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MatejCadil — Atanatar I of Gondor

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Description Atanatar I
quainëa aran Ondonórëo
ar tárirya


Atanatar I was son of Turambar, the great conqueror who expanded the territory of Gondor to the eastern lands of Rhûn. Because of his father's victory over the Easterlings, Atanatar's reign was peaceful and uneventful.

We do not know virtually anything about Atanatar I, so the only inspiration for the picture was his name. Atanatar relates to the Atanatári of the First Age. Therefore I used combination of the emblems on the Three Houses of the Edain as a base for the decoration and colouring (look here ). Adding the queen here has no special reason, just after two warrior-kings I found it nice to draw another royal couple.

pen and coloured pencils

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Pictures in this series:
Meneldil , the third king of Gondor
Cemendur , the fourth king of Gondor
Eärendil , the fifth king of Gondor
Anardil , the sixth king of Gondor
Ostoher , the seventh king of Gondor
Rómendacil I , the eighth king of Gondor
Turambar , the ninth king of Gondor
Atanatar I , the tenth king of Gondor
Siriondil , the eleventh king of Gondor

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If you like my Tolkien-related art, look at my related journal or gallery folder .
But you can find even more of my pictures on my website Angrenost.cz . It's in Czech, but you can still look over the gallery of illustrations . Enjoy!
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Comments: 29

Michel-le-fou [2012-09-13 15:54:35 +0000 UTC]

Beyond words.

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MatejCadil In reply to Michel-le-fou [2012-09-14 10:02:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, you're flattering me!

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Comicalfreakazoid [2011-08-25 22:19:03 +0000 UTC]

I love the middle age style :claps: in this pic

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MatejCadil In reply to Comicalfreakazoid [2011-08-27 13:27:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it!

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Chalaya [2011-07-14 04:17:08 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic job on the costumes!! The jewelry is stunning and very detailed!

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MatejCadil In reply to Chalaya [2011-08-03 14:58:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It was inspired by Byzantine clothing and jewellery.

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Chalaya In reply to MatejCadil [2011-08-16 05:27:04 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! It really is beautiful!

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NordicLynx [2011-06-10 19:50:39 +0000 UTC]

Another great picture I followed that link and I discovered that it was a Swedish site, and I'm Swedish! So thanks to you, I might become a member

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MatejCadil In reply to NordicLynx [2011-06-12 20:36:44 +0000 UTC]

Haha, that's nice! I didn't even know it was Swedish site. Not that it would mean very much for me as I don't speak Swedish. But I'm glad it was useful for you!

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silamir [2011-04-17 17:13:44 +0000 UTC]

you have such great imagination for the look of everything

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MatejCadil In reply to silamir [2011-04-18 14:04:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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NordicLynx [2011-04-15 22:01:08 +0000 UTC]

It's nice to see a couple. She looks very byzantine

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MatejCadil In reply to NordicLynx [2011-04-18 14:04:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your comment, I'm glad to hear that!

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Allatwan [2011-04-13 10:23:18 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous! I love the Byzantine influence!

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MatejCadil In reply to Allatwan [2011-04-14 23:21:46 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad to hear that! And thanks for your comment.

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Allatwan In reply to MatejCadil [2011-04-20 09:11:24 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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BGArts [2011-04-12 09:10:27 +0000 UTC]

I really like the Byzantine dress and hints of the style as well. It's nice to see a little bit of not well known garb of history make its way into fantasy settings. Good job!

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MatejCadil In reply to BGArts [2011-04-14 23:20:39 +0000 UTC]

I like Byzantine art, it has been a great inspiration for me. And i like to think of Gondor as a kind of byzantine-like culture (for example in some of my pictures you can see that inspiration in architecture ).

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JediHobbit89 In reply to MatejCadil [2011-04-28 05:49:49 +0000 UTC]

You're definitely right. I noticed that when I read the book. I got a Byzantine vibe from Gondor, itself being a remnant of a great empire of old and a center of civilization in an otherwise wild land. Not to mention, if the map of Middle Earth is layed over a map of Europe, guess where Gondor would be?

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BGArts In reply to MatejCadil [2011-04-15 07:11:37 +0000 UTC]

I can see the similarities in culture... good observation!

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SeekHim [2011-04-12 01:53:24 +0000 UTC]

Very colorful!

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MatejCadil In reply to SeekHim [2011-04-14 23:16:37 +0000 UTC]

Yes.. In fact, unlike the previous pictures in the series, here I wasn't sure how to colour it, so finally I decided to do it just this colourful.

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Apolloette [2011-04-11 22:36:07 +0000 UTC]

Perfect, as usual! I love the colors and texture details!
Not to mention Gondor. I love Gondor period. And, you know, all of Tolkien's books...
But really. This is amazing. I wish I could draw people-- backgrounds-- EVERYTHING-- half as well as you can

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MatejCadil In reply to Apolloette [2011-04-14 21:24:16 +0000 UTC]

You're flattering me!

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Apolloette In reply to MatejCadil [2011-04-15 00:14:20 +0000 UTC]

But it's all true, so...

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dardo2 [2011-04-11 21:11:45 +0000 UTC]

and his queen
(ar tarirda)

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MatejCadil In reply to dardo2 [2011-04-14 21:23:04 +0000 UTC]

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Cambrey [2011-04-11 21:08:58 +0000 UTC]

Very colorful. I like what you did with the frame.

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MatejCadil In reply to Cambrey [2011-04-14 21:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I enjoy doing such decorations!

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