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Diamond18 · 09-20-2003, 01:30 PM

Thanks for the link, Aethelwine. I like the way it looks, it's not as pompous or silly looking as the Dome-crown described in the book. I usually prefer the simplicity of circlets, so I'm glad that's the way they went.<P>Lord of Angmar: you should go get a copy of the "Letters" or "Unfinished Tales" (I can't guaruntee it's in that one, I might have been remembering seeing it in the Letters, but it might be in both....) Otherwise you really can't compare the two crowns fairly.<P>Also, the Hildebrandt Brothers drew a couple pictures with Tolkien's crown in it. Now, I know the HB aren't well known for following canon, and have drawn some dorky looking misrepresentations, but in this case they pretty much followed Tolkien's sketch to a tee.<P><A HREF="http://www.timefold.com/brosimages/kingreturn.jpg" TARGET=_blank>Here's one.</A>

09-20-2003, 01:30 PM	#8
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Thanks for the link, Aethelwine. I like the way it looks, it's not as pompous or silly looking as the Dome-crown described in the book. I usually prefer the simplicity of circlets, so I'm glad that's the way they went.<P>Lord of Angmar: you should go get a copy of the "Letters" or "Unfinished Tales" (I can't guaruntee it's in that one, I might have been remembering seeing it in the Letters, but it might be in both....) Otherwise you really can't compare the two crowns fairly.<P>Also, the Hildebrandt Brothers drew a couple pictures with Tolkien's crown in it. Now, I know the HB aren't well known for following canon, and have drawn some dorky looking misrepresentations, but in this case they pretty much followed Tolkien's sketch to a tee.<P><A HREF="http://www.timefold.com/brosimages/kingreturn.jpg" TARGET=_blank>Here's one.</A> __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.