Silmarillion Sigil Set 06
Dec. 7th, 2018 09:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Disclaimer: Here is a blend of Original Tolkien creations (aka my best efforts at recreating the author’s drawing), modifications on the original, and designs completely from cloth. Previous Entries can be found under the sigil tag. Please credit if use.
In order:
Elu Thingol, Melian
Notes:
Yes, I'm reposting these once more. Because if people in the Silmarillion/Tolkien fandom continue to use them, I want nice official links to them. And so another crosspost from tumblr project is born.
Here’s why the disclaimer has that part about ‘modifications’ of originals. Thingol’s sigil is not exactly a match. I added more visual interest in the center and a second tone throughout the aqua because it was looking too plain compared to everyone else once I started redoing the early sigils. You can also see extra dark gray points in the background not in the original. I was severely irritated due to elven rules of heraldry indicating rank by the number of points touching the edges that Finwë had 16 on his 'winged sun’ but Elu only had the regular kingly 8 for a 'winged moon’ - both were High Kings of their people, ambassadors to Valinor, and frankly in every way -including mistakes in parenting- I hold Thingol superior. Not that I really liked Thingol’s character at the point that I made his sigil (how things change), but Finwë himself is that unimpressive. So I subtly restored Elu Thingol to his rightful rank.(Downloaders of the Sims set already knew my ranting and raging over bright aqua as a royal color of Renaissance-level-tech Doriath. A toss-up between dagged chief orange on bright blue or quartered aqua and logenzy black/dark gray for unusual royal banner color schemes…)
Melian is one of the oldest sigils made, and it shows. It’s a busy design, but for once I can’t be mostly blamed. That’s Tolkien’s fault. Luckily there’s enough white and black and gray to offset the blue, so her sigil still coordinates with Sindar gray flags and Lúthien 01.