#fluithuin ulbandi

[thelien-art]

Joining @peasant-player @holy-marmalade @the-dreaming-plastic-dinosaur and @southaway in the Fluithuin and Gothmog family portrait series😌

[gemsoflasgalen]

fluithuin ulbandi

one of the forgotten ladies of tolkien </3 inspired by @peasant-player and @thelien-art’s hc of this lady having huge black eyes, stark white hair, and a jaw that can unhinge. this ogress CAN devour and by valar she will

also this may have changed the way i draw elves and all sorts of creatures forever lmaoo

check out @peasant-player’s rendition of her here, we cooked together today <3 it’s beautiful!!

speedpaint and sketch below | support me on kofi! 🌿

[tar-thelien]

The Temple of Fluithuin, Mother of Flesh:

Fluithuin, consort of Melko, the flesh devourer, and ogress, one of the forgotten characters. This is part meta and part HC, I will write under each topic which is which.

What is an Ogres? (meta)

Ogres are mentioned in the early drafts; some seem to have been bred by Melkor, like Orcs, Gongss, Úvanimor, and dragons. The Orgres are described as being giant cannibals,

No ogre is ever mentioned in the annals of the Elder Days, and none are known to have played any role in the wars and battles other than mythical and undocumented. It is entirely possible that they were simply a mythical race.

The Cult of Melko and Myths? (meta/HC)

During the Riddle game, with Gollum, Bilbo tries to solve Gollum's fifth riddle, and begins thinking of all the giants and ogres he had ever heard of - likely in folktales.

In The Lay of the Children of Húrin, Húrin's helm "was hewn in war when he battled with Beren his brother-in-arms against ogres and Orcs and evil foemen" in the first version, and "hewn in wars when he battled with Beren as brother and comrade against ogres and Orcs and evil foes" in the second. Ogres become a mythical creature that only the bravest of heroes have ever faced.

Tolkien and his brother Hilary once gave a miller and farmer, "White Ogre" and "Black Ogre", because they frightened the boys. These two characters do appear in stories written by Hilary Tolkien.

Sauron calls himself Morgoth returned, likely to gain support for those who were loyal to Melkor, and would have reason to try and gain Fluithuin´s support had she existed, as he tries to become a messenger of sorts for Melkor in Númenor. Fluithuin would be an important factor in building the cult, as she is a mother figure, meant to symbolise the life Melkor can give. Melkor and Fluithuin become a symbiosis, with Melkor being the start as the first Vala and the end as the most powerful, and Fluithuin becomes all in between; she becomes life as Melkor is birth and death.

Fluithuin the Mother? (meta/HC)

Fluithuin was the mother of Gothmog, one of the Valarindi (children of the Valar) in earlier versions and drafts. Her name Ulbandi contains the element ulban, meaning monster/giant in Quenya. Her name Fluithuin, Gnomish, has an unknown meaning.

Gothmog's death would likely be her biggest defeat, whether he was her son or not, as even if she was not his mother they most have played a close role for their realshenship to be understood as parent and child, but it would also empower Melkor haveing all allought heir, and proof that he could procreate, something we know from a lot of versions he wanted to be able too. Giving the belief that Gothmog was their son would both have strengthened Fluithuin´s claim and ability to be remembered, and Melkor.

Mother of Flesh. (HC)

Tolkien endded discarded the idea of the Valar having children, and Fluithuin was abandoned, but what if she lived on as a myth for all of Melkor´s creatures and followers, becoming a holy figure, the only one to bear a Vala a child? We know Melkor always wanted his own child. Was she a god in her own right? Something to pray to, instead of Melkor? But as a holy deliverer, both of words and flesh.

[peasant-player]

I needed to draw Fluithuin after seeing @tar-thelien one here !!

I had so much fun yapping with her and i drew my version with some of theliens head canons <3

First of all the eyes!!

She looks SO cute right but then...

Bam!

Creepy big snake mouth 😳

Not stopping my obsession with drawing mildly creepy stuff anywhere soon 😂

Also really wanted to draw a kimono since I saw one with such a beautiful details ugh

I have a ko-fi where I set my goal to buy a drawing tablet for doing digital art!! support is always appreciated <3

[thelien-art]

Fluithuin redesign, because. Woman.

I am, once again, thinking about how sad it is that she didn´t make it into The Silmarillion, even though her character would have to change a bit, I still think she would fit really well.

I gave her more green instead of blue, and tried to make her paler to look more like a doll or stone, although I think next time I will go back to the yellow for it. I also changed her eyes, making them smaller and more round, and while I like them more round, I still think it suits her better with big eyes. - and then I gave her more jewelry, and didn´t make it just plain gold.

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[thelien-art]

I need something sweet today so Melkor and Fluithuin it is!

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[thelien-art]

Fluithuin inspired by @j1mzi Maedhros and Fingon keychain!! I couldn´t get the idea out of my head, so I had to make a quick Fluithuin with the same concept!!

Also!! Jim has a YCH commission open for keychain drawings!!

[tar-thelien]

Heyy <3

everytime I see your numenor-Sauron (zigur) chibi I just...

I can't get the idea out of my head that he based that look after fluithuin and Melkor. 🥺

-just him yearning.

✨Him✨

I actually have so many thoughts about this!!

I will try to make it short as I just got home from Goose feast (I know horrible translation) and will be leaving for a birthday soon, and traveling tommorrow, but yes, he did!

I headcanon that Melkor loses his ability to create colour after the theft of the Silmarils; this is why he can appear in different shapes, although not "shape shift".

Fluithuin, an ogress - likely a minor maia, I think, chose to look like Nienna, who I HC Melkor to have been close with before Fluithuin, they have the same features, and while Nienna has grey skin and hair, and Fluithuin has light yellow skin and white hair - this is because Fluithuin has trouble creating colours (diving into my citernly inspired by childhood myths about colour and bleakness), but instead has to take colours from the material around her to maintain it.

Mairon, when he becomes Zigur, meanwhile have to paint Melkor is something unatainble, and turns the whole idea around, so now white, something without colour, something distant and cold without warmth is good, and that he is the voice of Melkor, so he has to show that, and by that he mimicks Melkor in the best way he can without "stealing" his face. - I also have an HC that people in Númenor who are very blond or have albinism are the most honored sacrifices because they are "pure" and closer to Melkor than everyone else.

But yes it is also just him trying to feel close to Melkor in his own way and coping with his loss XD

I am working on a post about what I imagine Fluithuin's roles in both Utumno and Angband, and before that btw!