Melkor's depiction by artists: Flawed?

[Arathorn111]

Originally Posted by Belegorn

You're confusing Melkor with Sauron here. Melkor was done at the end of the First Age. Númenor perished near the end of the 2nd Age and Sauron became disfigured then, or rather could no longer take on pleasing forms. Sauron was the one who came to the Elves as Annatar, Lord of Gifts.

Yeah sorry about that, have to admit I was a bit drunk at the time.

[Ivriniel]

I imagine he would have been incredibly handsome (given the vanity) while he was still able to take fair form, before going off to Angband. The archetypal 'bad boi' appeal, or equivalent 'elfy' variation. Seducer, conman, appeals to narcissism to groom. He would have been very creepy at gatherings--flirting or implying such across boundaries of propriety.

Perverse, sexually, as is implied by citations indicationg cross-species couplings. Orcs multiplied quickly. And according to the mode of the children of illuvatar.

After his transition, not sure what was left of objectively handsome.

[Belegorn]

I don't know that his permanent form was not good looking.

"he put on again the form that he had worn as the tyrant of Utumno: a dark Lord, tall and terrible. In that form he remained ever after." [Simarillion, ch. 8]

It seems his other servants tended to have a terrible air about them as well.

[Kuruharan]

I think Morgoth's other servants had a terrible air about them because he was deliberately trying to make them degraded and vulgar.

Of course, maybe that means that he made himself look that way too.

I'm always in two minds about Nasmith's artwork. Some of it I find utterly inspired and some of it I find rather lacking.

In my opinion it is his landscapes that are amazing and his figures that are underwhelming. However, his figure work has improved in recent years.

[Ivriniel]

Three Great Images


Melkor FACE: http://kimberly80.deviantart.com/art/Melkor-388446612

Melkor Before Throne of Manwe

Mahanaxar http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/M%C3%A1hanaxar

[Belegorn]

Originally Posted by Ivriniel

Three Great Images

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Melkor Before Throne of Manwe http://www.theonering.com/galleries/...jacek-kopalski

This one is cool.

[Ivriniel]

Originally Posted by Belegorn

This one is cool.

I thought so too

He's fully the 'bad boi' archetype (from a modern language/culture perspective), and it's completely so wrong on so many levels, but that's also seriously a sexy rendition of Melkor.

[edit]if u have a look at the website, you'll see posted notes beneath the pic. One reads "Melkor Booty"[/edit]

[Ivriniel]

[Melkor Before Throne of Manwe