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'Suddenly the King cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. Éomer was there, the white horsetail on his helm floating in his speed, and the front of the first éored roared like a breaker foaming to the shore, but Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young.'JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King: Book V , Chapter 5: The Ride of the Rohirrim
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Painted in watercolour.
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Tho not as noble as the people of Gondor, and Numenor before them, the Rohirrim were valued as they bred the best horses in all middleearth.
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And had a link to the divine in some sense, as did their Numenorean brethren, though via the Mearas!
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Thanks a lot, as usual. This one is still liked by me in spite of all the mistakes
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One of my favorite scenes in the book! You've captured the excitement!
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One of mine too, so I'm thrilled by the comment - thank you!
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This is one of your best ROTK illustrations, showing the exhilaration of the mounted charge and the heroic fury which is about to crash into the Morgul-host. The picture looks like a detail of a much larger painting.
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Glad you like - this is quite an old one now. Though there are some discrepancies in terms of the gear of the horses (particularly their lack of bits), I still like it for its energy and movement. In fact, I used (or rather was asked to use) this as template/inspiration for Gwindor's Charge recently
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This is beautiful! The horses are nicely done, the banners, the details... Somewhat reminds me of Alan Lee's watercolors.
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Yes Alan Lee is a huge influence, and I've never shied away from that (I think he's the first artist listed under my influences on my front page). Nonetheless, I hope I've somewhat developed things in my own direction since the earlier days 
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Yes, this is my favorite scene in the movies, and in the books is only surpassed by these lines;
"And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns. In dark Mindolluin's sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the North wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last." - The Return of the King, the Siege of Gondor
I love the seeming chaos as they charge and contrast of the bright flag against everything else.
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Glad you like it - this is a great chapter in the book; so many excellent sentences and/or paragraphs
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You're welcome, and yes, it definitely is!
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Cool pic, but why does a guy look back? Is he saying to his comrade that : " Aw sheiit, we're totally fucked"? or "I forgot to change before this"?
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That's Eomer, and he's rallying his men as they charge (barking at them, in other words 
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"Ride to ruin and the world's ending!"
DEAAAAAAATTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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Yes... This looks about as bad-ass as it should look. My favorite chapter of the trilogy... And possibly of every written work ever...
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Bone-chilling. One of my favorite moments of the whole Legendarium.
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Lovely composition and use of traditional media. The shading you've done is really nice.
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And there stood Meriadoc the hobbit in the midst of the slain, blinking like an owl in the daylight, for tears blinded him; and through a mist he looked on Éowyn's fair head, as she lay and did not move; and he looked on the face of the king, fallen in the midst of his glory. For Snowmane in his agony had rolled away from him again; yet he was the bane of his master.
Then Merry stooped and lifted his hand to kiss it, and lo! Théoden opened his eyes, and they were clear, and he spoke in a quiet voice though labored.
'Farewell, Master Holbytla!' he said. 'My body is broken. I go to my fathers. And even in their company I shall not now be ashamed. I felled the black serpent. A grim morn,and a glad day, and a golden sunset!'
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The coloring you chose seems to be quite close to Alan Lee's illustration of the Rohirrim at the Battle of Pelenor Fields. I can definitely see where you got some inspiration.
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Amazing painting! Reminds me very much of Alan Lee, both in technique and style. And this picture [link] although I see it's not the same. Great work!
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That is absolutely amazing! Very well depicted and the colours are just WOW 
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Can't believe I've never commented on this, it's one of my most fav. moments in both book and film. It's fantastic peet!
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Thank you very much, I appreciate it!
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The only thing that I don't like here is this guy down, who looks like phantom not a men.
Rest is amazing, picture is full of expression, horses are beutifully drawed.
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Wonderful! You have such a great eye for detail.
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Wow! Awesome pic! There's so much detail and movement in this pic.! So cool!
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Brilliant piece
you draw horses most well
im impressed with your gallery
and l dig your ability in drawing trees and forests
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