Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998. Also used as the cover for some editions of The Silmarillion.
Category: The Silmarillion
Ted Nasmith Illustrations from The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/the-eagles-of-manwe/
Eärendil the Mariner
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/earendil-the-mariner/
Ulmo Appears before Tuor
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998. Also appeared in the 2000 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for July.)
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/ulmo-appears-before-tuor/
Finduilas Led Past Túrin at Nargothrond
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, and The Silmarillion Poster Collection, published by HarperCollins in 1998. Also appeared in the 2000 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for February.)
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/finduilas-is-led-past-turin-at-the-sack-of-nargothrond/
Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, and The Silmarillion Poster Collection, published by HarperCollins in 1998. Also used as the cover for some editions of The Silmarillion and for some editions of Unfinished Tales. As with so much of Tolkien’s writing, the land itself is prominently described throughout The Silmarillion, and the moment …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/turin-and-his-band-are-led-to-amon-rudh/
Morgoth punishes Húrin
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/morgoth-punishes-hurin/
Lúthien Escapes upon Huan (1998)
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/luthien-escapes-upon-huan-2/
Felagund Among Bëor’s Men
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/felagund-among-beors-men/
Eöl Welcomes Aredhel
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/eol-welcomes-aredhel/
Maedhros’s Rescue from Thangorodrim
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.tednasmith.com/tolkien/maedhross-rescue-from-thangorodrim/