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Day 6: Artist & Muse

Athelstan showing Ragnar two portraits he made of him. Both drawn in a hurry at the corners of the pages for two different reasons. At first he was afraid of being caught drawing, back when he was his slave, then there just was never enough time during those busy days to finish it.

#athelnarmonth26 #athelnarmonth #pencil sketch #sketchbook #the time of this post is 0:09 of the next day still I'd post it I guess

Brother Jerome digitally coloured drawing I've done weeks ago and didn't even post.

#brother Jerome #cadfael #fanart #digital art #artists on tumblr #sketchbook

Day 2 : Secret love

As in Æthelstan,while flustered still, believes that for Ragnar these kind gestures, like undoing his leather bound braids, don't really mean anything. Ragnar starts to doubt if the priest will ever catch on the sentiment but remains stubborn and doesn't yet declare it out loud.

(I meant to colour it but it's getting a bit too late for me.)

#athelnarmonth26 #athelnarmonth #athelnar

Day 1 : Worship

Æthelstan visited him as an angel in one of his dreams, a soothing presence meant to comfort, as innocent and unscarred as the day they first met. Ragnar knew from that moment on that while he may not be truly a christian, he could believe in and pray to his angel.

#athelnarmonth26 #athelnar #athelnarmonth

A quick drawing of Æthelstan as a teenage novice at Lindisfarne. He's glad to have some company besides the other monks.

#Athelstan #Athelstan vikings #digital drawing

Francesco, giullare di Dio (The Flowers of St. Francis). Dir. Roberto Rossellini (1950)

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Digitalised drawing of Æthelstan. At first it was supposed to be just pencil and ink but I then tried to make a sort of background as well.

#fanart #vikings #athelstan #my art

Rhun trying to comfort a sick Jerome. A younger Jerome asking for forgiveness. The two of them focused on a long prayer (Rhun just repeats what he remembers and what the other whispers). From what I've read 'till now,they do not have any interactions at all I guess but from what I know brother Jerome seems to tolerate him more than any other young monk (except Columbanus).

After watching 'The Holy Thief'.

#pencil sketch #fanart #brother jerome #brother rhun #cadfael #sketchbook

I didn't quite know what to post until I went through my previous sketchbook once again.

The second drawing portrays Æthelstan from Vikings and the last one is actually an assignment I'll definitely take home as soon as I can.

#julian firth #cadfael #pencil sketch #athelstan

More for this little prompt than the drawing itself, I've been thinking about how the young brother Rhun might be a comforting presence for brother Jerome, as in between all their differences he still finds in him a kind of solace.

The sketch (done at school) is supposed to show how after washing the laundry and putting it away, Rhun spots Jerome sitting all alone, lost in his own worried thoughts, and decides to keep him company for a few minutes.

I need to finish reading the rest of the books, I love the characters so much.

(Maybe I'll try to post my own headcanons someday).

#fanart #cadfael #brother jerome #pencil sketch