City of the Ringwraiths
Greg and Tim Hildebrandt
Comments: 21 Rating: 4.26
Reader Comments
Peregrin
Gollum looks, uhh... different. But I like the city of the Wraiths. It looks truly evil and nasty. I'd give a 4.5, because I don't like the Gollum.
Rating: 4
Tue June 6, 2000 3:57 PM PDT
FrodoTook
I agree with Pippin about Gollum. To alien looking.
It still warrants a 5 in my book.
Rating: 5
Thu July 19, 2001 9:33 PM PDT
FrodoTook
I agree with Pippin about Gollum. To alien looking.
It still warrants a 5 in my book.
Rating: 5
Thu July 19, 2001 9:33 PM PDT
RWeiss
Absolutely breathtaking.
In late 1975, the Brothers Hildebrandt brought Tol -
kien's enchanting world to life for me with their 1976
Tolkien Calendar. Though I loved the books before,
nothing was quite the same after seeing their master -
ful renditions of Gollum, Bilbo, Galadriel and others.
To this day, I have never seen a finer treatment of Gol -
lum than the twins' painting in the 1978 Tolkien Calen-
dar ( they would actually IMPROVE upon the treatment
offered here). Pure magic.
There's so much about this painting that I love: the sin -
ister - looking "stone face" above the three principals;
the mist rising from Morgul Vale; the city itself, with its
ever - vigilant revolving tower; the mountains in the background. All these things make this one of the gif -
ted twins' most impressive paintings.
Rating: 5
Wed August 1, 2001 4:44 PM PDT
RWeiss
Absolutely breathtaking.
In late 1975, the Brothers Hildebrandt brought Tol -
kien's enchanting world to life for me with their 1976
Tolkien Calendar. Though I loved the books before,
nothing was quite the same after seeing their master -
ful renditions of Gollum, Bilbo, Galadriel and others.
To this day, I have never seen a finer treatment of Gol -
lum than the twins' painting in the 1978 Tolkien Calen-
dar ( they would actually IMPROVE upon the treatment
offered here). Pure magic.
There's so much about this painting that I love: the sin -
ister - looking "stone face" above the three principals;
the mist rising from Morgul Vale; the city itself, with its
ever - vigilant revolving tower; the mountains in the background. All these things make this one of the gif -
ted twins' most impressive paintings.
Rating: 5
Wed August 1, 2001 4:44 PM PDT
xXxGOLLUMxXx
*shivers* thats NOT gollum, no, but the rest is good, i'm givin it a 4
Rating: 4
Tue May 7, 2002 4:01 PM PDT
xXxGOLLUMxXx
*shivers* thats NOT gollum, no, but the rest is good, i'm givin it a 4
Rating: 4
Tue May 7, 2002 4:01 PM PDT
lala_bloom
its a good drawing but....it does not at all look like him.......
Rating: 3
Sat November 9, 2002 5:47 PM PDT
lala_bloom
its a good drawing but....it does not at all look like him.......
Rating: 3
Sat November 9, 2002 5:47 PM PDT
keso_messias
thats a different way to see golum, but not too bad though
Rating: 5
Mon November 11, 2002 1:41 PM PDT
keso_messias
thats a different way to see golum, but not too bad though
Rating: 5
Mon November 11, 2002 1:41 PM PDT
EowynEorling
He is too big, too fat, too monsterly. But the rest is OK.
Rating: 4
Thu November 21, 2002 11:31 AM PDT
EowynEorling
He is too big, too fat, too monsterly. But the rest is OK.
Rating: 4
Thu November 21, 2002 11:31 AM PDT
kcamericanangel1
Rating: 5
Thu March 20, 2003 8:57 PM PDT
kcamericanangel1
Rating: 5
Thu March 20, 2003 8:57 PM PDT
nimirwyn
Is that Gollum? He looks like a real monster...
Rating: 3
Thu April 3, 2003 10:13 AM PDT
nimirwyn
Is that Gollum? He looks like a real monster...
Rating: 3
Thu April 3, 2003 10:13 AM PDT
TheshardsofNarsil
You are almost in every single picture which is awesome. talk to me
Wed April 9, 2003 3:55 PM PDT
TheshardsofNarsil
You are almost in every single picture which is awesome. talk to me
Wed April 9, 2003 3:55 PM PDT
Witchking336
Gollum looks great in my opinion. I love this pic, and all of the Brothers' work.
Peregrin
Gollum looks, uhh... different. But I like the city of the Wraiths. It looks truly evil and nasty. I'd give a 4.5, because I don't like the Gollum.
Rating: 4
Tue June 6, 2000 3:57 PM PDT