HerenIstarion


HerenIstarion

Things might have been different, but they could not have been better – J.R.R.Tokien

 

 

 

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Tolkien illustrations by yours truly*. They belong to the period when I worked on translating Tolkien into Georgia (following Tolkien himself, I may add that ‘my crest has fallen since’). These are quite old, as you may see, of some ten years back. I suppose I may redraw them better now (or maybe worse, for the regrettable lack of practice due to other obligations), but I like them as they are, so present them to your attention below. As I’ve said, there are more in stock, but those require scanning. I will provide them at my earliest convenience, that is, when I overcome my evening tiredeness (and laziness) to actually scan them.

 

*all represent my own impression, and bear no claim as to accuracy, leaving aside ‘how things really looked like’ :p

The Hobbit - Lord of the Rings - Minor Works

 

1994-1996


The Hobbit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My first Hobbit (Russian tranlsatioin by Nina Rakhmanova, quite a charming one) had a picture of Bilbo on the cover. The illustrator, obviously, was (mis)guided by the notion of Bilbo’s age (around fifty), so pictured quite a wrinkled face and half-bold head, bearing remarkable resemblance to Russian actor Eugene Leonov. Not that Leonov doesn’t look hobbitish, he does, and he was exactly 50 at the year the book was published (1976) but he’s a bit old for Bilbo. So here’s my version of him, in his ‘tweens’, one to strike Gandalf as a good mold for future adventures :)

 

 

 

 

 

The Last Homely House, which was revealed to be almost a ‘state’ in Lord of the Rings, but was impressed in my mind to be a small castle, with walls high enough to protect the inhabitants if need arises, but cosy enough to be Homely :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smaug the Magnificent. Professor certainly knew his way with words: ‘Every now and again through the night they could hear the roar of the flying dragon grow and then pass and fade, as he hunted round and round the mountain-sides.’ I was certainly impressed by the ‘dragon flying in the night’

 

 

 

 

 

 

But impressed as I was with the dragon, Bard who slew him certainly was an eye-opener and no mistake. Quite a grim fellow, but true

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the dragons (or ‘worms’, as they are sometimes referred to) to infest the ‘Withered Heath where the great dragons bred’

 

 

 

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1994-1996


The Lord of The Rings

 

 

 

 

 

 

With Lord of the Rings, the real adventures begin, and we finally have a chance to take a closer look at elves. Here he is, Legolas Greenleaf ‘Thranduilsson’. Mark the date of the drawing, and swallow back your remark concerning Orlando Bloom ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know, I know, Nazgûl should not have any head at all but emptiness and a crown above his shoulders, and no wings, and no navel (or maybe I can get off with the navel after all? Who have ever seen what’s there under their robes?). Yet, emptiness is hard to draw, that is, on account of having nothing to draw, and skulls are scary! Though I’m ready to admitt it’s more on ‘scary undead’ side, this drawing, than ‘Nazgûl proper’

 

 

 

 

Attempt at drawing something bigger. ‘Many coiling arms seized the doors on either side, and with horrible strength, swung them round. With a shattering echo they slammed, and all light was lost’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shadowfax, the horse of my dreams. Always wished to have a horse, but who’d ever wishes for wretched nag of a horse? Let the horse in question be the fastet and cleverest there ever was, whose coat glistens like silver by day; and by night is like a shade!

 

 

 

 

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1994-1996


Minor Works

 

 

 

 

 

Belegaer had whales in it, sure. Though I never made my mind as to what exactly Fastitocalon looked like, as he is referred to as ‘turtle-fish’, I tend to believe he’s a whale, after all.

 

 

 

 

 

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