Number 19 for my Ladies of Arda Portfolio (info can be found here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1980006/ ) This is Gilraen, mother of Aragorn, played by
's character Okari.
Gilraen was born in the year 2907 of the Third Age of the Sun to Dírhael and Ivorwen. She was also known as Gilraen the Fair. Gilraen married Arathorn son of Arador in 2929. Her father Dírhael was opposed to the match because he felt Gilraen was too young to marry and because he had a sense of foreboding that Arathorn would not live long. But Ivorwen counseled her husband to acquiesce, saying "If these two wed now, hope may be born for our people; but if they delay, it will not come while this age lasts." Two years after the birth of Aragorn, Arathorn was slain by an Orc arrow and Gilraen took her son to Rivendell where Elrond accepted the boy as a foster-son and gave him the name Estel, meaning "Hope." Gilraen and Aragorn lived together at Rivendell until 2951, when Aragorn turned twenty and was told of his heritage by Elrond. At that time also Aragorn met Elrond's daughter Arwen and fell in love with her. Gilraen noticed a change in her son and questioned him about it. She warned Aragorn that Elrond would not easily consent to a marriage between his only daughter and a mortal Man. Gilraen feared that the line of Isildur would end, and she told Aragorn that it was his fate to wander in the Wild. She said no more to him of her fears and Aragorn left Rivendell to face many perils and hardships. A few years later, Gilraen left Rivendell and went to live alone near her people in Eriador. She did not often see her son for he continued to journey throughout Middle-earth. When Aragorn came to visit his mother, she foretold her coming death. Gilraen died before the next spring in 3007.
Only a few more of these left to complete! All slots have been put on reserve at this point, though if any of them reopen I will let you guys know. :)
Okari is ©
Gilraen is © J.R.R. Tolkien
Artwork is © myself
's character Okari. Gilraen was born in the year 2907 of the Third Age of the Sun to Dírhael and Ivorwen. She was also known as Gilraen the Fair. Gilraen married Arathorn son of Arador in 2929. Her father Dírhael was opposed to the match because he felt Gilraen was too young to marry and because he had a sense of foreboding that Arathorn would not live long. But Ivorwen counseled her husband to acquiesce, saying "If these two wed now, hope may be born for our people; but if they delay, it will not come while this age lasts." Two years after the birth of Aragorn, Arathorn was slain by an Orc arrow and Gilraen took her son to Rivendell where Elrond accepted the boy as a foster-son and gave him the name Estel, meaning "Hope." Gilraen and Aragorn lived together at Rivendell until 2951, when Aragorn turned twenty and was told of his heritage by Elrond. At that time also Aragorn met Elrond's daughter Arwen and fell in love with her. Gilraen noticed a change in her son and questioned him about it. She warned Aragorn that Elrond would not easily consent to a marriage between his only daughter and a mortal Man. Gilraen feared that the line of Isildur would end, and she told Aragorn that it was his fate to wander in the Wild. She said no more to him of her fears and Aragorn left Rivendell to face many perils and hardships. A few years later, Gilraen left Rivendell and went to live alone near her people in Eriador. She did not often see her son for he continued to journey throughout Middle-earth. When Aragorn came to visit his mother, she foretold her coming death. Gilraen died before the next spring in 3007.
Only a few more of these left to complete! All slots have been put on reserve at this point, though if any of them reopen I will let you guys know. :)
Okari is ©

Gilraen is © J.R.R. Tolkien
Artwork is © myself
Category All / General Furry Art
Species Dog (Other)
Size 758 x 992px
File Size 336.5 kB
Wow, girl, I tell ya, I can't wait to get my two pieces and hang them on the wall together! I might even just mat them together and put them in the same frame. They just look so beautiful. I love how this Gilraen!Okari has this really quiet strength to her. You can totally tell she's the kind of woman who would have mothered something as awesome as Aragorn.
Thanks so much for all of the effort you put into this. It's gorgeous, and it will have a home on my wall. God, so pretty!
Thanks so much for all of the effort you put into this. It's gorgeous, and it will have a home on my wall. God, so pretty!
A pleasure as always hun, Okari is a pretty character. :) I'm just a few pieces shy of finishing this portfolio, once I've got them all done I've gotta go and figure out how much it'll cost to make the books and send them out. Everyone who's in it gets a copy. ^.^
Gonna be starting our trade sometime in the near future too. <3
Gonna be starting our trade sometime in the near future too. <3
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