Endorenna by Lyra
Fanwork Notes
Counterpart to "Elenna."
Originally posted as part of the Silmarillion40 event.
Fanwork Information
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Summary: "But when the devouring wave rolled over the land and Númenor toppled to its fall, then [Elendil] would have been overwhelmed and would have deemed it the lesser grief to perish, for no wrench of death could be more bitter than the loss and agony of that day; but the great wind took him, wilder than any wind that Men had known, roaring from the west, and it swept his ships far away; and it rent their sails and snapped their masts, hunting the unhappy men like straws upon the water." (Artwork) Major Characters: Númenóreans Major Relationships: Genre: Challenges: Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn This fanwork belongs to the series |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 541 |
| Posted on 21 October 2017 | Updated on 21 October 2017 |
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(1) Comment by oshun for Endorenna
Oh, I really like this one. It is well-worth having my blind-lady's giant monitor and clicking on the super-size to see the amazing textures and the details. I like the darkness and the exploding volcano effect. The standard big-blue-wave ones really do not have the same impact at all. Secondarily, I love the black and white border!
Re: (1) Comment by oshun for Endorenna
Aww, thank you so much! It's such an iconic scene that I wasn't certain I had anything to add to it, but I'm glad that exploding Meneltarma has the desired effect! It's easy to forget (I rambled about this when I drew Tar-Míriel for B2MeM already) that not only was the wave coming in from the sea, but also was the Holy Mountain erupting, so it was quite literally a question of hell or high water for those who even had a chance to consider running. The border is stolen from Tolkien's own Númenorean carpet designs, and I love it very much, too! Again, thank you!
(2) Comment by Himring for Endorenna
I like how the ships are tilting down that menacing wave and you can see the havoc all that is wreaking with the oars and the sails!
Re: (2) Comment by Himring for Endorenna
These little details were a pain to draw in the middle of that wave, so I'm so happy you like them! Thank you very much!
(3) Comment by Robinka for Endorenna
Wow! That is amazing! What I love in particular is that where chaos is everything is red and black, when the various shades of blue and grey seem still, and yet there is this disastrous energy bubbling just under the surface.
Lovely, beautiful work!
Re: (3) Comment by Robinka for Endorenna
Thank you very much! I was a bit hesitant about the colours at first because they clash so hard, but eventually decided that it fitted the theme. Glad the contrast works for you!
(4) Comment by Independence1776 for Endorenna
Ooh! I love the Meneltarma erupting in the background and how the ships are clearly not in control of their fate. And it truly is a neat counterpoint to your earlier painting.
Re: (4) Comment by Independence1776 for Endorenna
Eeee! The details on the ships drove me batty because they're so tiny, and not having the brushstrokes for the sea look unnaturally interrupted by tiny stuff like the ropes or oars or broken masts was a massive pain! So I'm glad that that it was worth the effort and the idea that the ships are helpless and just propelled along by the elements gets across. Thank you! :)