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#1 Wed, Feb10 2010 11:16pm
- ddaines
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The King and the Squire
Here is a small vignette that has been forming long in my mind and only finished this week.
A simple idea to depict King Theoden and his squire, knight of Rohan, Meriadoc the hobbit as they journey from the ruin of Orthanc discussing trivial matters such as pipe-weed.
I wanted a relaxed uncluttered scene with Theoden riding in a fairly casual pose while Merry rides along side on his pony.
I hope you enjoy.
David
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#2 Thu, Feb11 2010 8:32am
- Arthadan
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Re: The King and the Squire
Very nice painting! I specially like the pony, it looks absolutely real. But Merry didn't ride a pony alongside Théoden, Pippin rode with Gandalf and Merry with Aragorn (or was the opposite? Anywy is in The Two Towers, book III, begining of chapter XI - The Palantir). After, he rode to the Pelennor with Eowyn/Dernhelm. So I think is more a vignette of the happy days Théoden could have had after the defeat of Sauron if he hadn't died in the Pelennor. Sorry to be picky 
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To mortal fields say farewell,
Middle-earth forsaking!
In Elvenhome a clear bell
in the high tower is shaking.
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#3 Thu, Feb11 2010 11:47am
- hsf62
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Re: The King and the Squire
Who cares who rode with whom...
Nicely painted, that's what counts...
Where there is a will there is a way, just as there are no problems, only solutions! Guess it depends on ones own perspective of the matter at that time
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#5 Thu, Feb11 2010 12:40pm
- erchamion
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Re: The King and the Squire
Simple and very nice!, taking advantage of the pose and gaze direction of the figures ....
¡Fuera, viejo Tumulario! ¡Desaparece a la luz! ¡Encógete como la niebla fría, llora como el viento en las tierra estériles, más allá de los montes! ¡No regreses aquí! ¡Deja vacío el túmulo! Perdido y olvidado, más sombrío que la sombra, quédate donde las puertas están cerradas para siempre, hasta los tiempos de un mundo mejor. Tom Bombadil LOTR1
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#6 Thu, Feb11 2010 11:24pm
- ddaines
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Re: The King and the Squire
Arthadan wrote:
Very nice painting! I specially like the pony, it looks absolutely real. But Merry didn't ride a pony alongside Théoden, Pippin rode with Gandalf and Merry with Aragorn (or was the opposite? Anywy is in The Two Towers, book III, begining of chapter XI - The Palantir). After, he rode to the Pelennor with Eowyn/Dernhelm. So I think is more a vignette of the happy days Théoden could have had after the defeat of Sauron if he hadn't died in the Pelennor. Sorry to be picky
Oops, I got my chapters wrong and was a bit out of sequence - the pitfall of not checking first 
Theoden and Merry are described as chatting in the first few paragraphs of 'The Muster of Rohan' where Merry is described as riding his his little shaggy grey pony (I got the colour wrong 
) alongside Theoden telling him about his home and the doings of the Shire-folk etc. This was the scene I had in mind, I just thought my memory was better than it was having read the book last year .
Anyhow, glad you enjoyed it, by my reckoning I have another three dio's to complete in the next week or so, so watch this space.
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#7 Fri, Feb12 2010 10:36am
- Arthadan
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My bad, Master ddaines. I had forgoten that scene completely. Time to read again my favourite books.
Keep the good work!
To mortal fields say farewell,
Middle-earth forsaking!
In Elvenhome a clear bell
in the high tower is shaking.
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#8 Fri, Feb12 2010 6:46pm
- ddaines
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Re: The King and the Squire
Arthadan wrote:
My bad, Master ddaines. I had forgoten that scene completely. Time to read again my favourite books.
Keep the good work!
No worries Arthedan, so had I, I was convinced my original statement was correct I was panicing double checking that i had read it somewhere.
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#9 Thu, Apr15 2010 1:30am
- jdbrown55
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Nice David!
These are indeed strange days, dreams and legends spring to life out of the grass! - Eomer
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