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The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook - by Alan Lee (Theoden and Wormtongue)

Before Shelob and Sauron in Lord of the Rings there was Ungoliant and Melkor. More foul and evil then any other beings Tolkien created.

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The Lord of the Rings - John Howe Art - Gandalfs' Fall with the Balrog

Esoteric Mystery School: Order of the Northern Way

A selection of paintings to celebrate the 40th anniversary this newly illustrated edition also features work by Alan Lee and Ted Nasmith.

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268) <It was the elves who stole the dragons away, right from under our noses. They used skilled spells to do this, spells that were eventually given to the Crescentium family. They took your kind as captives and used your dragons like horses.> //John Howe

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Lord of Balrogs was a title given to Gothmog and Lungorthin during the time of Morgoth. Gothmog served Morgoth as High Captain of Angband, and was the greater Lord of Balrogs in the First Age. He probably led the group of Balrogs that saved Morgoth from Ungoliant in Ered Wethrin. In the Dagor-nuin-Giliath, he mortally wounded the Ñoldor lord Fëanor. In the Nírnaeth Arnoediad, Gothmog killed Fingon, High King of the Ñoldor, with his axe and a little help from the lesser Lord of Balrogs…