SF&F Picture 31 out of 63 by Peter Xavier Price.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: The Battle of the Morannon

'All about the hills the host of Mordor raged. The Captains of the West were foundering in a gathering sea. The sun gleamed red, and under the wings of the Nazgûl the shadows of death fell dark upon the earth. [...] The onslaught of Mordor broke like a wave on the beleagured hills, voices roaring like a tide amid the wreck and crash of arms.'

JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Book VI, Chapter 4: The Field of Cormallen


	Categories: [Fights, Duels, Battles] [Man, Men] [Orc, Goblins, Trolls, Trollocs...] [Warrior, Fighter, Mercenary, Knights, Paladins] [Weapons, Bows, Swords, Blades, Rapiers...] [Book Illustration] Techniques: [Watercolour] Inspirations: [JRR Tolkien]

Date	Name	Comment
20 Jul 2005	Julie R. Kowalski	Loading... Perfect...masterful!I'm flattered. Thank you!
23 Jul 2005	Thomas Pähler	Loading... I like the way that you show just a small scene of the battle where, for once, not the 'heroes' are shown, but rather ...the struggle of every single individual soldier. alot of artists and also movies (though in my opinion the lotr movies are prety good regarding this aspect) make battles look like the duel of either side's 'heroes' and the soldiers are more like... background for those grand shots of grand armies.. you know what i mean i like how you have the two banners on either side of the picture and the rider in the middle, parting the armies in a way.. i also love the way the 'upwards-sticking-spears' ar a kind of constant in the picture, going ever onwards into the background and showing the sacle of the battle. i also like all the different dsigns for the orcs, some looking more 'ape-ish' some 'rat-ish' and others... 'dead-ish' ^^ all in all i thinks it's safe to say: i LOVE this picture =D
11 Feb 2006	Benedict T. Isaac	Loading... Think you should draw the scene, where Pippin kills the troll and saves Beregond. No one has actually tried it.
23 Mar 2006	Suzanne Mitts	Loading... I love the epicness of this scene...And i love the flag...
15 Aug 2006	Anime Freak	Loading... Woah, you can totally see the mayhem in this. Excellent!!
6 Apr 2007	Thijs	Loading... Well... that's maybe a little tóó much blood? Well, it ain't orc blood either... but I'm a fool so don't listen to me...
10 May 2007	Karen-Birgitte "Ellemerr" Borud	Loading... There's an orc, right below the head of the horse, he's got black eyes and he's staring right at me, and GOSH... He's CUTE! I never ever thought I was gonna say that about a lotr orc. And he's not pretty. He looks like a orc, ugly with sharp teeth and dirty and filthy. But he's cute. Well, amazingly character design for all the persons in the picture. Keep up the wonderful work!
10 Dec 2007	Curtis Robert Howell-Walker	Loading... This is very interesting, I could look at this painting, practically all day.
30 Dec 2007	Ceinwen Howlinghorse Jackson	Loading... Oh wow, so much detail and so much to hold your eye.
7 Feb 2008	Nathan Explosion	Loading... This is an amazing picture, like somthing you would see in an actual medieval history book, or an art museum or somthing. I love the detail, and the people look really lifelike. I hope to one day be able to produce good art like this. Great job, Keep it up.
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'The Battle of the Morannon'

SciFi and Fantasy Art: The Battle of the Morannon