Bright Himring Morning by Lyra

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Green - "It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright." ~ Stephen King
Format: Fanart
Genre: Watercolour
Rating: Gen
Warnings: N/A
Characters: N/A
Pairings: N/A
Creator’s Notes (optional): N/A
Summary: During the Watchful Peace, all hell might break loose at any moment. Until that happens, the Noldor make the best of the spectacular vista. (A.k.a. view from Himring across the March of Maedhros clouds towards Thangorodrim.)




(A click on the pic will take you to a somewhat larger version at my dA account. With extra rambling, if that's your kind of thing.)

Comments

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of creating art of Himring that makes it beautiful. I have always in the past interpreted it has rather utilitarian in nature myself, although perhaps drawing it in word pictures as being a bit nicer on the inside. But I very much like what you said about it on Deviantart:

Wait, no, these are Noldor. They're, like, psychologically incapable of creating something that isn't beautiful. Even if they build a fortress on a windswept mountaintop, they would make it pretty.

It's a lovely, uplifting picture. The Silmarillion can always use one of those! And I also like the idea of it being visible in all its beauty from Thangorodhrim.

Lovely picture!

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Yes, so far, I've pictured it more like one of these very pragmatic Highland places, all bleak and high walls.
But this:
it being visible in all its beauty from Thangorodhrim
is precisely what made me go for a pretty castle! It's like a constantly extended middle finger to Morgoth. Look what we built in your backyard! It might not be the smartest thing to provoke Morgoth, but it might be a constant distraction from whatever else the Noldor are doing.

Thank you!

[ysilme]

What she says. :)