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"Boromir´s Funeral-boat" by Peter Xavier Price

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'I sat at night by the waters of Anduin, in the grey dark under the young pale moon, watching the ever-moving stream; and the sad reeds were rustling. So do we ever watch the shores nigh Osgiliath, which our enemies now partly hold, and issue from it to harry our lands. But that night all the world slept at the midnight hour. Then I saw, or it seemed that I saw, a boat floating on the water, glimmering grey, a small boat of a strange fashion with a high prow, and there was none to row or steer it.
'An awe feel on me, for a pale light was round it. But I rose and went over to the bank, and began to walk out into the stream, for I was drawn towards it. Then the boat turned towards me, and stayed its pace, and floated slowly by within my hand's reach, yet I durst not handle it. It waded deep as if it were heavily burdened, and it seemed to me as it passed under my gaze that it was almost filled with clear water, from which came the light; and lapped in the water a warrior lay asleep.'

JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Book IV, Chapter 5: The Window on the West


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24 Jan 200445 Elfchick
MAN YOUR REALLY GOOD! BOROMIR LOOKS BETTER HERE THAN IN ANY OF THE MOVIES.!YOUR WORK BRILLIANTLY CATCHES THE EMOTIONS IN THE SCENES .!! jUST AWESOME ! I LOVE ALL YOUR WORK!Thank you very much. I'm glad you like my portrayals more than those of the films. But out of these two, I fear it was Faramir, rather than Boromir, who was the unfortunate one!
26 Jan 200445 BigSky
Ahh... Now here's a picture that's is very good. I love the mood you've created with the colors, and the expression faramir's giving...With the out'stretched arm and the sorrow in his face. And i like how you put boromir in the foreground...I hadn't thought to do that...Very original! (p.S., the sky is exquisite! Beautiful colors!)Thank you very much indeed. I think I chose to put Boromir in the foreground simply because of my love for the character. Therefore, it was the natural thing to do 12.
2 Feb 200445 Anonymous
By god, this is an amazing painting. These are two of my all time favorite Tolkien characters, and his is one of my favorite scenes. You portrayed it exactly as I imagined down down to the last detail, even the expression on Faramir's face. These are two of my all time favorite Tolkien characters. Thank you for all the amazing work.And thank you for the wonderful comment. These two are also very, very high on my 'favourites list' so to speak, with possibly Boromir being slightly ahead of his younger brother.
6 Feb 200445 Cirdan
Arguably the best of all of the works of yours which I have seen. Such a wonderfully deep and moving picture as this just makes me drool. Tolkien would have been very proud. Awesome work!What a compliment! Thank you so much.
29 May 200445 Hannah
WOW! SOOO much emotion! And passion. Mae govvenan. Is that how it is spelled? Well met. WELL MET!Thanks for the enthusiastic comment 2.
8 Jun 2004:-) Olle Falk
Wonderful, friend! This is almost exactly how I myself picture Boromir's last voyage.. Great work!Glad to have matched your imagination so well 2.
7 Jun 200545 Nenya
OMG!!!
This pic caches you by the firs look and then you're stuck forever. I really love the sorrow this image express, the dead trees, the clouds, the moon, it all adds on to that feel.
It's like you can hear Faramir wondering if he can touch his beloved brother,if it's real or if it will turn out to be some cruel dream.
Lot of cred to you for not doing the to often seen movie based charachters. (not that i don't like the movie but there's something special about the "real" stuff. =)Thanks a lot for the comment. I agree, it's very much the stirring of the imagination which is so special when it comes to the book, and seeing the many different versions of Tolkien's characters is what I enjoy most about Tolkien art. If I wanted to see the movie-characters, I can just watch the film or look at stills from the movie itself. I've never really enjoyed those who choose to duplicate PJ's interpretation. What about your own interpretation?
16 Jul 200545 Eva
this.. wow... Faramir's expression... omg... This picture is very touching, it fits the books so well.Thank you. I've done my job then 12.
14 Nov 200545 Neon Pegasus
This picture is so touching....I particularly love the sky, Faramir's hands and their posture and Boromir's face is so pale. Excellent...To hear that a painting of mine is 'touching' can never be a bad thing. Thank you very much.
3 Apr 200745 Celebne
Well drawn. Impressing scene. But I do not believe, that Faramir in the books was shorthaired and beardless. Even your Aragorn has stubbles. Your Faramir looks too similar to the Eißmann Faramir. You should give to him an own touch. But your Boromir is great: so I imagine Boromir in the books: noble and goodlooking.
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'Boromir's Funeral-boat':
 • Created by: :-) Peter Xavier Price
 • Copyright: ©Peter Xavier Price. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Anduin, Boromir, Cresent, Faramir, Funeral, Funeral-boat, Moon, Night, River, Tolkien, Towers, Tree, Two
 • Categories: Dream Imagery, Man, Men, Book Illustration
 • Techniques: Watercolour
 • Inspirations: JRR Tolkien
 • Views: 3438
 • Resolution: 520x700

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