My hero! Huzzah!

Glorfindel, my hero! I was really happy with this picture when I drew it, and I’m really happy with it still. I adore the passage where Tolkien describes him:

“Glorfindel was tall and straight; his hair was of shining gold; his face fair and young and fearless and full of joy; his eyes were bright and keen, and his voice like music; on his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was strength.”

It’s so inspiring. Tolkien really liked Glorfindel, I think. I’m glad he didn’t show up in the movie, because he wouldn’t have been good. Actually, he was in the movie, but without speaking lines. He was some tall, white-haired guy with a milky, pasty face and he looked really wierd. I don’t look at that guy ever, since he’s all wrong. Legolas would have been perfect, but then he was perfect as Legolas, too, so I suppose Legolas is more important to the story so that’s okay. I just imagine the same person, tiny bit taller, a bit glowy with some sort of divine light, lachend eyes, and different clothes.