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Alongside Thorondor and the Eagles, he slew the great dragon Ancalagon the Black and cast his body down onto Thangorodrim.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncalagon is one of most fearsome creatures in the whole of Tolkien's Legendaium, yet he's mentioned only very briefly as the greatest of Morgoth's dragons, and his most dreadful and final weapon in the War of Wrath.  The battle between Eärendil and Ancalagon is the merest sketch in the Silmarillion, but, vsually, it has the same power as Gandalf, holding his blazing staff, alone on the bridge of Khazad Dum, facing the winged, fiery shadow of the Balrog. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen designing this piece I had to make some difficult choices. Firstly I had to leave out the eagles or it would have been even more difficult to carve than it already was. Second, I had to simplify the ship's design. I now understand why ships in medieval carvings look so odd and stylised! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd most importantly I had to deal with the fact that Ancalagon was supposedly big enough to take down a whole mountain range in his fall, so I had to create a layered perspective where the ship could appear larger than it presumably was. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI also had to figure out how Eärendil had killed him, when even the Valar could not. Personally I think it was not a feat of physical strength. I believe the light of the silmaril did it. Ages after, the same light, caught in Galadriel's phial, wounded Shelob with \"an infection of light\". I think the purity of the crystallised light of the Two Trees before the fall broke Ancalagon's black heart from the inside out. Rather gruesome, it's true, but poetically so.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stars are both behind and in front of the dragon and ship because Eärendil and Vingilot had become a literal heavenly object by now, so I imagined the battle with Ancalagon not UNDER the sky but literally IN the sky, high up among Varda's stars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor this very large piece  (65 on 96 cm), I chose fllawless, smooth-grained Paulownia wood backed with plywood and framed with pine, for maximum dimensional stability and to limit the weight somewhat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is entirely handcarved and painted with acrylics and highlights of genuine silver foil and pale gold metallic wax. It's set with rhinestones for the stars and one large zirconia for the silmaril.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncalagon comes in a custom made box for safe shipping. The box can also double as a display case for the carving, adding to the size and impact of the piece. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7,120€ worldwide shipping included. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping will be tracked and insured. Allow us 5 working days to arrange shipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fauno Faery Woodcraft ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55919070478662,"sku":null,"price":7120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/6316\/9841\/files\/1000014907.jpg?v=1779459035"},{"product_id":"conversation-with-smaug-signed-print-copy","title":"Conversation with Smaug - signed print","description":"\u003cp\u003eConversation with Smaug is Fauno's most iconic piece - shortlisted for for the Tolkien Society Best Artwork Award this year - and we decided to have it printed locally to offer it as an affordable hand-signed, hand-numbered paper version to our Smaug's and Bilbo's admirers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn each and every print of this edition the moon runes and the Arkenstone are picked out with hand painted silver to recapture the shine and shadow, layered look of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are printed on heavy (320 g X sq m) slightly textured ivory paper. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e45 x 32cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFits very well into a standard 40x50 cm frame, with a standard mat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48 € \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e👉Sold without frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmaug's original carving can be seen in the shop (Middle-earth collection). It was recently shortlisted by the Tolkien Society for the 2025 Best Artwork Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough the original is sold, the design is available on commission. Commissions open starting September. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fauno Faery Woodcraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56288352371014,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/6316\/9841\/files\/1000011555.jpg?v=1769616837"},{"product_id":"coming-soon-glaurung-and-nienor","title":"Glaurung and Niënor - Available!","description":"\u003cp\u003e👉 Available ! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"But Nienor, being thrown by her steed, yet unhurt, made her way back to Amon Ethir, there to await Mablung, and came thus above the reek into the sunlight; and looking westward she stared straight into the eyes of Glaurung, whose head lay upon the hill-top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer will strove with him for a while, but he put forth his power, and having learned who she was he constrained her to gaze into his eyes, and he laid a spell of utter darkness and forgetfulness upon her, so that she could remember nothing that had ever befallen her, nor her own name, nor the name of any other thing; and for many days she could neither hear, nor see, nor stir by her own will. Then Glaurung left her standing alone upon Amon Ethir, and went back to Nargothrond.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlaurung is one of the archvillains of the Silmarillion, a fully sentient wingless dragon every bit as cunning, scheming, and malignant as Smaug and twice as evil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere he is depicted in his encounter with Niënor\/Niniel, gleefully launching his twisted plot for the downfall of the children of Hurin. I love how much emphasis Tolkien put on Glaurung's eyes, and I centered the whole composition of this around his baleful gaze, where all oh his tremendous malice is converging. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike its twin piece the Fall of Ancalagon this too is about light and darkness, but instead of that scene of explosive cosmic scale, this is enfolding and almost intimate, as Glaurung's spell cuts Nienor off the from light, into the darkness of oblivion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike The Fall of Ancalagon, it comes in a custom made shipping crate that can double as a display frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize of carving, ca 65 x 96 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize of frame, ca 72 x 104 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllow us a working week to arrange the shipping of this very heavy piece. Feel free to message me for enquiries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e👉 Signed prints will be available soon! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fauno Faery Woodcraft ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56390932463942,"sku":null,"price":6120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/6316\/9841\/files\/PXL-20260909_110132408.jpg?v=1788956761"},{"product_id":"the-fall-of-ancalagon-signed-print","title":"The Fall of Ancalagon - Signed Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand signed and numbered print of Fauno's iconic carving \"The Fall of Ancalagon\", a dark nocturnal scene dramatically lit by the appearance of Eärendil's celestial ship, carrying the hallowed Silmaril. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stars and Silmaril are hand painted in silver and iridescent white for an extra luminous effect. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30x43 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42€ worldwide shipping included. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold without frame. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fauno Faery Woodcraft ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56939095294278,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/6316\/9841\/files\/1000016673.jpg?v=1783703237"},{"product_id":"untitled-24sept_18-15-21","title":"Glaurung and Nienor - Signed Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned Prints of Glaurung and Nienor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese prints are in ~A3 format, on heavy, slightly textured paper. Each is signed and numbered and has delicate hand painted details. In this case I tried to replicate the very subtle glitter in the deeper parts of Glaurung's shadow, with glittery ink. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original carving was photographed in bright natural light for this reproduction. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see the original carving in all its glory \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fauno-faery-woodcraft.myshopify.com\/products\/coming-soon-glaurung-and-nienor\" title=\"Glaurung and Nienor carving\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e44€ worldwide shipping included. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fauno Faery Woodcraft ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57451673387334,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/6316\/9841\/files\/PXL-20260924_151939716.jpg?v=1790335204"},{"product_id":"special-offer-glaurung-ancalagon-signed-prints","title":"Special Offer - Glaurung+Ancalagon -Signed Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe two arch-dragons of Tolkien's legendarium, carved in two twin pieces, and now available in twin prints, as a couple, at 10€ discount. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of these prints is numbered, signed and hand embellished by the artist. On \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fauno-faery-woodcraft.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fall-of-ancalagon-signed-print?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc\u0026amp;pr_rec_id=09782b8ec\u0026amp;pr_rec_pid=15643952349510\u0026amp;pr_ref_pid=15521914388806\u0026amp;pr_seq=uniform\" title=\"Angalagon print\"\u003eAncalagon's\u003c\/a\u003e print the stars and Silmaril are picked out in silver. In \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fauno-faery-woodcraft.myshopify.com\/products\/untitled-24sept_18-15-21\" title=\"Glaurung's print \"\u003eGlaurung's\u003c\/a\u003e print, I added subtle glitter detailing in the shadows, to emulate the gleam of black rhinestones in the original. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e78€ worldwide shipping included \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fauno Faery Woodcraft ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57455920251206,"sku":null,"price":78.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/6316\/9841\/files\/PXL-20260924_155135486.jpg?v=1790336116"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/6316\/9841\/collections\/IMG-20240410_150327_284.heic?v=1714565733","url":"https:\/\/katherinewyvern.com\/collections\/middle-earth.oembed","provider":"Fauno Faery Woodcraft ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}