#gwindor

[a-caramel-addict]

If I had a Silmaril for every time a Tolkien character in Silmarillion was in Angband and lost a hand during the escape from it, I will have three Silmarilli. Which, while not a huge number, is the total number of Silmarilli in existence and would have been enough for the sons of Fëanáro to fulfill their Oath.

[asinoeiv]

hiii if you are still taking requests, do you mind doing my boy voronwe or my other boy gwindor, I love them both so much, mah babies.

Of course, do either of them at your own convenience!!! I just love your work so much brah ✋️🧝‍♀️✋️

I'm slightly confused everyone draws Voronwë with black hair. I don't think he has a canonical hair color (?) and I always had Teleri vibes because of his mom and her relation to Cirdan.

here is another Gwindor pre-torture (link)

[psstwantsomecheese]

Oh Manwe they could never make me hate you for releasing Melkor, or Indis for marrying Finwe, Feanor for swearing the oath, and his sons for reswearing it, Fingon for attacking the Teleri, or Melian for leaving Doriath, Gwindor for telling Finduilas about Turin, Elwing for refusing to give up the silmaril or any other decisions in that book that gets criticized for being selfish, destructive and irrational I know I wouldn't have fared any better

[outofangband]

I’m by no means the first person to talk about this but Gelmir’s death is one of the most disturbing scenes in The Silmarillion. In a book with no shortage of dark themes and storylines yet generally lacking graphic violence or descriptions of torture, the stark depiction of the mutilation of a helpless prisoner done solely to enrage and horrify the spectators is so jarring to read.

Gelmir is brought to the front lines from Angband already having lost his eyes or his vision during his captivity, such a disturbing detail in itself. We don’t need a detailed description of how this happened to create a deeply unpleasant picture; as disturbing as the more explicitly gruesome nature of the scene is Tolkien’s habit of leaving the worst up to the imagination. It creates a chilling combination

The herald who has come to the front boasts “we have many more such at home, but you must make haste if you would find them, for we shall deal with them all when we return even so.”

Then, in a shocking spectacle, his limbs are cut off and he is left to bleed out

Gelmir spends his last terrifying moments among his captors and tormentors while still in view of his people and his brother, who of course he cannot see. He dies in sight of what might have once been hope, with no comfort or mercy and barely anyone left alive to even mourn his brutal end.

And Gwindor soon will be trapped in the same caverns, experiencing the same horrors his brother did, giving new agony to his death. Perhaps Gwindor even meets prisoners who knew Gelmir

And this is no longer a new tragedy for the Noldor (and it never has for the elves who stayed in Beleriand). Many among their number has loved ones taken captive or who vanished and were beloved, hoped to be dead rather than the alternative. Gwindor might not be the only one there who has an imprisoned sibling, parent, or other loved one

And Gelmir himself is rarely remembered by name. His existence becomes synonymous with his capture and torture and horrific death and with his brother’s ensuing rage.

[mandhos]

me confundí de fecha

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

Behold, Gwindor, lord of Nargothrond! ❤️‍🩹

I proudly present to you my absolute Silm favorite after his return home to heal and recover from his torment in Angband. He was painted by the incomparable @balrogballs . It’s hard to believe someone can be so talented in so many different ways, but she’s the proof and I’m the beneficiary! So please enjoy Gwindor in all of his glory — and I do mean glory because I find him glorious.

Balls did an incredible job of capturing what I wanted while adding touches of her own (a nose that’s been broken! A little glowiness in the eyes from years living underground!). Canonically he was super handsome before his captivity, but I prefer this version of him. And it’s my personal belief that he prefers himself this way, too. The scars and the gray hair and the unnatural signs of aging were the evidence that he had endured. They were the proof of his strength and his healing. He was no longer a mighty warrior in arms, but he had fought a very different kind of war and he won it. He was free.

I mentioned to someone recently that Gwindor was very suited to my mood of late, which they took to mean that I’m massively depressed because his story is one long series of tragedies. That’s true. But I actually turn to Gwindor in hard times not to wallow in sadness but because I find him inspiring. He beat Morgoth, in his own way. He escaped from thralldom. He never let the nightmare he lived through turn him bitter, selfish or unkind. He still put himself in danger for others, not because he wasn’t terrified but despite the fact that he was. So, yeah, give me all of that. All day.

[thelien-art]

Beleg and Gwindor as a couple, because @from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras opened my eyes for them as a ship and it works so well TT

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[barelyanartblog]

I don't remember reading about it in The Silmarillion but apparently Gwindor loses his hand in his attempt to escape Angband. Maybe a fellow prisoner of Morgoth whose hand also got amputated can offer him some words of encouragement to help him better cope with his loss?