Category: The Silmarillion

Ted Nasmith Illustrations from The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Túrin Reaches the Abandoned Homestead

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.

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Up the Rainy Stairs

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.

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Túrin Discovers Nienor at the Mound of Finduilas

Media: Gouache on illustration board This work was initially approved for the illustratedSilmarillion, but withdrawn due to legal concerns about the nudity. It was acknowledged that it was discreetly depicted, and was not meant as artistic censure.

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Transformed

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.

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Queen Tar-Miriel and the Great Wave

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.

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Lúthien Escapes Upon Huan (2004)

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.

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The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea (2004)

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.

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Huan’s Leap

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.

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The Forging of the One

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.

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The Burning of the Ships

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the new illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 2004.

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