Friday 18 January 2019

Aragorn

"Elendil!" he cried. "I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dunadan, the heir of Isildur, Elendil's son of Gondor. Here is the Sword that was Broken and is forged again! Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!"
One of my favourite things, apart from the contents of the Geek Cave, is the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  This love is shared  by one of my friends, who received Aragorn here for Christmas this past year.
Aragorn was made from a Sorin base.  He's kept his original base colour, with some shading added and eyes repainted.  His mane, tail, crown, and armour were sculpted with Apoxie Sculpt and painted with acrylics.  And of course, he's wearing the green jewel given to him by Galadriel.  His crown and armour were based on the look used in the movie version, while his symbol was based on one of my favourite passages from the novel:
"There flowered a White Tree, and that was for Gondor; but Seven Stars were about it, and a high crown above it, the signs of Elendil that no lord had borne for years beyond count. And the stars flamed in the sunlight, for they were wrought of gems by Arwen daughter of Elrond; and the crown was bright in the morning, for it was wrought of mithril and gold.
Thus came Aragorn son of Arathorn, Elessar, Isildur's heir, out of the Paths of the Dead, borne upon a wind from the Sea to the kingdom of Gondor..."

Elf

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