Who is on the cover of the Silmarillion - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

jallanite · 11-23-2014, 09:25 PM

I think this non-standard image was chosen by the publishers in part because it is non-standard and pictorially striking, not because it fits closely with any part of The Silmarillion.

It might be intended to represent Ilúvatar at the moment when He made the universe real.

See, for example, other slightly similar pictures:

The image could represent Fëanor creating the Silmarils, but Fëanor is supposed to look like an Elf, not like some kind of bird humanoid.

Perhaps if you could provide the name of the artist, we might not have to rely so much on guessing. Have you tried getting in touch with the publisher of this edition?

11-23-2014, 09:25 PM	#3
jallanite Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 479	I think this non-standard image was chosen by the publishers in part because it is non-standard and pictorially striking, not because it fits closely with any part of The Silmarillion. It might be intended to represent Ilúvatar at the moment when He made the universe real. See, for example, other slightly similar pictures: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images...Nahar_Doa.jpeg http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20..._Nahar_Doa.jpg http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._Nahar_Doa.jpg http://paulhectort.deviantart.com/art/Ainur-349449138 http://www.thefuturetense.net/wp-con...s-2011-web.jpg http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/t..._the_Ainur.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-lRNi5OaDE...iluvatar-2.jpg http://translate.google.ca/translate...ri&prev=search http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...ym-d5sbsp3.jpg http://enanoakd.deviantart.com/art/E...lace-402141225 http://www.lamagiaenarda.com/imagene...valar/namo.jpg The image could represent Fëanor creating the Silmarils, but Fëanor is supposed to look like an Elf, not like some kind of bird humanoid. Perhaps if you could provide the name of the artist, we might not have to rely so much on guessing. Have you tried getting in touch with the publisher of this edition? Last edited by jallanite; 11-23-2014 at 09:38 PM.