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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Maglor sings a song at the golden hour of Laurelin, while an ambitious Maedhros and unyielding Fingon duel, or rather play, with sticks - their hands never grasped a sword yet. The House of Finwë series is slowly approaching an end and here’s the newest one: “A Song to Tie Destinies”

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

After Fëanor departs with Amrod and Armas despite her pleading, a heartsick Nerdanel is consoled by Indis; surrounded by statues of those who are gone and doomed.

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What is forgotten is not undone. Book cover idea for The Children of Húrin featuring Niënor Níniel and Glaurung.

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Curufin, Aredhel and Celegorm imagined racing for fun in vast plains of Valinor - they are young and happy, not yet burdened by the looming fate of their people. Character designs/outfits are informed by my previous drawings, elements directly from the lore and others of my creative preferences.

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CELEBORN'S EARS x SAURON'S STUBBLE @dreadwolfknot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

hands down my all-time favorite galadriel shot. she looks beautiful and terrifying and UTTERLY otherworldly here, and i don't think i've ever seen any actor capture "staring into your soul" quite like... this. the absolute legend that you are, cate blanchett, ugh

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Kat @azurekat.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

he looks like that awkward guy who overdressed for a party

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Had a lil fun today - May we never see Nolan’s take on Idril, but I think if he made that movie this is what the poster would be like. Just Eöl being thrown off of the walls of Gondolin.

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

They said a 1st age flashback… I HAVE FORESEEN this

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

“The Calm Before The Storm” depicts Angrod and Aegnor, brothers to Galadriel and Finrod Felagund, right before the rebellion. The Noldorin princes stand on a terrace in Tirion and look to the East, starting to feel the sparkles of desire and curiosity about Beleriand slowly turn into a fire. 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Elenwë, mother of Idril and wife to Turgon, perished while crossing the Ice, falling into a chasm of freezing cold - and Turgon was able to rescue only his daughter. Seconds after their great loss, father and daughter grieve together, while their friend Finrod shares their sorrow.

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

After depicting the sorrowful separation of Findis and Írimë, the feud between Galadriel and Fëanor, and mourning of Finwë by Míriel; I wanted to continue this series with something uplifting. How did the Noldo Prince Finarfin and Teleri’s precious swan-maiden Eärwen first meet, I wondered. 1/3

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Recreating/reimagining/improving previously established interpretations is honestly so much fun

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Míriel Þerindë, whose name alone led to a sociocultural friction, is such an original character. Her refusal to return to her body and thus life, despite the great love she has for her husband, in order never to give birth again and forever in solitude focus on her artistry has always impressed me +

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Dís is the only female Dwarf Tolkien refers to by her name. The Lady of Erebor was the daughter of King Thráin II, sister to Thorin Oakenshield, and mother to Fíli and Kíli… + 1/2

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🌊🐚 #TolkienTrewsday Week 174: "The Sea (is sometimes right)" 🔱 #BlueSky posts with "Ulmo" in them #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🌊🐚 #TolkienTrewsday Week 174: "The Sea (is sometimes right)" 🔱 #BlueSky posts with "Ulmo" in them #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🌊🐚 #TolkienTrewsday Week 174: "The Sea (is sometimes right)" 🔱 #BlueSky posts with "Ulmo" in them #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien

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Erin @chandlerin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

UFF (unfriends forever)

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The feud between Galadriel and her uncle Fëanor has been one of the most interesting aspects of Tolkien’s legendarium to me. Driven by a similar kind of light and shadow, they are the “greatest of Noldor”; who beats the other being hinted by their fates which is impacted by their levels of wisdom +

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

For the House of Finwë series, after a few near-finished trials, I decided to make stained-glass simple profiles that depict moments between at least 2 members It kicks off with Finwë’s two daughters bidding farewell to each other as the eldest, Findis, stays and Írimë departs for Middle-earth 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Among many, the named Maiar of Tolkien. This was a wild ride!

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Maiar series ends with Salmar who entered Arda with Ulmo and crafted Ulumúri, the great horns that made the sound of the seas. Like the rest of Ulmo’s Maiar, his hair is of the ocean hues but unlike them, his color scheme is more of pearls, moss and rocks; reflecting elegance and craftsmanship. 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Tilion, as well as Arien, is the closest thing to the mythical tales my grandmother would tell me. A rogue courier of the Moon, that burns himself for wanting to get too close to the Sun. Before taking on such task, he was a Maia of Oromë, 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Arien left everything she loved to attend to, all the flowers of Vána’s gardens and stillness of Valinor, and guided the Sun in the skies for ages: she is a legend to be written on her own. A fire spirit who refused the flames of Melkor’s temptation and instead used her own to illuminate the world.

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

20 min adventure, Pallando! In and out! *disappears forever*

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Pallando, Rómestámo, Haimenar, East-Helper… Contrasting Alatar who got him involved in an adventure (20 mins in and out!) I imagine this Blue Wizard, depicted in the form prior to becoming an Istar here, more diplomatic and scholarly than his (head-canon) earnest but also no-chill peer.

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Alatar, Morihentar, Palacendo, Darkness Slayer, Blue Wizard. Hard to say if they’re the same Maia but also isn’t wild to assume so. Oromë’s friend is the only Istar who had a request which was company. He headed East, never to return. I prefer the version where Alatar did slay some darkness, 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Gothmog was the King of Balrogs - fire “spirits” who took Melkor’s side at the very beginning. I wanted to depict what would be a very short timeframe where he looks like a maia without Melkor’s stain on his existence, and my creative take is that he actually loved the icy landscapes… + 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Ossë and Uinen’s partnership is giving “behind every successful woman there is a husband who halts her progress”

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

“[Ossë’s] spouse is Uinen, the Lady of the Seas, whose hair lies spread through all waters under sky. All creatures she loves that live in the salt streams, and all weeds that grow there; to her mariners cry, for she can lay calm upon the waves, restraining the wildness of Ossë.” 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

“Eönwë [is] the banner-bearer and herald of Manwë, whose might in arms is surpassed by none in Arda.” The leader of the host that saved the Middle-earth from Morgoth himself was not an easy task to depict but I stuck with Tolkien’s non-Silmarillion association of Eönwë with the hues of sapphire +

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Ilmarë, the handmaiden of Varda Queen of Valar, was one of the chief Maiar: a guardian of stars. As they say, behind every successful woman there is herself, and behind her there is a supernatural divine being that can touch stars.

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Ossë ended up being one of, if not my fav among the Maiar series so far. This wild, violent and mischievous soul, who liked crafting perils at the sea like an artist, served Ulmo in the oceans, but preferred coasts and played important roles in multiple events. + 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Before Radagast, he was known as Aiwendil. Yavanna begged Curumo to take him to the Middle-earth by his side, but I think she was well aware of his dear Maia friend was never gonna fail + 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The only time we read a description of or see a screen depiction of the Balrog called “Durin’s Bane” is when he is already a monstrous terror at the end of ages of evil deeds and corruption under service or in dedication to Morgoth. + 1/2

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Bladorthin le Barde @bladorthin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Eärendil ( @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social ) s'est lancé dans le portrait des Valar et c'est beau ! Suivez-le, Tolkiendili! 🤩🤩🤩 bsky.app/profile/gile...

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

“Curunír (that was Saruman the White) was chosen to be [The White Council’s] chief, for he had most studied the devices of Sauron of old.” Before becoming Saruman, Curunír was a skilled pupil of Aulë. This drawing captures his past in Valinor and hints at his future in the Middle-earth, 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I think Melian’s girdle repelling a Lovecraftian terror like Ungoliant from Doriath is a very underrated diva down moment from The Silmarillion. Two absurdly powerful female spirits were each other’s biggest nightmare and the conclusion is a testament to how impressive Melian the Maia is. +

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

“Melian was a Maia, of the race of the Valar. She dwelt in the gardens of Lórien, and among all his people there were none more beautiful than Melian, nor more wise, nor more skilled in songs of enchantment.” + Tolkien lowkey had a crush on her.

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Olórin, before he wore the skin of Gandalf: Fire for hope and courage of Varda, droplet for mercy and patience of Nienne, feathers for authority of Manwë, crescent for dreams about great deeds of Irmo, and much more. 1/2

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

“[After Aragorn’s death] Legolas built a grey ship in Ithilien, and sailed down Anduin and so over Sea; and with him, it is said, went Gimli the Dwarf. And when that ship passed an end was come in the Middle-earth of the Fellowship of the Ring.”

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Kicking off the Maiar Series with Mairon, The Admirable, who loved order so much that it got him into a deal with the devil which either made a monster of him or freed him as one. Tolkien’s question about how much order is too much, incarnate: Sauron, at the beginning an assistant to Aulë

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Erin @chandlerin.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Look at these eldritch beings. Your favorite Elves' childhood next-door neighbors.

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

“And therefore they are named the Valar, the Powers of the World.” It was my dream to draw Tolkien’s Valar altogether in one frame ever since I read the Silmarillion in high school. Today that dream is complete. #tolkien #thesilmarillion

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Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

And the Valar series ends with Vána. Before the Maiar series, let’s cherish her fascinating spirit. “Vána, the Ever-young… is the younger sister of Yavanna. All flowers spring as she passes and open if she glances upon them; and all birds sing at her coming.” - Tolkien, Silmarillion, “Valaquenta”

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