Middle-Earth Tours

Tour 3: The Artists of Middle-Earth

Art by Ted Nasmith, Part 4:
From The Silmarillion


After Howe and Lee, Ted Nasmith is the most respected of the popular LotR artists. His hobbit-faces aren't the best, IMHO, but he's great at landscapes.



Turin and his Band Led to Amon Rudh, by Ted Nasmith

Beleg is Slain, by Ted Nasmith

The Escape of Beren and Luthien,
by Ted Nasmith

The Oathtaking of Cirion and Eorl,
by Ted Nasmith

Luthien Escapes the Treehouse,
by Ted Nasmith

Earendil the Mariner, by Ted Nasmith

Eol Welcomes Aredhel,
by Ted Nasmith

Fingon and Gothmog,
by Ted Nasmith

Fingolfin Leads the Host Across the
Helcaraxe, by Ted Nasmith

The Slaying of Glaurung,
by Ted Nasmith

Tuor Reaches the Hidden City
of Gondolin, by Ted Nasmith

Earendil Searches Tirion,
by Ted Nasmith

The Lamp of the Valar, by Ted Nasmith

Luthien Escapes Upon Huan,
by Ted Nasmith

By Moonlight in Neldoreth,
by Ted Nasmith

At Lake Cuivienin,
by Ted Nasmith

Morgoth and the High King of
the Noldor, by Ted Nasmith

Maedhros' Rescue from Thangorodrim, by Ted Nasmith

Morgoth Punishes Hurin,
by Ted Nasmith

Finduilas is Led Past Turin at the Sack of Nargothrond, by Ted Nasmith

The Ships of the Faithful, by Ted Nasmith

Tuor Comes to Gondolin, by Ted Nasmith

Tuor of Valinor, by Ted Nasmith

Ulmo Appears Before Tuor,
by Ted Nasmith

The Incoming Sea at the Rainbow
Cleft, by Ted Nasmith

The Shores of Valinor, by Ted Nasmith

A Spell of Forgetfulness, by Ted Nasmith

The Eagles of Manwe, by Ted Nasmith

Aulë Attempts to Destroy his Children

Ungoliant Demands the Silmarils

Maedhros Casts Himself into a Chasm, by Ted Nasmith

Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the
Sea, by Ted Nasmith

Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien.