Glorfindel and Frodo, by Catherine Chmiel

Ecthelion and Glorfindel arming before the Fall of Gondolin
done in the style of Ancient Greek Archaic Black-Figure Vases

also chalk full of symbolism. This was so much fun

mythlorn-art:

Glorfindel – Complete
Wow. If I ever. EVER decide to do a painting of this caliber again without actually being paid … You have my permission to slap me until I come to my senses. In the meantime, please enjoy~ There are some works in progress —>here<—- And a short, crappy video —>here<—

The details are chosen at my discretion and have meaning to me.
Postulation about “who he does or does not look more/like” and fanon and
canon wank is irrelevant to me (Tl;dr: Please keep it to yourself).

PS: Yes. If you really like this, you can buy it as a poster. It’s enormous and has been resized here to fit Tumblr’s requirements.

Please don’t repost, remove artist comments, or retag ❤ Reblogs are appreciated 🙂

merildae:

here is a quick color sketch of glorfindel:)

grimapparitions:

I could never take this scene seriously because all I can see is Arwen being lowered on a crane

and Glorfindel driving it going ‘I got you’

teivelseff:

Glorfindel,I painted on request

I killed a Balrog. You are so outclassed it’s not even funny.

alyruko:

incorrecttolkienquotes:

– Glorfindel, to the Nazgûl on the banks of the Bruinen, book I, chapter XII

#GLORFINDEL #grabs your face and yells about him #AU in which glorfindel faces the nazgul #and theyre so overwhelmed with his perfection #they forsake their dark lord #and start following glorfindel instead #like literally following #it’s just like he a got a bunch of goth groupies overnight #glorfindel is all like #you guys uhhhhhh #this is making me a bit uncomfortable #you following me around everywhere #also while my quarters are quite spacious #ten’s a bit of a crowd you know; undead or not #so could you not… hover like that #this is very awkward you guys #but then they start giving him backrubs and making excellent tea and braiding his hair nicely #‘my lord of the golden flower’ they screech #‘while your hair is really a glorious wonder -’#(screech)#‘you must admit it is also a proven safety hazard’#glorfindel frowns but concedes their point #also the witch king of angmar turns out to be quite the capable hairstylist #glorfindel and his nazgul entourage #can that be a thing please (via dwimmerlaiks)

oh

my god

thecityofthefireflies:

Inspired by this post about Elven barracks’ safety posters

tolrone:

Then Thorondor bore up Glorfindel’s body out of abyss, and they buried him in a mound of stones beside the pass; and a green turf came there, and yellow flowers bloomed upon it amid the barrenness of stone, until the world was changed.