The Gift of Galadriel
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'There is nothing, Lady Galadriel', said Gimli, bowing low and stammering. 'Nothing, unless it might be - unless it is permitted to ask, nay, to name a single strand of your hair, which surpasses the gold of the earth as the stars surpass the gems of the mine. I do not ask for such a gift. But you commanded me to name my desire'.
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J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Galadriel prepares to adventure beyond Beleriand
i actually have no set headcanons about what Lúthien and Galadriel's relationship was like - but they had to have been hanging out
mothers-daughters
unfriends forever
Seven more 💍✨ That's a Witch-king of Angmar as seen by Frodo on the Weathertop!
Also, I’ve decided I'll be selling the originals after I finish all the drawings (that means after Easter). But if there is any character you'd like to have in particular you can start reserving them now. By messaging me here or on [email protected] :^)
Saruman, Legolas, Gimli, Éowyn, Faramir, Gandalf, Galadriel, Witch-king and Elrond are taken!
The prices are from 50 to 80USD (shipping included). And same as last year with the dog drawings this year also all the earnings will be sent to charities. Thank you! 🌿
It's always interesting (to me) to go back to Tolkien's descriptions of hairstyles among some of the women of LOTR.
Here is the description of Galadriel's gift to Gimli:
Then the Lady unbraided one of her long tresses, and cut off three golden hairs, and laid them in Gimli's hand.
Here is the canonical description of Arwen's hair:
The braids of her dark hair were touched by no frost ... Above her brow her head was covered with a cap of silver lace netted with small gems, glittering white; but her soft grey raiment had no ornament save a girdle of leaves wrought in silver.
Here is the explanation of Gilraen's name:
The meaning of Gilraen as a woman's name is not in doubt. It meant 'one adorned with a tressure set with small gems in its network,' such as the tressure of Arwen ... The women of the Eldar were accustomed to wear such tressures ... Names such as Gilraen, and others of similar meaning, would thus be likely to become first names given to maid-children of the kindred of the "Lords of the Dúnedain". The element raen was the Sindarin form of Q. raina 'netted, enlaced'.
Personally, I think it's interesting that it's Éowyn, a shieldmaiden from a distinctly different culture, who has the loose long hair that fandom often goes for. But I also think the canon aesthetic for Elvish women and those akin to them is really intriguing and could be quite beautiful, but contemporary fandom preferences have definitely obscured Tolkien's affection for braids and pretty hairnets.
#it's SO fun and medieval and it's just absolutely slept on#and like hm no i don't think the tiny braids on a mostly loose hairstyle count (via @carlandrea)
Same! Like, Galadriel wouldn't need to unbraid her hair to cut off strands for Gimli if it was mostly loose. Arwen's never gave me the impression of mostly loose hair, either, and apparently hers is the usual way for Eldarin and many Dúnadan women to wear their hair.
I hope you don't mind, but here's my own costume based on Arwen's book description. I ran out of time for more than one braid this time, unfortunately (as I was also preparing and serving an entire feast for a class of ten-year-olds, haha), and my silver leaf belt is hardly visible at all, but it's a pretty good view of the headdress I made. 😊
I don't mind at all. That's absolutely beautiful and creative as well as canonical—thanks for posting it!
three rings for the elven-kings under the sky
just gals being pals B)
That period between Aragorn's marriage and the Elves leaving Middle-earth must have been absolutely wild for the scribes, librarians, historians and archivists of Minas Tirith, because you suddenly have the people of Rivendell, who are packing, graciously sending for you to quickly transcribe the texts they're taking with them so the knowledge is not lost from mortals, but also just gifting you tons of priceless manuscripts because they have more than one edition of the same thing, or because they're sure there are many more in the West, and there's obviously no need to take 20 copies of Rumil's Ainulindalë with them.
And on the other hand, everyone who knew him is certain Finrod has been pestering every single new arrival in Valinor for information about Men, and you're Faramir, and Elrond asks you for a favour and is like, "Galadriel wants to collect as much information about your cultures and history as she can for her brother; do you think you could find anything of interest in Minas Tirith?", and you're like "The Lady of the Golden Wood....???? Fi-nrod Edenn-il???", of course you'll butcher the job, this is too much, but ultimately you just may have prepared a dossier for the greatest hero of the First Age and you have to lie down for a moment.
Galadriel - Lord of the Rings Japan A piece in my what if series: What if Lord of the Rings was inspired by ancient Japan. I thought this idea was so cool and not spoken about anywhere near enough.
Finrod & Galadriel sketch
🌟Noldor ladies🌟
Miriel
Nerdanel Anaire
Irime Findis
Idril Aredhel Galadriel
Celebrian Finduilas
Arwen
unfriends forever
elrond and celebrian’s cute wedding (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
feat. one normal family and the vague collection of things that raised elrond
I’m back with my fantasy hair shenanigans with the lady of light herself ^^ hope you all enjoy ☺️
