed to escape, but it is unknown whether the doors would be repaired in later years.
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Sources;
-Tolkien Gateway
-One Wiki To Rule Them All
-Fellowship of the Ring, JRR Tolkien and Peter Jackson
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