for ever still a herald by Alasse

[alasse_mirimiel]

 B2MeM Prompt and Category: Daily prompt: Ostinato, Restez, Estinto, Lacrimoso or lagrimoso, Silenzio
Format: Sketch
Genre: Gen
Warnings: None
Characters: Eärendil
Pairings: None
Creator’s Notes (optional): Don't have my tablet or a scanner at hand so making do with phone camera
Summary: “And Elwing chose to be judged among the Firstborn Children of Ilúvatar, because of Lúthien; and for her sake Eärendil chose alike, though his heart was rather with the kindred of Men and the people of his father”

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Comments

[zdenka]

I like this! I especially like the texturing on his clothing.

Poor Earendil, he looks a little sad.

[alasse_mirimiel]

Thank you!

I think he didn't get a happy ending. It wasn't bad, but someone with the heart of Men living forever? I think at times it gets to be too much for him...

[starspray]

This is lovely! I love the circlet with the Silmaril on his brow.

[alasse_mirimiel]

That gave me a lot of trouble so I'm glad you liked it

[kayleearafinwiel]

I really love this! Poor Eärendil!

[alasse_mirimiel]

I never felt sorry for him until I started thinking about his situation

[independence1776]

I love the drawing, especially his expression. And an entire bingo row in one drawing is awesome!

[alasse_mirimiel]

Thank you! Loved the day prompt, it gave me a lot guidance but freedom at the same time :D

[elleth]

So beautiful! His expression strikes me as especially poignant - there's something very sad and reflective, but calm, and it strikes me as very fitting for someone who can't rest from his task.

His clothing is lovely, too - I like the collar of his tunic especially, and the design of his circlet. Wonderful work, all of it.

[alasse_mirimiel]

Thank you! He's a complex character, who has more freedom than a regular elf but was robbed of the ultimate freedom he could have achieved if he'd stayed mortal.

[narya_flame]

This is gorgeous. I especially love his expression - regret, resignation, nobility. Wonderful.

[alasse_mirimiel]

Thank you so much :)

[hhimring]

He does look rather spent, poor man, as the verse says, but also quite "ostinato" or resolute! Even for a dedicated voyager, it seems a long and lonely voyage.

[alasse_mirimiel]

One the one hand I think he'd get tired of the monotony of the journey, especially if he felt more kin to Men. On the other, being able to sail the skies gives him more freedom than the regular elf. But I wonder if it's not cruel, because the real freedom Men are able to achieve was taken from him....

[alasse_mirimiel]

btw I have to mention that something else that inspired me was that conversation between Elrond and Elros in one of your fics... don't remember which one, Elros was talking about his choice, and I could feel how tired the idea of living forever made Elros. I just imagined how it would have been for him to have to keep on going... and that's how I imagine Earendil must feel

[hhimring]

It's this bit in "Something Un-Feanorian", I think?

‘It’s all too much’, Elros had told me and, indeed, he sounded worn-out. ‘My father is a star, my mother is a bird, and my foster-father is a ghost wandering along the seashore. And all of that seems set to go on forever and ever. I do not have the proper Eldarin patience, Elrond. I want things to have a beginning, a middle and an end. I want them to be over and done with, somehow, sometime…’

If it helped to inspire that lovely drawing, I'm very pleased!

[alasse_mirimiel]

That's the quote!! It's just, imagine if you feel like that but you're doomed to never be done?

[ex_mithrial116]

"Till his light grew old in abysses cold
And his eager flame was spent".

You've caught this in his expression so well.
Lovely work.

[alasse_mirimiel]

Thank you!