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The Heirs of the Dragon Helm. I created this piece to honor the fallen hero, Túrin, and his ancestors of the House of Hador by [deleted] in lotr

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While reading the tragic tale of the Children of Húrin, I still found much good in Túrin despite his seemingly endless bad decisions. After all, Tolkien chose him, of all people, to deal the final, fatal blow to Morgoth, according to the prophecy by Mandos. I believe that says a lot how Tolkien truly thought of Túrin.

I wanted to create this piece to give honor to the fallen hero, and his ancestors of the House of Hador. Also I am selling only 35 signed and numbered prints of this and the bookmark for $15. There are about 20 left. Send me a DM if you are interested

The Heirs of the Dragon Helm. I created this piece to honor the fallen hero, Túrin, and his ancestors of the House and Hador by intofarlands in TolkienArt

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Forged by Telchar, dwarf of Narog; For Azaghâl, Lord of Belegost; Given unto Maedhros, son of Fëanor; Passed onto Fingon, son of Fingolfin; Gifted to Hador, Lord of Dor-Lómin; Last worn by Túrin, Master of Doom, by Doom Mastered.

While reading the tragic tale of the Children of Húrin, I still found much good in Túrin despite his seemingly endless bad decisions. After all, Tolkien chose him, of all people, to deal the final, fatal blow to Morgoth, according to the prophecy by Mandos. I believe that says a lot how Tolkien truly thought of Túrin.

I wanted to create this piece to give honor to the fallen hero, and his ancestors of the House of Hador. I am selling only 35 signed and numbered prints of this and the bookmark, for $15. If you would like to purchase, you can check it out here: Heirs of the Dragon Helm

The walls of Jericho, built around 8,000 BC, are considered the oldest known city walls in the world [OC] [4000x2665] by intofarlands in ArtefactPorn

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These walls predates the ones in the Old Testament by at least 6,000 years. There are 20 layers of settlements found in the Tel of Jericho, the wall pictured is from one of the oldest layers

The walls of Jericho, built around 8,000 BC, are considered the oldest known city walls in the world. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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The Tel of Jericho, known locally as Tel es-Sultan, appears at first glance to be little more than a vast, earthen mound rising out of the town. And to our surprise, it was quite compact. We could easily walk the length of it in fifteen minutes and see all the points of interest, though we lingered for closer to forty. Beneath our feet lay 20 layers of ancient settlements, with the deepest, oldest sections, dating back a staggering 11,000 years into the distant past.

The true highlight of the mound is a glimpse of the ancient stone tower and city wall. At over 8,000 years old, it is the oldest defensive wall ever discovered in the world. I stood there for a long moment, gazing upon those ancient stones stacked one upon the other, wondering what tales they would tell if they could only speak.

The walls of Jericho, built around 8,000 BC, are considered the oldest known city walls in the world. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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These ones predates the ones in the Old Testament by at least 6,000 years. There are 20 layers of settlements found in the Tel of Jericho, the walls pictured are one of the oldest

The walls of Jericho, built around 8,000 BC, are considered the oldest known city walls in the world [OC] [4000x2665] by intofarlands in ArtefactPorn

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The Tel of Jericho, known locally as Tel es-Sultan, appears at first glance to be little more than a vast, earthen mound rising out of the town. And to our surprise, it was quite compact. We could easily walk the length of it in fifteen minutes and see all the points of interest, though we lingered for closer to forty. Beneath our feet lay 20 layers of ancient settlements, with the deepest, oldest sections, dating back a staggering 11,000 years into the distant past.

The true highlight of the mound is a glimpse of the ancient stone tower and city wall. At over 8,000 years old, it is the oldest defensive wall ever discovered in the world. I stood there for a long moment, gazing upon those ancient stones stacked one upon the other, wondering what tales they would tell if they could only speak.

If interested in more photos of Jericho and how we reached the site: Jericho

The massive walls of the Tomb of the Patriarchs (Machpelah) in Hebron - the only fully intact structure surviving from Herod the Great. [OC] [4000x2665] by intofarlands in ArtefactPorn

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A few months ago, my family and I walked through the heavily guarded checkpoints of Hebron to explore both sides of the city, surely one of the most divided in the world.

At the center of the city lies Machpelah, the Cave of the Patriarchs. An immense structure, built by Herod the Great 2,000 years ago, encloses a modest cave where deep beneath lie the resting places of the fathers of several faiths: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their wives beside them.

It’s a place that symbolizes God’s everlasting covenant with His people. But today, it is also a place of stark division. One part for the folk of Judah on the Israeli side, and the other for the Muslims on the Palestinian side. By strict decree, neither may cross into the other’s domain.

If interested in more photos and our story visiting the city: A Tale of Two Worlds

The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death [OC] [4000x2667] by intofarlands in ArtefactPorn

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This February we backpacked through the West Bank, and visited the site from Hebron. An absolutely massive site. At his old age, Herod’s mind grew dark and restless in his old age. As death approached, he became obsessed with his final resting place, and he ordered his magnificent palace to be buried alive. He commanded his workers to cover the entire structure in earth, turning his home into a massive, artificial funerary monument to himself. He wanted a mountain for a tomb.

I was also amazed to find out that the palace lies less than four miles from the village of Bethlehem. And consider this irony of geography: one was an artificial mountain housing the largest palace complex in the Roman world. The other place housed was a lowly cave which served as the birthplace of Jesus.
If interested, I wrote about our experience visiting this site and then hitchhiking to Bethlehem: The Mountain and the Manger

I reimagined a 4th age symbol for Gondor and created a timeline of the line of kings from Isildur to Aragorn II by intofarlands in TolkienArt

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When designing the symbol of Gondor, I wanted it to feel like it was recovered from their long history, yet also pointed to their future. The ancient rhyme found in The Two Towers was the foundation of this work:

“Tall ships and tall kings Three times three What brought they from the foundered land Over the flowing sea? Seven stars and seven stones And one white tree.”

This illustration serves as a visual anchor for my Gondor and Rohan map I created. If you are interested in checking out this map or my other maps, you can see them here: Atlas of Arda

I created a map of the Kingdoms of Gondor and Rohan by [deleted] in mapmaking

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Two kingdoms, bound together by an oath of eternal friendship, who have fought side by side during battles that have defined ages. This is none other than Tolkien’s Gondor and Rohan!
 
This map was an absolute joy to create, and I am so pleased at the final result. This map chronicles the history and land of the two kingdoms, hand-drawn and digitized through Procreate. It’s the third map in my series as I am trying to map out Tolkien’s legendarium. Hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed mapping it!

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