Absolutely love her work. Fingon looks so grim, and Maedhros... Well, he looks like someone who's been hanging from Thangorodrim for a while...
If you liked this picture, you should check out my Chmiel thread
Comment by NienorNiniel - March 24, 2004 @ 11:24 AM - Rated a 5
This is my favorite bit of Tolkien story related artwork. Superb.
Comment by Elmtree - March 24, 2004 @ 11:55 AM - Rated a 5
You captured the emotion perfect. Fingon looks so ernest and determined and meadhros, well, he does look just how you would expect considering what he had been through.
Comment by Luthien79 - March 29, 2004 @ 1:52 PM - Rated a 5
That is just beautiful! The emotion is so real in the picture, you almost wouldn't need to know the story to understand.
Comment by Elven*Warrior - March 29, 2004 @ 2:37 PM - Rated a 5
I'm glad you did a picture of this. Great image!
Comment by Elwin_Halfelven - March 29, 2004 @ 3:08 PM - Rated a 5
The close-up on the action is very effective, it makes the viewer share the emotions of the two characters. I especially love how Maedhros' hand grips Fingon's cloak.
Comment by Hobbit-lass - March 29, 2004 @ 4:02 PM
Wonderful portrayal of a dramatic scene. Love the expression, the colors, everything!! Well done!
Comment by neekerbeeker - March 29, 2004 @ 4:41 PM - Rated a 5
Very powerful scene. Nicely done!
Comment by articusmaximus - March 29, 2004 @ 6:05 PM - Rated a 5
For those who have never read the Silmarillion or those who have not read it in a while (I, myself, am long overdue for another reading !), this is a good reminder that it is a glorious book in it's own right. I also found that, for me, knowledge of the Silmarillion truly enhanced the whole LOTR book/movie experience over the years. It did a excellent job of "filling up the corners", if I may steal a line from A Long Expected Party, of the histories, philosophies, etc I encountered in the LOTR trilogy. By the way, to me this is an extraordinary display of talent and interpretation by Ms. Chmiel. The details are wonderful. The combination of this artist's skill and the reminder that it 's time for me to reread "The Sil" requires that I give it this a well-deserved high rating.
Comment by 3butterbur - March 29, 2004 @ 6:24 PM - Rated a 5
Very haunting!
The expressions are singularly well-done, as was mentioned.
And Maedhros is just scary!
Comment by Luthien_elentari - March 29, 2004 @ 7:49 PM - Rated a 5
I almost cried looking at it. The emotions are captured perfectly. Maedhros looks like he's ready to just give it up and die, and Fingon's got the sort of fierce, grim expression you'd expect from someone who's about to chop their best friend's hand off.
Comment by Riverthalos - March 29, 2004 @ 8:05 PM - Rated a 5
Made me cry. Great.
Comment by Telperion - March 29, 2004 @ 10:02 PM - Rated a 5
Wow! Brilliant! this is the first picture to get 5.0 since i first started coming to this site!
Comment by Celebrindal_14 - March 31, 2004 @ 11:24 AM - Rated a 5
As people have said, masterful job portraying the emotions. It is quite chilling.
Comment by Elflet - March 31, 2004 @ 1:23 PM - Rated a 5
Great job. The emotions on their faces are brilliant. It's very sad, but excellent.
Comment by Elwing_the_White - March 31, 2004 @ 4:13 PM - Rated a 5
Maedhros, especially, is really well portrayed -- the anguish, and the new hope.
Comment by Cuivienen7 - March 31, 2004 @ 5:36 PM - Rated a 5
This is absolutly excellent. You deserve more that 5 points!
Comment by Loopy - April 1, 2004 @ 9:26 AM - Rated a 5
Maedhros' hair seems awfully red though, not the sort of auburn or coppery color I imagine. Very good overall, however. Keep up the good work.
Comment by Eluchil - April 1, 2004 @ 4:36 PM - Rated a 5
I absolutely love this piece, it isn't from the movies, totally from your imagination, and the style and use of medium is definately Tolkien. Very accurate and talented work, I love the small details you have put into the clothes, have you used pen for that? Excellent work!
Comment by Goldberryswaiting - April 1, 2004 @ 11:46 PM - Rated a 5
This is one of my favourite tales from the Silmarillion. I'm glad the illustration is of Fingon's attempt to cut the chain from Maedhros's hand, not actually cutting the hand off! Poor Maedhros! He became my favourite son of Feanor after reading this story. I have one question, though. Feanor had raven-black hair, so wouldn't his sons have had the same? Since this is the second picture of Maedhros that I've seen that portrays him with reddish hair, I figure I must be wrong about his hair being black. Time to go reread that story again!
Comment by Donisiliel - April 2, 2004 @ 5:43 PM - Rated a 5
Your comments are inappropriate and low balling on this site will not be tolerated.
Comment by Swt_Lil_Baby_Angel - April 3, 2004 @ 1:16 PM
What was that supposed to be...?
Comment by NienorNiniel - April 3, 2004 @ 11:38 PM - Rated a 5
This piece is very evocative. Great emotions. I love it
Comment by Agamemnon - April 4, 2004 @ 7:13 AM - Rated a 5
Absolutely beautiful! Shocking, though. It gave me chills.
Donisiliel, I had thought Maedhros would have had black hair as well, but perhaps I'm wrong.
Luthy
Comment by luthienelflover - April 4, 2004 @ 7:54 AM - Rated a 5
I really loved this one...especially since this is an original concept and not one inspired from the movie. It will be redundant to repeat how strongly the emotions resound on the faces of the heroes and the colours and the gestures. I especially loved the hand of Maedhros, the one he clings on Fingon with. Such hope and despair in one clasp of the hand!!!
naias
Comment by naias - April 4, 2004 @ 10:36 AM - Rated a 5
Tolkien described him as having red hair.
Comment by NienorNiniel - April 4, 2004 @ 10:42 AM - Rated a 5
Hmmm, guess I missed that, Nienor. Well, in my own little mind, I shall continue to imagine him dark-haired Thanks
Luthy
Comment by luthienelflover - April 5, 2004 @ 2:02 PM
I like it but it seems like it needs more feeling to it. Not to be against you but it shouldn't be a 5.00.
Lowballing will not be tolerated. There is an announcement in the messageboards of art about this. No ratings below 4 will be tolerated on art of this sort and all ratings must be justified. It is up to the moderators discretion if they remain; we have been doing this for a long time.
Comment by joshuee - April 5, 2004 @ 6:21 PM
I have always been exceedingly impressed with Chmiel's work. She is skilled at capturing characters and the feeling of a scene.
Comment by Giliath - April 6, 2004 @ 8:30 AM - Rated a 5
Perhaps some may think me strange after this, but I have not yet read "The Sil", WAIT!! DON'T SLAM ME YET! I know I know, its odd that I call myself a true Tolkien fan and havnt but WOW! This image makes me want to, and I cant think of anyone that wouldnt after seeing this. Increadible work Miss Chmiel! Please share more!
Comment by TheGreyPilgram - April 6, 2004 @ 6:11 PM - Rated a 5
Comment by Legolases_eyes - April 9, 2004 @ 1:54 AM - Rated a 5
Comment by NienorNiniel - April 9, 2004 @ 11:36 AM
All comments must be written in English as per the rules of this site.
Comment by David_from_angmar - April 9, 2004 @ 3:19 PM
Whoa. This is awesome... I'm getting through the Sil for the first time... Ever since I saw another pic on here on Friday I've been reading it as fast as I can go so I can still comprehend it... which is painfully slow, in my mind... *twitch*
So sad!!! Yet very beautiful and well-done. I'm going to go back to reading now... lol.
~fosh~
Comment by Ithil~Greenleaf - April 12, 2004 @ 6:36 PM - Rated a 5
very nice!!!! that is absolutely beautiful.
Comment by susana - April 15, 2004 @ 2:04 PM
i dont like the size of the picture (or the view, whatever), also i cant tell when he cut off the hand all to easily..before or after, i guess the colors arent too bright.... but other than that its fantastic
Comment by DurinsBane - April 16, 2004 @ 2:54 PM - Rated a 4
Maedhros is my very favorite elf, so I'm always serching for pictures that contain him. I think this one is absolutely wonderful. It shows all the emotions and helps to imagine how it really was up there at Thangorodrim.
Ms. Chmiel obraz jest po prostu fantastyczny, pozdrawiam. (few words in polish)
Comment by Anuviel - April 18, 2004 @ 1:10 PM - Rated a 5
there is never any lack of talent and beauty in all of the tolkien artwork I have been able to view on this site... no exception here.
bloody gorgeous
Comment by niphredilmaiden - April 24, 2004 @ 1:21 AM - Rated a 5
I love it! I wish I could do something like that!
Comment by Orli`sGirl - April 30, 2004 @ 9:31 PM - Rated a 5
This is an emotionally Stunning Picture. It is beautifully rendered and heart wrenching. Very, very well done.
Comment by aimless - May 2, 2004 @ 12:05 AM - Rated a 5
Catherine Chmiel's Tolkien art caught my attention at once when I first saw some of her works. As many others here have already said, she captures the emotions of the characters perfectly. Besides, her visions of the characters are much like my own.
Comment by rowanberry - May 2, 2004 @ 10:03 AM - Rated a 5
you've totally captured what I saw in my head when I read that passage. Well done!
Comment by Old_Begonia - May 6, 2004 @ 9:32 AM - Rated a 5
My goodness this is a fantastic piece of art the emotions are drawn so vividly I am truly truly impressed!!!
Comment by suenote - May 10, 2004 @ 4:43 PM - Rated a 5
Very, very good
Comment by Sulmerel - May 25, 2004 @ 12:26 PM - Rated a 5
I love this picture for the expression on Maedhro's face. His teeth are clenched and I can all but hear him breathe. If I didn't know Elves were impervious to cold I could also swear he was shivering. It also looks as though he's shed a few tears, I'd like to think in relief.
Very evocative.
Comment by Stupid_Orcs - June 3, 2004 @ 9:35 PM
A NICE PICS BRINGS BACK MEMORIES...
Comment by horsemaster-of-rohan - June 5, 2004 @ 2:24 PM - Rated a 5
this is just amazing
he looks sorta weird.....but then again he's hanging from a cliff manacled by his hand....let's just say he's supposed 2...
Comment by *elbereth_gilthoniel* - June 6, 2004 @ 11:49 AM - Rated a 5
how can you not give this a 5
5,000,000,000
Comment by Khand - June 8, 2004 @ 8:49 PM - Rated a 5
very good Unfortunately, I don't know enough to know what it is!
Comment by Literature - June 10, 2004 @ 11:42 AM
this piece is one of the best i have seen on this site. it truly captures the moment. nice work!
Comment by Valandil_Eluchi - June 11, 2004 @ 10:33 AM - Rated a 5
so healed the rift between the noldor
Comment by woodelf317 - June 12, 2004 @ 12:10 PM
but now I'll be able to vizualize it better thanks to this portrait. makes me remember a dream I once had...*spaces out*...ahem. who said that Fingorn was quote "HOT"?? Yeah, I don' think he's supposed to look hot in that portrait. Elves are not "hot", they are fair. Get it right! jk! but still, c'mon.
Cheers, Idril
Comment by A_Randir_Vithren - June 18, 2004 @ 2:27 PM - Rated a 5
I haven't commented on this picture before?...Oh, my...
It made me cry. 'Nuff said.
Comment by Pippin4242 - June 19, 2004 @ 7:51 AM - Rated a 5
Glorfindel approximates to 'Red-haired' in English, does it not? So there's two more re-haired Elves for you.
*~Pips~*
Comment by Pippin4242 - June 19, 2004 @ 7:56 AM
I LOVE THIS!!! It's pure brilliance despite the fact that Maedhros looks so beat up, but I still love the guy. Absolutely love the portrayal of it all. Nearly made me shed a tear, nearly... And one more thing, no matter how many times I read the Silmarillion I never see it anywhere that it says that Maedhros had red hair. And if any of you know where it is, please tell me what section its in, I'd really appreciate it, TA TA!!!
Comment by gamgeeluver_2000 - July 3, 2004 @ 4:51 PM - Rated a 5
I like it.
Comment by Mungo - July 6, 2004 @ 12:39 PM - Rated a 5
Wow, awesome depiction of one of my absolute favourite parts of the Sil. Love the detailing with the facial expressions. True talent! ~NFF
Comment by Nine_Fingered_Frodo - July 8, 2004 @ 6:15 PM - Rated a 5
this is a great picture......the detailing is sooo perfect
Comment by Soronume - July 15, 2004 @ 1:48 PM - Rated a 5
Fingon is my RP character's father. This is awesome!
Comment by Lindoriel - July 18, 2004 @ 3:49 PM - Rated a 5
Don't you ever stop giving everything you can of your talent. You are ever so gifted keep the good work up!
Comment by nilmë - August 9, 2004 @ 1:50 AM - Rated a 5
Beautifully portrayed. I am no art critic, but I love the way Maedhros looks tormented, but not broken.
Comment by Frelga - August 9, 2004 @ 1:01 PM - Rated a 5
this expreses so much fellings i love it!!!!!!
Comment by presioso - August 16, 2004 @ 5:44 PM - Rated a 5
Tolkien tells of Maedhros's hair colour in History of Middle-earth XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth in the chapter titled "The Shibboleth of Fëanor." Nerdanel, Fëanor's wife, had red hair and so did her eldest and youngest sons, Maedhros and Amrod, respectively.
~Doni
Comment by Donisiliel - November 20, 2004 @ 1:02 PM
You are a realy good drawer but I think there are exelents draws and you have a very high rate.
Comment by lord_de_los_rings - November 20, 2004 @ 8:35 PM
A superb portrayal of a poignant moment in The Silmarillion. Very well done!
Comment by Aranis - November 28, 2004 @ 11:16 AM - Rated a 5
great
Comment by lillith - March 28, 2005 @ 11:17 AM - Rated a 4
wow this picture is really sad, but I absolutely love it. After I saw it, I went back and read that part of the Silmarillion again. All of Catherine Chmiel's work is wonderful, her elves look perfect (and just how i imagine them), and I like how her drawings are so emotional. I like looking at pictures of characters, especially elves, I'm so glad I found Chmiel's art online. thank you for your wonderful artworks
Comment by Fea~*Mar~Vanwa~Tyalieva - August 23, 2005 @ 10:04 PM - Rated a 5
I can't believe I haven't rated it yet! This is one of my favorite pictures on this whole site. There's just so much emotion in it. Plus it all looks so real - the mountain, their faces, their clothes, the shackle, the knife - it feels like you could just step into it.
Comment by Nawyn - November 10, 2005 @ 4:11 PM - Rated a 5
Great artwork! Do I have to say more?!
Comment by Maethorwen - December 23, 2005 @ 2:20 PM - Rated a 5
this is megga awesome!!! but....(i'm sorry to say) i am clueless to what's going on!!!! please!!! IF SOMEONE COULD TELL ME WHAT THIS PICTURE IS ABOUT!!! PLEASE EMAIL ME!!! I'M ABSOLUTLY DIEING TO KNOW!!! PLEASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!! my email is
talk_about_bla@hotmail.com
please people.....fellow LOTRF's (Lord of the Rings Freak) i'm dieing to know!!! please!!
~Lothinor(Jennie)
Comment by Lothinor - January 2, 2006 @ 6:47 PM - Rated a 5
i know i just entered a thingy but thank you "3butterbur" for saying it was from the Simarillion (sorry i can't spell i know it too) but still if someone out there gets this...PLEASE email me!!
talk_about_bla@hotmail
thank you ~lothinor
Comment by Lothinor - January 2, 2006 @ 6:50 PM
I'm new to this site so hello everyone! I just had comment on this beautiful pic as I'm half way through reading The Silmarillion and have turned back to the the page where Maedhros is rescued a couple of times to reread it. It is my favourite part in the book so far and on entering this site this picture was the first one I saw. So WELL DONE to the artist, you deserve alot of praise. You have captured the moment beautifully!
Comment by Telerielf - January 9, 2006 @ 6:15 AM - Rated a 5
Painfully, I have officially abandoned Tolkien Online, due to matters which are best left unsaid.
For those of you who enjoyed my writing, I beg your forgiveness and understanding. Writing fanfictions holds no pleasure for me anymore. I have not, however, given up the arts, as at the current time in my life they seem to be the only hope I have of a future. Thanks to my good friend, I have come to discover www.deviantart.com, and through it, a new obsession and passion for art in almost every form. Coming particularly to the for are photography and photomanipulations. I still write poetry and stories, however, which I will begin to submit with increasing regularity. I do hope that if any of you should be in need of contacting me, you will come and find me at dragonstella.deviantart.com OR email me at stella_wisha@yahoo.com (although you may wish to be sure to put in a subject such as "from a tolkienonliner" as I get a lot of spam)
Several months back, I left Tolkien Online out of frustration and anger. Now I once again say goodbye, and it is only that: goodbye. The same kind of goodbye one says to fourth grade when moving up to fifth, or to being 14 when turning 15.
Comment by shniffshnark231 - March 25, 2009 @ 12:11 AM - Rated a 5
Breathtaking! So realistic! It depicts the feelings exactly!
Comment by Laura - June 17, 2009 @ 5:35 AM - Rated a 5
As one who frequents Tolkien's works and has a strange morbid fascination with blood, I must say that this is just incredible. I can't believe how powerful the emotion is. It shines straight through everything, and as an artist myself, I defy anyone who condemns the artwork itself to draw a better one! The detail and emotion on Maedhros especially make me just think "Wow!" His wounds speak of his desperation, and I can definetly see the despair and desire for death. When I read the story in The Silmarillion, I just fell in love with Maedhros, even though I'm less than impressed with his later actions with Maglor and the Silmarils. Fingon, too, looks coldly determined, and as somebody else said, he has that sort of grim, fierce expression one would need if he's about to chop his best friend's hand off.
Comment by Mirensil - November 14, 2009 @ 11:51 AM - Rated a 5
Absolutely love her work. Fingon looks so grim, and Maedhros... Well, he looks like someone who's been hanging from Thangorodrim for a while...
If you liked this picture, you should check out my Chmiel thread
Comment by NienorNiniel - March 24, 2004 @ 11:24 AM - Rated a 5
This is my favorite bit of Tolkien story related artwork. Superb.
Comment by Elmtree - March 24, 2004 @ 11:55 AM - Rated a 5
You captured the emotion perfect. Fingon looks so ernest and determined and meadhros, well, he does look just how you would expect considering what he had been through.
Comment by Luthien79 - March 29, 2004 @ 1:52 PM - Rated a 5
That is just beautiful! The emotion is so real in the picture, you almost wouldn't need to know the story to understand.
Comment by Elven*Warrior - March 29, 2004 @ 2:37 PM - Rated a 5
I'm glad you did a picture of this. Great image!
Comment by Elwin_Halfelven - March 29, 2004 @ 3:08 PM - Rated a 5
The close-up on the action is very effective, it makes the viewer share the emotions of the two characters. I especially love how Maedhros' hand grips Fingon's cloak.
Comment by Hobbit-lass - March 29, 2004 @ 4:02 PM
Wonderful portrayal of a dramatic scene. Love the expression, the colors, everything!! Well done!
Comment by neekerbeeker - March 29, 2004 @ 4:41 PM - Rated a 5
Very powerful scene. Nicely done!
Comment by articusmaximus - March 29, 2004 @ 6:05 PM - Rated a 5
For those who have never read the Silmarillion or those who have not read it in a while (I, myself, am long overdue for another reading !), this is a good reminder that it is a glorious book in it's own right.
I also found that, for me, knowledge of the Silmarillion truly enhanced the whole LOTR book/movie experience over the years. It did a excellent job of "filling up the corners", if I may steal a line from A Long Expected Party, of the histories, philosophies, etc I encountered in the LOTR trilogy.
By the way, to me this is an extraordinary display of talent and interpretation by Ms. Chmiel. The details are wonderful.
The combination of this artist's skill and the reminder that it 's time for me to reread "The Sil" requires that I give it this a well-deserved high rating.
Comment by 3butterbur - March 29, 2004 @ 6:24 PM - Rated a 5
Very haunting!
The expressions are singularly well-done, as was mentioned.
And Maedhros is just scary!
Comment by Luthien_elentari - March 29, 2004 @ 7:49 PM - Rated a 5
I almost cried looking at it. The emotions are captured perfectly. Maedhros looks like he's ready to just give it up and die, and Fingon's got the sort of fierce, grim expression you'd expect from someone who's about to chop their best friend's hand off.
Comment by Riverthalos - March 29, 2004 @ 8:05 PM - Rated a 5
Made me cry. Great.
Comment by Telperion - March 29, 2004 @ 10:02 PM - Rated a 5
Wow! Brilliant! this is the first picture to get 5.0 since i first started coming to this site!
Comment by Celebrindal_14 - March 31, 2004 @ 11:24 AM - Rated a 5
As people have said, masterful job portraying the emotions. It is quite chilling.
Comment by Elflet - March 31, 2004 @ 1:23 PM - Rated a 5
Great job. The emotions on their faces are brilliant. It's very sad, but excellent.
Comment by Elwing_the_White - March 31, 2004 @ 4:13 PM - Rated a 5
Maedhros, especially, is really well portrayed -- the anguish, and the new hope.
Comment by Cuivienen7 - March 31, 2004 @ 5:36 PM - Rated a 5
This is absolutly excellent. You deserve more that 5 points!
Comment by Loopy - April 1, 2004 @ 9:26 AM - Rated a 5
Maedhros' hair seems awfully red though, not the sort of auburn or coppery color I imagine. Very good overall, however. Keep up the good work.
Comment by Eluchil - April 1, 2004 @ 4:36 PM - Rated a 5
I absolutely love this piece, it isn't from the movies, totally from your imagination, and the style and use of medium is definately Tolkien. Very accurate and talented work, I love the small details you have put into the clothes, have you used pen for that? Excellent work!
Comment by Goldberryswaiting - April 1, 2004 @ 11:46 PM - Rated a 5
This is one of my favourite tales from the Silmarillion. I'm glad the illustration is of Fingon's attempt to cut the chain from Maedhros's hand, not actually cutting the hand off! Poor Maedhros! He became my favourite son of Feanor after reading this story. I have one question, though. Feanor had raven-black hair, so wouldn't his sons have had the same? Since this is the second picture of Maedhros that I've seen that portrays him with reddish hair, I figure I must be wrong about his hair being black. Time to go reread that story again!
Comment by Donisiliel - April 2, 2004 @ 5:43 PM - Rated a 5
Your comments are inappropriate and low balling on this site will not be tolerated.
Comment by Swt_Lil_Baby_Angel - April 3, 2004 @ 1:16 PM
What was that supposed to be...?
Comment by NienorNiniel - April 3, 2004 @ 11:38 PM - Rated a 5
This piece is very evocative. Great emotions. I love it
Comment by Agamemnon - April 4, 2004 @ 7:13 AM - Rated a 5
Absolutely beautiful! Shocking, though. It gave me chills.
Donisiliel, I had thought Maedhros would have had black hair as well, but perhaps I'm wrong.
Luthy
Comment by luthienelflover - April 4, 2004 @ 7:54 AM - Rated a 5
I really loved this one...especially since this is an original concept and not one inspired from the movie. It will be redundant to repeat how strongly the emotions resound on the faces of the heroes and the colours and the gestures. I especially loved the hand of Maedhros, the one he clings on Fingon with. Such hope and despair in one clasp of the hand!!!
naias
Comment by naias - April 4, 2004 @ 10:36 AM - Rated a 5
Tolkien described him as having red hair.
Comment by NienorNiniel - April 4, 2004 @ 10:42 AM - Rated a 5
Hmmm, guess I missed that, Nienor. Well, in my own little mind, I shall continue to imagine him dark-haired
Thanks 
Luthy
Comment by luthienelflover - April 5, 2004 @ 2:02 PM
I like it but it seems like it needs more feeling to it. Not to be against you but it shouldn't be a 5.00.
Lowballing will not be tolerated. There is an announcement in the messageboards of art about this. No ratings below 4 will be tolerated on art of this sort and all ratings must be justified. It is up to the moderators discretion if they remain; we have been doing this for a long time.
Comment by joshuee - April 5, 2004 @ 6:21 PM
I have always been exceedingly impressed with Chmiel's work. She is skilled at capturing characters and the feeling of a scene.
Comment by Giliath - April 6, 2004 @ 8:30 AM - Rated a 5
Perhaps some may think me strange after this, but I have not yet read "The Sil", WAIT!! DON'T SLAM ME YET! I know I know, its odd that I call myself a true Tolkien fan and havnt but WOW! This image makes me want to, and I cant think of anyone that wouldnt after seeing this. Increadible work Miss Chmiel! Please share more!
Comment by TheGreyPilgram - April 6, 2004 @ 6:11 PM - Rated a 5
Comment by Legolases_eyes - April 9, 2004 @ 1:54 AM - Rated a 5
http://www.tolkienonline.com/thewhitecouncil/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=76734
Comment by NienorNiniel - April 9, 2004 @ 11:36 AM
All comments must be written in English as per the rules of this site.
Comment by David_from_angmar - April 9, 2004 @ 3:19 PM
Whoa. This is awesome... I'm getting through the Sil for the first time... Ever since I saw another pic on here on Friday I've been reading it as fast as I can go so I can still comprehend it... which is painfully slow, in my mind... *twitch*
I'm going to go back to reading now... 
lol.
So sad!!! Yet very beautiful and well-done.
~fosh~
Comment by Ithil~Greenleaf - April 12, 2004 @ 6:36 PM - Rated a 5
very nice!!!! that is absolutely beautiful.
Comment by susana - April 15, 2004 @ 2:04 PM
i dont like the size of the picture (or the view, whatever), also i cant tell when he cut off the hand all to easily..before or after, i guess the colors arent too bright.... but other than that its fantastic
Comment by DurinsBane - April 16, 2004 @ 2:54 PM - Rated a 4
Maedhros is my very favorite elf, so I'm always serching for pictures that contain him. I think this one is absolutely wonderful. It shows all the emotions and helps to imagine how it really was up there at Thangorodrim.
Ms. Chmiel obraz jest po prostu fantastyczny, pozdrawiam. (few words in polish)
Comment by Anuviel - April 18, 2004 @ 1:10 PM - Rated a 5
there is never any lack of talent and beauty in all of the tolkien artwork I have been able to view on this site... no exception here.
bloody gorgeous
Comment by niphredilmaiden - April 24, 2004 @ 1:21 AM - Rated a 5
I love it! I wish I could do something like that!
Comment by Orli`sGirl - April 30, 2004 @ 9:31 PM - Rated a 5
This is an emotionally Stunning Picture. It is beautifully rendered and heart wrenching. Very, very well done.
Comment by aimless - May 2, 2004 @ 12:05 AM - Rated a 5
Catherine Chmiel's Tolkien art caught my attention at once when I first saw some of her works. As many others here have already said, she captures the emotions of the characters perfectly. Besides, her visions of the characters are much like my own.
Comment by rowanberry - May 2, 2004 @ 10:03 AM - Rated a 5
you've totally captured what I saw in my head when I read that passage. Well done!
Comment by Old_Begonia - May 6, 2004 @ 9:32 AM - Rated a 5
My goodness this is a fantastic piece of art the emotions are drawn so vividly I am truly truly impressed!!!
Comment by suenote - May 10, 2004 @ 4:43 PM - Rated a 5
Very, very good
Comment by Sulmerel - May 25, 2004 @ 12:26 PM - Rated a 5
I love this picture for the expression on Maedhro's face. His teeth are clenched and I can all but hear him breathe. If I didn't know Elves were impervious to cold I could also swear he was shivering. It also looks as though he's shed a few tears, I'd like to think in relief.
Very evocative.
Comment by Stupid_Orcs - June 3, 2004 @ 9:35 PM
A NICE PICS BRINGS BACK MEMORIES...
Comment by horsemaster-of-rohan - June 5, 2004 @ 2:24 PM - Rated a 5
this is just amazing
he looks sorta weird.....but then again he's hanging from a cliff manacled by his hand....let's just say he's supposed 2...
Comment by *elbereth_gilthoniel* - June 6, 2004 @ 11:49 AM - Rated a 5
how can you not give this a 5
5,000,000,000
Comment by Khand - June 8, 2004 @ 8:49 PM - Rated a 5
very good
Unfortunately, I don't know enough to know what it is!
Comment by Literature - June 10, 2004 @ 11:42 AM
this piece is one of the best i have seen on this site. it truly captures the moment. nice work!
Comment by Valandil_Eluchi - June 11, 2004 @ 10:33 AM - Rated a 5
so healed the rift between the noldor
Comment by woodelf317 - June 12, 2004 @ 12:10 PM
but now I'll be able to vizualize it better thanks to this portrait. makes me remember a dream I once had...*spaces out*...ahem. who said that Fingorn was quote "HOT"?? Yeah, I don' think he's supposed to look hot in that portrait. Elves are not "hot", they are fair. Get it right! jk! but still, c'mon.
Cheers,
Idril
Comment by A_Randir_Vithren - June 18, 2004 @ 2:27 PM - Rated a 5
I haven't commented on this picture before?...Oh, my...
It made me cry. 'Nuff said.
Comment by Pippin4242 - June 19, 2004 @ 7:51 AM - Rated a 5
Glorfindel approximates to 'Red-haired' in English, does it not? So there's two more re-haired Elves for you.
*~Pips~*
Comment by Pippin4242 - June 19, 2004 @ 7:56 AM
I LOVE THIS!!! It's pure brilliance despite the fact that Maedhros looks so beat up, but I still love the guy. Absolutely love the portrayal of it all. Nearly made me shed a tear, nearly... And one more thing, no matter how many times I read the Silmarillion I never see it anywhere that it says that Maedhros had red hair. And if any of you know where it is, please tell me what section its in, I'd really appreciate it, TA TA!!!
Comment by gamgeeluver_2000 - July 3, 2004 @ 4:51 PM - Rated a 5
I like it.
Comment by Mungo - July 6, 2004 @ 12:39 PM - Rated a 5
Wow, awesome depiction of one of my absolute favourite parts of the Sil. Love the detailing with the facial expressions. True talent!
~NFF
Comment by Nine_Fingered_Frodo - July 8, 2004 @ 6:15 PM - Rated a 5
this is a great picture......the detailing is sooo perfect
Comment by Soronume - July 15, 2004 @ 1:48 PM - Rated a 5
Fingon is my RP character's father. This is awesome!
Comment by Lindoriel - July 18, 2004 @ 3:49 PM - Rated a 5
Don't you ever stop giving everything you can of your talent. You are ever so gifted
keep the good work up! 
Comment by nilmë - August 9, 2004 @ 1:50 AM - Rated a 5
Beautifully portrayed. I am no art critic, but I love the way Maedhros looks tormented, but not broken.
Comment by Frelga - August 9, 2004 @ 1:01 PM - Rated a 5
this expreses so much fellings i love it!!!!!!
Comment by presioso - August 16, 2004 @ 5:44 PM - Rated a 5
Tolkien tells of Maedhros's hair colour in History of Middle-earth XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth in the chapter titled "The Shibboleth of Fëanor." Nerdanel, Fëanor's wife, had red hair and so did her eldest and youngest sons, Maedhros and Amrod, respectively.
~Doni
Comment by Donisiliel - November 20, 2004 @ 1:02 PM
You are a realy good drawer but I think there are exelents draws and you have a very high rate.
Comment by lord_de_los_rings - November 20, 2004 @ 8:35 PM
A superb portrayal of a poignant moment in The Silmarillion. Very well done!
Comment by Aranis - November 28, 2004 @ 11:16 AM - Rated a 5
great
Comment by lillith - March 28, 2005 @ 11:17 AM - Rated a 4
wow this picture is really sad, but I absolutely love it. After I saw it, I went back and read that part of the Silmarillion again.
All of Catherine Chmiel's work is wonderful, her elves look perfect (and just how i imagine them), and I like how her drawings are so emotional. I like looking at pictures of characters, especially elves, I'm so glad I found Chmiel's art online.
thank you for your wonderful artworks
Comment by Fea~*Mar~Vanwa~Tyalieva - August 23, 2005 @ 10:04 PM - Rated a 5
I can't believe I haven't rated it yet! This is one of my favorite pictures on this whole site. There's just so much emotion in it. Plus it all looks so real - the mountain, their faces, their clothes, the shackle, the knife - it feels like you could just step into it.
Comment by Nawyn - November 10, 2005 @ 4:11 PM - Rated a 5
Great artwork! Do I have to say more?!
Comment by Maethorwen - December 23, 2005 @ 2:20 PM - Rated a 5
this is megga awesome!!! but....(i'm sorry to say) i am clueless to what's going on!!!! please!!! IF SOMEONE COULD TELL ME WHAT THIS PICTURE IS ABOUT!!! PLEASE EMAIL ME!!! I'M ABSOLUTLY DIEING TO KNOW!!! PLEASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!! my email is
talk_about_bla@hotmail.com
please people.....fellow LOTRF's (Lord of the Rings Freak) i'm dieing to know!!! please!!
~Lothinor(Jennie)
Comment by Lothinor - January 2, 2006 @ 6:47 PM - Rated a 5
i know i just entered a thingy but thank you "3butterbur" for saying it was from the Simarillion (sorry i can't spell i know it too) but still if someone out there gets this...PLEASE email me!!
talk_about_bla@hotmail
thank you
~lothinor
Comment by Lothinor - January 2, 2006 @ 6:50 PM
I'm new to this site so hello everyone!
I just had comment on this beautiful pic as I'm half way through reading The Silmarillion and have turned back to the the page where Maedhros is rescued a couple of times to reread it. It is my favourite part in the book so far and on entering this site this picture was the first one I saw.
So WELL DONE to the artist, you deserve alot of praise. You have captured the moment beautifully!
Comment by Telerielf - January 9, 2006 @ 6:15 AM - Rated a 5
Painfully, I have officially abandoned Tolkien Online, due to matters which are best left unsaid.
For those of you who enjoyed my writing, I beg your forgiveness and understanding. Writing fanfictions holds no pleasure for me anymore. I have not, however, given up the arts, as at the current time in my life they seem to be the only hope I have of a future. Thanks to my good friend, I have come to discover www.deviantart.com, and through it, a new obsession and passion for art in almost every form. Coming particularly to the for are photography and photomanipulations. I still write poetry and stories, however, which I will begin to submit with increasing regularity. I do hope that if any of you should be in need of contacting me, you will come and find me at dragonstella.deviantart.com OR email me at stella_wisha@yahoo.com (although you may wish to be sure to put in a subject such as "from a tolkienonliner" as I get a lot of spam)
Several months back, I left Tolkien Online out of frustration and anger. Now I once again say goodbye, and it is only that: goodbye. The same kind of goodbye one says to fourth grade when moving up to fifth, or to being 14 when turning 15.
Cordially, and forever, yours.
DragonStella
Comment by DragonStella - May 9, 2006 @ 9:35 PM
WOW maaaaaaan, this's like, soooooooo totally coooool maaaaaaan.
Comment by shniffshnark231 - March 25, 2009 @ 12:11 AM - Rated a 5
Breathtaking! So realistic! It depicts the feelings exactly!
Comment by Laura - June 17, 2009 @ 5:35 AM - Rated a 5
As one who frequents Tolkien's works and has a strange morbid fascination with blood, I must say that this is just incredible. I can't believe how powerful the emotion is. It shines straight through everything, and as an artist myself, I defy anyone who condemns the artwork itself to draw a better one! The detail and emotion on Maedhros especially make me just think "Wow!" His wounds speak of his desperation, and I can definetly see the despair and desire for death. When I read the story in The Silmarillion, I just fell in love with Maedhros, even though I'm less than impressed with his later actions with Maglor and the Silmarils. Fingon, too, looks coldly determined, and as somebody else said, he has that sort of grim, fierce expression one would need if he's about to chop his best friend's hand off.
Comment by Mirensil - November 14, 2009 @ 11:51 AM - Rated a 5