Inktober Day 5 - Sad

"待たれる身より待つ身"
Matareru mi yori matsu mi

"The one who waits has it worse than the one waited for."

Art inspired by the Group challenge "Under the Stars"
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Thranduil's wife was given no name by Tolkien, nor a history. In the extended edition of the New Line Cinema films, Legolas reveals that his mother fell defending him from a band of orcs and that this was the reason his father has become so cold and unapproachable. In The Hobbit (bookverse), Thranduil appears wearing a crown of leaves and flowers / berries that changes with the seasons. The different embroidered flowers on Thranduil's wife's gown and laced through their hair have various meanings, and if anyone really wants to know I'll explain.

Thranduil (c) JRR Tolkien, New Line Cinema / Peter Jackson, and Lee Pace. Lord of the Rings (c) JRR Tolkien.

Digital watercolor overpainting, airbrushing, and colored pencils.

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