“He passed over Dor-nu-Fauglith like a wind amid the dust, and all that beheld his onset fled in amaze, thinking Oromë himself was come; for a great madness of rage was upon him, so that his eyes shone like the eyes of the Valar. Thus he came alone to Angband’s gates, and he sounded his horn, and smote once upon the brazen doors, and challenged Morgoth to come forth to single combat. And Morgoth came.”
“Then Morgoth hurled aloft Grond, the Hammer of the Underworld, and swung it down like a bolt of thunder. But Fingolfin sprang aside, and Grond rent a mighty pit in the earth, whence smoke and fire darted. Many times Morgoth essayed to smite him, and each time Fingolfin leaped away, as a lightning shoots from under a dark cloud; and he wounded Morgoth with seven wounds, and seven times Morgoth gave a cry of anguish, whereat the hosts of Angband fell upon their faces in dismay, and the cries echoed in the Northlands.”
John Howe’s Morgoth was very bestial, and somewhat reminiscent of the pre-feudal barbarians. And his Fingolfin looked like a grey-haired Viking. I prefer Ted Nasmith’s version, this one. It seems more “Tolkein-ish.”
Thus he came alone to Angband’s gates, and he sounded his horn, and smote once upon the brazen doors and exclaimed with a resounding din, Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!
morgoth was a pussy
also, for the middle earth newfags:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion
I read that a few years ago, but now I am listening to it on my iPod, and that book is so amazing.
“He passed over Dor-nu-Fauglith like a wind amid the dust, and all that beheld his onset fled in amaze, thinking Oromë himself was come; for a great madness of rage was upon him, so that his eyes shone like the eyes of the Valar. Thus he came alone to Angband’s gates, and he sounded his horn, and smote once upon the brazen doors, and challenged Morgoth to come forth to single combat. And Morgoth came.”
“Then Morgoth hurled aloft Grond, the Hammer of the Underworld, and swung it down like a bolt of thunder. But Fingolfin sprang aside, and Grond rent a mighty pit in the earth, whence smoke and fire darted. Many times Morgoth essayed to smite him, and each time Fingolfin leaped away, as a lightning shoots from under a dark cloud; and he wounded Morgoth with seven wounds, and seven times Morgoth gave a cry of anguish, whereat the hosts of Angband fell upon their faces in dismay, and the cries echoed in the Northlands.”
Also… Fingolfin had black hair. This pic is WRONG! John Howe should know better.
i wish i could mix john howe and ted nasmith.
John Howe’s Morgoth was very bestial, and somewhat reminiscent of the pre-feudal barbarians. And his Fingolfin looked like a grey-haired Viking. I prefer Ted Nasmith’s version, this one. It seems more “Tolkein-ish.”
Sorry, chief, but it appears you’ve mixed the two up. This is Howe’s version. Nasmith’s is the bestial black-skinned one.
www.tednasmith.com/silmarillion/TN-Morgoth_and_the_High_King_of_Noldor.html#mathkon
As far as Tolkien art goes, though, Jenny Dolfen is better than the lot of them by far.
Thanks for clarifying that.
Thus he came alone to Angband’s gates, and he sounded his horn, and smote once upon the brazen doors and exclaimed with a resounding din, Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!
casemods, GTFO
Cannot wait for The Hobbit movies.
Movies (plural)?
Yes