question regarding sentinels - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

12-23-2006, 11:54 PM

hello people,
ive been trying to think of a scene in lotr
two hobbits are in a boat on a river , it must be frodo and sam, post lorien maybe,
they are floating down the river and they pass some ancient giant stone statues that are old watching sentinels or something.
does anybody remember what they are and if they have a name?

ive been making a painting that i realised was inspired by a vague memory of these sentinels so i thought i should try to figure it out...

ok if anybody knows this stuff i figured i could find them here!
thanks

-sonja

mormegil · 12-24-2006, 12:03 AM

I believe you are referring to the Pillars of the Kings on the Gate of Argonath as illustrated

here

and the movie poster as seen

here

Truly fantastic imagry from Tolkien's part and makes a great picture if done properly.

12-24-2006, 01:57 AM

hi mormegil
thanks for that
those are the sentinels i was thinking of
my painting has little to do with lotr imagery actually, im painting grain elevators, but the way i composed the picture sort of evoked an image of the sentinels...
ok
bye
sonja

12-23-2006, 11:54 PM	#1
sonja Guest Posts: n/a	question regarding sentinels hello people, ive been trying to think of a scene in lotr two hobbits are in a boat on a river , it must be frodo and sam, post lorien maybe, they are floating down the river and they pass some ancient giant stone statues that are old watching sentinels or something. does anybody remember what they are and if they have a name? ive been making a painting that i realised was inspired by a vague memory of these sentinels so i thought i should try to figure it out... ok if anybody knows this stuff i figured i could find them here! thanks -sonja

12-24-2006, 12:03 AM	#2
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	I believe you are referring to the Pillars of the Kings on the Gate of Argonath as illustrated here and the movie poster as seen here Truly fantastic imagry from Tolkien's part and makes a great picture if done properly. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

12-24-2006, 01:57 AM	#3
sonja Guest Posts: n/a	re sentinels hi mormegil thanks for that those are the sentinels i was thinking of my painting has little to do with lotr imagery actually, im painting grain elevators, but the way i composed the picture sort of evoked an image of the sentinels... ok bye sonja