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[arwenindomiel]

@gondorweek Day 2 ✧ The Line of Stewards | insp x x Everyone in Middle-Earth is Brown [111/?]: Boromir

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

"‘But I do not know the counsel of the Lord and his captains. They have many ways of gathering news. And the Lord Denethor is unlike other men: he sees far. Some say that as he sits alone in his high chamber in the Tower at night, and bends his thought this way and that, he can read somewhat of the future; and that he will at times search even the mind of the Enemy, wrestling with him. And so it is that he is old, worn before his time.'" - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith" "Denethor looked indeed much more like a great wizard than Gandalf did, more kingly, beautiful, and powerful; and older." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"

@gondorweek day 2: the line of stewards ❊ DENETHOR II, THE LAST TO RULE

[ID: a moodboard comprised of nine images arranged in a 3x3 grid. They are primarily in shades of white and light grey, with some brown accents. From top left to bottom right:

1: An arched corridor of white stone columns, with hanging lamps overhead / 2: A close-up of the face of a white horse wearing a black bridle. Someone has braided its forelock / 3: An empty silver throne on a dais before a rich curtain / 4: A white tree seen at a distance / 5: A shoulders-up portrait of actor Michael Greyeyes, a middle-aged nehiyawe (plains cree, muskeg lake nation) man with light brown skin, straight black hair falling below his shoulders, and dark eyes. He looks directly at the viewer with a neutral but intent expression / 6: The hilt of a sword, pointing up on a white background / 7: An ornate domed pergola on a white stone building / 8: Pages from a hand-lettered manuscript / 9: A white stone tomb seen at a distance //End ID]

[valacirya]

Take a look at this amazing artwork of Manwe that I commissioned from the brilliant @maedictus!! Please go follow her, her art style and designs are wonderful!

[gloomweavers]

A very belated entry for day 2 ("Cultures") of @tolkienfashionweek, featuring my character Ithilros of Dol Amroth in attire from three different Gondorian cities. Thoughts on these designs below:

Dol Amroth is the principal city of Belfalas, the only Gondorian fief known to field cavalry (the swan-knights), so I thought an equestrian inspiration with the high riding boots was appropriate. Pearls and abstracted nautical and maritime motifs evoke the beauty and wonder of the Great Sea.

Pelargir is, like Dol Amroth, a port city, but its southerly location at the confluence of five major rivers in Lebennin gives it access to trade goods and stylistic influences from throughout the waterways of Gondor and Belfalas.

Minas Tirith had to be buttoned-up and gothic, even a little moribund.

[tolkienofcolourweek]

Tolkien Of Colour Week will run 22nd to 28th September 2025

~~ Tag @tolkienofcolourweek and #tocw2025 on your posts ~~

Optional prompts are below

Day 1: Kingdoms, settlements, nomads

Day 2: Ancestry, heritage, passing on traditions

Day 3: Food, music, clothing

Day 4: Festivals, faith

Day 5: Time, change, adapting

Day 6: Home, belonging, ordinary people

Day 7: Tolkien languages, non-English fan languages

I ask that participants do not use AI art generators. Other than this, all submissions are welcome.

[amarthiels]

Ûrikali and her daughters Niluphêl, Minalbeth, Dairênzil, Saklazîri, and Azrayîn.

[brighter-arda]

Day 1 @tolkienofcolourweek

[anthythesis]

"Frodo took the phial, and for a moment as it shone between them, he saw her again standing like a queen, great and beautiful." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"

@arwenindomiel ◆ tolkien south asian week day 1: ringbearers