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I did an art I want to share :D
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Based on this passage: Then Beren and Lúthien ... came to the seat of Morgoth in his nethermost hall that was upheld by horror, lit by fire, and filled with weapons of death and torment. There Beren slunk in wolf's form beneath his throne; but Lúthien was stripped of her disguise by the will of Morgoth, and he bent his gaze upon her.

The text is translated into Ancient Egyptian by an amazing person I met, including the names using as close as possible to their meaning.

Read top to bottom, left to right:

first column: (Lúthien)| daughter of
second column: (Elu Thingol)|
third column: (Beren)| son of
fourth column: (Barahir)| Morgoth
fifth column: the wanker he stinks
sixth column: cuarthol (my 'signature')
seventh column: owly (the translator's 'signature')

Lúthien was translated as Daughter of Flowers
Elu Thingol was translated as Starman Moon-Cloak
Beren was translated as The Brave
Barahir was translated as Fiery Lord
Morgoth was translated as Black Enemy - no cartouche for Morgoth! >:(

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Whoa. Seriously impressive.
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Jude wrote: ↑Sat Aug 27, 2022 8:12 pm Whoa. Seriously impressive.
:love: Thank you!
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That's supercool, elengil!
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Sun Aug 28, 2022 12:20 am That's supercool, elengil!
:hug: Thank you!
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Very cool but I question what Tolkien would make of this line :)
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Alatar wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:43 am Very cool but I question what Tolkien would make of this line :)
fifth column: the wanker he stinks
He had a sense of humor, he'd probably agree :rofl:
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The wanker he stinks totally captures it!

Seriously though, it's a really impressive work!
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Impenitent wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:44 pm The wanker he stinks totally captures it!

Seriously though, it's a really impressive work!
:D The translator suggested that one because it was something she could translate! I loved it!
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I'm glad I happened to go to the index looking for something otherwise I may have missed this (my tab usually opens to the notifications page). Nice job el!

I have an Egyptian stamp kit with characters where one can make their own cartouches. 'Fun with Hieroglyphs'. :D
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Ooh I had one of those stamp kits in high school! I :love:
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elengil wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:47 pm Ooh I had one of those stamp kits in high school! I :love:
Was it this one?
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RoseMorninStar wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:25 pm
elengil wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:47 pm Ooh I had one of those stamp kits in high school! I :love:
Was it this one?
:rotfl: That's the one!!!
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Can't go wrong with Metropolitan Museum of Art offerings. :D
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Wow, that is so impressive, Elengil!
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Inanna wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 12:17 pm Wow, that is so impressive, Elengil!
:love: Thank you!
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Rather than start a new thread I'll just add to this one:

Aztec inspired (Jaguar warrior) Beleg and (Dragonhelm) Túrin. Am currently waffling over whether I will paint this one or not.
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I really like both of these. Thanks for sharing them, elengil! :D
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Woah!
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Eldy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 11:25 pm I really like both of these. Thanks for sharing them, elengil! :D
Thank you! They were so fun to do!
Inanna wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:24 amWoah!
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