Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Document Type
Presentation
Event Website
https://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-53.htm
Start Date
4-8-2024 4:30 PM
End Date
4-8-2024 5:20 PM
Description
This paper will explore the different ways in which Alan Lee follows up faithfully on Tolkien’s creation of Middle-earth, in terms of its history. One of the ways in which Tolkien made his world so believable was by recording great historical events in the past, the ruins of which were described in the books. Alan Lee remains loyal to Tolkien’s vision in this respect, as he puts us in the midst of a used world, with its own wear and tear, not to mention beautiful ruins. The latter serve to tell us how grand were the civilizations that preceded the Third Age. For example, the cover of The Fall of Gondolin serves to tell us the heights to which this civilization reached in order to construct such a magnificent city in the first place. Gondolin or the Elvish Troy was modelled on an even greater city in the past, Tirion in Valinor that the Noldor had left in the Blessed Realms. This paper will cover Alan Lee’s relevant illustrations of The Fall of Gondolin, Beren and Lúthien, The Children of Húrin, The Lord of the Rings, and The Hobbit. (It will also include materials from Alan Lee’s LOTR and The Hobbit Sketchbooks, as well as excerpts from his interviews on LOTR, and The Hobbit DVD extras.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
This paper will explore the different ways in which Alan Lee follows up faithfully on Tolkien’s creation of Middle-earth, in terms of its history. One of the ways in which Tolkien made his world so believable was by recording great historical events in the past, the ruins of which were described in the books. Alan Lee remains loyal to Tolkien’s vision in this respect, as he puts us in the midst of a used world, with its own wear and tear, not to mention beautiful ruins. The latter serve to tell us how grand were the civilizations that preceded the Third Age. For example, the cover of The Fall of Gondolin serves to tell us the heights to which this civilization reached in order to construct such a magnificent city in the first place. Gondolin or the Elvish Troy was modelled on an even greater city in the past, Tirion in Valinor that the Noldor had left in the Blessed Realms. This paper will cover Alan Lee’s relevant illustrations of The Fall of Gondolin, Beren and Lúthien, The Children of Húrin, The Lord of the Rings, and The Hobbit. (It will also include materials from Alan Lee’s LOTR and The Hobbit Sketchbooks, as well as excerpts from his interviews on LOTR, and The Hobbit DVD extras.
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