#art faves

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person in possession of a good blorbo must be in want of art of that blorbo. And on this front, I have suffered because there is really no Háma art out there despite the fact that he’s rad. (I won’t bore you all again with all of the reasons why he’s the best, but you can find that here.) So I asked @rinthecap to draw me a lovely and handsome Háma, and they delivered in the best possible way!!! Here’s my guy, with a lot on his mind as he watches his king slowly lose his grip on reality, but always at the ready to jump into the fray and help.

I love ALL of Rincap’s art, which you should definitely all go check out if you haven’t, and am extremely grateful for this beautiful and necessary contribution to a world that was severely lacking in Háma representation! ♥️♥️♥️ His face, his armor, his hair, it’s all aces!

And here, for good measure, is my Háma headcanon:

His father was the royal armorer in Edoras, and his mother worked alongside him; he did the metal work, and she handled leather. Little Háma grew up around their workshop, playing quietly in the back or listening to his mother tell stories while she stitched together vambraces or gloves. As he got older, he helped his parents with simple tasks, like linking rings for chainmail. When a mailcoat he worked on saved Théoden from a Dunlendish arrow and the king himself came by to thank young Háma, he nearly burst with pride. He knew right then that he wanted to dedicate his life to protecting the king and made it his goal to be captain of his guard someday.

Háma’s father was severely injured in a workshop accident not long after, and everyone marveled at how quickly he apparently recovered and was able to keep turning out work. What they didn’t know is that Háma’s mother took over most of the business, having learned metal crafting over the many years of work alongside her husband. They didn’t tell anyone who was actually making the pieces because they weren’t sure anyone would wear armor made entirely by a woman, but Háma knew, of course, and it filled him with both pride and frustration to hear people heap praise on his mother’s work while attributing it all to his father.

While he was working his way up through the ranks of the guards, Háma met and fell in love with Bryttalif, a midwife in Edoras. Brytta was herself pregnant and unmarried when they met, so she was viewed as a little scandalous. But they hit it off right away and he really didn’t care about town gossip or what other people had to say because she was just the sort of kind and gentle-hearted person that he was. The scandal was eventually forgotten because Háma and Brytta got married, which gave the whole situation a sheen of acceptability. He adopted her daughter Halwinë as his own and was absolutely crazy about her–Middle Earth’s truest Girl Dad. Brytta was pregnant with their second child when Háma was killed at Helm’s Deep. It was a boy she named Wilspell (“welcome news”).

Háma’s sword was recovered from outside the gate of the Hornburg after his death and was thereafter always used by the captain of the king’s guard, being transferred from person to person as part of a little ceremony whenever a new captain was appointed.

He was buried in armor his mother made.

[aurianavaloria]

Full-length portraits of the historical general Baldwin IV from Evony's General Hall. Both skins are animated in-game - in his "normal" version, he unsheathes his sword part-way before sheathing it again, and in the "Divine Guardian" variant, the chess piece and the glowing Jerusalem heraldry float up and down.

I don't have him yet, but I want him and the Divine Guardian skin so bad, lol. (I'm also a mite bit envious of this artist's illustration skills...)

[hydr0generati0n]

FINNALLY SOME GOOD FUCKING HEAD CANONS YEAAAAAAAAAAAAA LESGGOOOOOOOOOOO

the people yearn for turn of the century sonic gijinkas

here are my many inspirations

[charrfie]

Chimera

Acrylic on canvas, August 2024

[swedenis-h]

Wife lovers till they die

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

I’m on international travel for, like, 13 days with questionable ability to check in here. So I’ve queued a few things, esp. some fan art faves. And it only feels right to start off by re-sharing one that was made just for me of Middle Earth’s bestest human, Háma of Rohan!

@rinthecap drew this for me a while ago to help rectify the egregious lack of Háma art that’s out there, but I feel like it’s always a good time to remind ourselves of just how awesome he is—and how awesome this art is! I mean, look at him! 😍

(If you need reasons WHY he’s just the best, you can find that here and my personal HC for him is here.)

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

Reminds me of the line in Fellowship when all the members are resting/thinking their own thoughts while drifting along the Anduin, and “the heart of Legolas was running under the stars of a summer night in some northern glade among the beech-wood.” That’s as close to rest as he seems to get, and I feel like I can see that star-lit glade right here on his sun-lit face! ♥️

Legolas chilling under the sun

[psikonauti]

Hélène Béland (Canadian,b.1949)

Light catcher, 2012

Oil on linen

[wishfulsketching]

LISTEN. Ambessa could've solved the situation. She is the Twink Hunter 3000, she could've confused Silco enough to save him from himself

Although, now that I think about it, Silco is a bit too old for Ambessa :(

[artsymeeshee]

Slowly planning out ideas for the winter themed Pines family bonding moments so here’s their winter outfits! (Well. Specifically for inside)

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

Of all the fan artists who make things that are beautiful and amazing, there aren’t that many who consistently make me laugh along the way and this one does. Their version of Legolas as an absolute chaos agent is so funny and their Gigolas interactions are so charming and it’s all just delightful. You could easily lose a whole afternoon in scrolling through their work, and you should!

Bullying Aragorn 🩳

[nekophy]

AdamsApple? 👏

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

I already reblogged but I’m posting separately just because I am THAT excited to have received my commissioned Éomer portrait from @theflowersaremine !!! I am eternally grateful to you!!!

You won’t find a better portrait painter—or a more lovely person to work with—and I am so incredibly lucky to have had a little of my pre-Christmas gambling winnings left (that makes me sound so much more interesting than I actually am!) to be able to get this.

If you want to see the progress shots that went into this, you can see them here. Otherwise, prepare to see this picture everywhere I can possibly put it because I’m in looooove.

[justanartistiguess]

Kingerrrrrrrrr 😭😭😭

[aurianavaloria]

In my experience, Odahviing has always been the most photogenic. He definitely knows, lol.

Sketched some colorful dragons.

I swear getting right screenshots of them were a pain. Except Odahviing. He knows when I’m doing photoshoots apparently.

[deadeery]

woaw…. can you believe it . gay pirate halloween 🎃