The Kingdom Under the Mountain is a painting by Kume Bryant which was uploaded on June 3rd, 2013.
Title
The Kingdom Under the Mountain
Artist
Kume Bryant
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
The Kingdom Under the Mountain by Kume Bryant
You know... the movie "The Hobbit?"
Heres a brief description in case you don't know...
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the Lonely Mountain (Sindarin Erebor) is a mountain in the north of Rhovanion. It is the source of the Celduin River and the location of the Kingdom Under the Mountain. The town of Dale lies in a vale on its southern slopes.
Origins of the Kingdom Under the Mountain
Erebor became the home of the Folk of Durin, a clan of Dwarves known as the Longbeards, after they were driven from their ancestral home of Khazad-dum. In the latter days of the Third Age, this Kingdom Under the Mountain held one of the largest dwarvish treasure hoards in Middle-earth.
The mountain stood hundreds of miles from the nearest mountain range. Tolkien's map shown in The Hobbit shows the mountain with six ridges stretching out from a central peak that was snowcapped well into spring. The whole mountain was perhaps ten miles in diameter, with Dale, a town of Men, built between the two southern spurs.
The Kingdom Under the Mountain was founded by Thrain I the Old, who discovered the Arkenstone there. His son, Thorin I, left the mountain with much of the Folk of Durin to live in the Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) on account of the great riches to be found in that range. After dragons plundered their hoards, the Longbeards, led now by Thror, a descendant of Thorin, returned to Erebor to take up the title King under the Mountain. Under Thror's reign, Erebor became a great stronghold where the dwarves became numerous and prosperous people. The Dwarves of Erebor were at that time well known for making of matchless weapons and armor, and there was a great demand for their work by the surrounding peoples. The Longbeards amassed a large treasure hoard during this time.
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June 3rd, 2013
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Comments (68)
Nancy Kane Chapman
I love this painting. I'm striving myself for this kind of expression....the colors and the feathering of the black....so wonderful...and free! F/V +++
AnnaJo Vahle
Lovely painting, Kume! I love the expressiveness of your brushstrokes. Great composition. f/v
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