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heget’s Silmarillion Sigil Set

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Disclaimer: Here is a blend of Original Tolkien creations (aka my best efforts at recreating the author’s drawing), modifications on the original, and designs completely from cloth.

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In order:

Ereinion Gil-galad, Eärendil

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HERE is the master-list.

Notes:

Two Tolkien Originals today.

Eärendil on the right has the solely vertical symmetry of human sigils (look at the moon phases). In the center is the Star of the Silmaril, which is different from the version on the Doors of Moria, which is supposed to be the Fëanorian Silmaril star- which gets annoying because there are several different renditions of ‘star’ or ‘Silmaril as star’ even on Fëanor’s sigil that I just end up using which star fits the design. The blues are good for the ocean, and better as the upper airs of the atmosphere. Like the device for his mother, Idril, there are actually 12 points along the perimeter of the circle, though you could argue none touch the edges of the logenze.

Speaking of which, then we have Ereinion Gil-galad, nicknamed such for the glittering stars on his shield and of which his sigil envokes. 8 of them touching the edges, twelve in total, as befitting a king. And Reason #3 I personally place Gil-galad as Fingon’s son is that the blue and silver of this sigil matches Fingolfin and kin, not Finarfin and kin. ~~Other two reasons involve Finduilas.~~

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heget’s Silmarillion Sigil Set

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Disclaimer: Here is a blend of Original Tolkien creations (aka my best efforts at recreating the author’s drawing), modifications on the original, and designs completely from cloth.

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In order:

Finduilas Faelivrin

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Notes:

Only one today, but it’s Finduilas Faelivrin of Nargothrond. My Hufflepuff Princess. The banner to match her sigil is this. I do like her, and think she’s not shallow or weak. Her (love) life is tragic. Oh honey, back away from the dark and mysterious man with the talking sword. Finduilas is a maiden of courty affection stuck in a love triangle, and she’s doomed to a horrible death, but at least she exits the story before the incest.

Her sigil takes the golds, light yellows and green, and some of the white of her father Orodreth, while the basic structure like the central piece and art nouveau flower element comes from her Sindarian mother’s side. It’s a large pink flower, seemingly delicate but not. Princess Pretty-Reflection.

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heget’s Silmarillion Sigil Set

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In order:

Artanis, Celebrían

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Notes:

Yes, I already have a Galadriel, but consider the fact that I have made alternate sigils for when other characters changed political positions- and Artanis/Nerwen/Altariel/Galadriel changed her name and adopted a new style. Plus, I had an earlier rejected version of her sigil (Finarfinwions! Why you be so difficult?).

Still, the old version languished in the back of my folder until I realized two things. First, I was giving Idril and Finduilas their own banners to match the sigils, whereas Galadriel was using the banner of her brother. Secondly, the color scheme would work nicely for a sigil for her daughter, Celebrían. So I dusted off the older Galadriel (which is mostly neutrals and light golds) and rechristened it “Artanis”. Plus, it follows the sigil for Eärwen and thus Finarfin, so story logic upheld.

Celebrían I made the key element a ring of silver art nouveau flowers, which are devices I’m making common to Sindarian ladies. Her daughter has a similar design.

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In order:

Olwë, Eärwen

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HERE is the master-list.

Notes:

For the king of the Falmari, the Teleri of Aman, I limited my colors to a sub-palette from this set, which provides most of the trims and building details of my Valinorean houses. Thus the sandy neutrals and watery blues. Olwë has 16 points touching the edges, equal to Finwë. Though early attempts were more wave-like, the design I settled on evokes the compass rose and sand dollar. Eärwen uses the same color scheme, with eight rays reminiscent of Finarfin. The border along the circumference of her circle are a pattern of stylized water lotus and buds.

**Non-Canon Designs, obviously**

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In order:

Finrod-Nóm, Finrod, Orodreth, Angrod 01, Angrod 02, Aegnor, Galadriel

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HERE is the master-list.

Notes:

For my favorite set of Finwions, making sigils for them was a royal pain. Suffice to say, my difficulties with designing and crafting these sigils mean I’m not as happy with the end result as some of the other endeavors. Still, they work well for my purposes.

The color scheme for the offspring of Finarfin take their cues from the only Tolkien Original for any of them that I have to work with: Finrod Felagund’s sigil, made after he discovered the Edain, and obviously something constructed by humans instead of elves.

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In order:

Nerdanel, Mathan, Nerdanel’s cousins (Edrahil)

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Notes:

All original, House of Mahtan.

Because of the epessë Urundil, “copper-lover”, I wanted the color scheme to be heavy on the copper red. Nerdanel’s design was supposed to be a little more floral, but ended up just geometric and very gear-like. Which works. Because Mahtan is a smith: the cog-design and something vaguely flame-ish for the forges. And some Kirby dots. The cousin branch has the design turn into shapes of flame and calligraphy.

That third sigil is for a branch of mostly-original characters I’m making related through a sibling of Nerdanel. (Undecided on name or gender, but I am using Istarnië, Nerdanel’s original name, as that of her mother.) They ended up loosely based on the Tullys, and I took inspiration from “The Leithian Script” and made Edrahil a nephew once or twice removed of Nerdanel, making this his sigil.

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heget’s Silmarillion Sigil Set

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In order:

Elenwë, Idril

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Notes:

Here is a original by Tolkien, and an original by me, using the Tolkien as a guide, side by side.

On the right is Idril– who was very difficult to make following Tolkien’s drawing. It’s an older creation, and it shows. Among the problems is that the points are divided by 6 (her total rankings point count is 12), and as you can see in my PROCESS explanation, I work in divisions of 4. Thus I had to do new math to get the angles of the circle to match the symmetry. Also, I had not mastered some of the tricks from doing the Lúthien 02. So everything is not as neatly aligned as it should be.

Left is my design for Elenwë. I used the cornflower blue from Idril (my original intentions were much more cornflower floral) paired with a sapphire, white, and black. Yes, I was thinking of the death on Helcaraxë, but also that those are soothing rich blues. Though there is a white base, in the end the sigil looks more like my Noldo-flavor than Vanyar, which is perfectly fine with the headcanon I mentioned in regards to Anairë. Her points reaching out are also 12.

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In order:

Fingolfin, Anairë, Fingon 01, Fingon 02, Turgon, Aredhel

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HERE is the master-list.

Notes:

Re-posted Fingolfin to show how his sons’ designs follow it closely.

I purposely made them similar in part for a sense of family consistency and continuity, but also because I’m not positive that, say, Fingon would have his own sigil instead of just using his father’s. The reason I allow variation of banners is because it’s more fun. Also these are for decorating personal quarters and as story props, so if I don’t do most of the cast, then the few characters Tolkien made sigils for (one for Idril, but none fore the rest of her immediate family except her son?) don’t stick out like a sore thumb.

The lower half of the gonfale for the Nolofinwions is a dark blue with two silver stripes- per the two quotes in the text.

Fingon’s is just a simplified version of his dad’s. The first only has 4 wavy points touching the edges as befitting a son and heir, whereas the second adds the other four points to make the 8 of the High King of the Noldor in Beleriand. Otherwise the first is Argon, and the second is Fingon.

Turgon’s is also similar, but with the red from his mother. This is a sly nod to his later Gondolin heraldry of ‘sun, moon, scarlet heart’. Note: Heraldry for Gondolin is much closer to real-world heraldry, and can work on regular wall hangings and shields.

Aredhel is heavier on the dark blues than ‘the White Lady of the Noldor’ would suggest, but I had to make it work with her father’s flag. The silver background is for her, and the floral elements are taken from other Noldor ladies. The sharp dark central flowers are a reference towards the rest of her family.

Anairë is red and blue because those are my colors for her. My headcanon for Anairë ties into my thoughts on the Vanyar as the equivalent of medieval monasteries, thus the Vanyar initially are the ones making parchment and illuminating manuscripts. Then the Noldor would take over, some working in partnership with the Minyar ‘monks’. Anairë’s father, a courtier of Finwë, would go into a business alliance with a Vanyar noble, who would hire the Vanyar commoners to churn out the paper and legal documents that would be used by the government in Tirion. Thus Anairë would be very knowledgeable of court and interact often with bureaucrats there, meeting and marrying Fingolfin. Elenwë, Turgon’s wife, would be the daughter of said Vanyar noble- who is looked down by the other Minyar as far too Noldor. Thus, the flower makes me think of the pages of a book.

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heget’s Silmarillion Sigil Set

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Disclaimer: Here is a blend of Original Tolkien creations (aka my best efforts at recreating the author’s drawing), modifications on the original, and designs completely from cloth.

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In order:

Elu Thingol (Elwë), Melian

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Notes:

Here’s why the disclaimer has that part about ‘modifications’ of originals. Thingol’s sigil is not exactly a match. I added more visual interest in the center and a second tone throughout the aqua because it was looking too plain compared to everyone else, once I started redoing the early sigils. And you can see extra dark gray points in the background. I was severely ticked due to elven rules of heraldry indicating rank by the number of points touching the edges, and that Finwë had 16 on his ‘winged sun’ but Elu only had the regular kingly 8 for a ‘winged moon’ – and both were High Kings of their people, ambassadors to Valinor, and frankly in every way -including mistakes in parenting- I hold Thingol superior. Not just that I really liked Thingol’s character at that point, but Finwë himself is that unimpressive. So I subtly restored Thingol to his rightful rank.

(Downloaders of the Sims set already know my ranting and raging over bright aqua as a royal color of Renaissance-level-tech Doriath. A toss-up between dagged chief orange on bright blue or quartered aqua and logenzy black/dark gray for unusual royal banner color schemes…)

Melian is one of the oldest sigils made, and it shows. It’s a busy design, but for once I can’t be mostly blamed. That’s Tolkien’s fault. Luckily there’s enough white and black and gray to offset the blue, so her sigil still coordinates with Sindar gray flags and Lúthien 01.

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heget’s Silmarillion Sigil Set

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Disclaimer: Here is a blend of Original Tolkien creations (aka my best efforts at recreating the author’s drawing), modifications on the original, and designs completely from cloth.

*Completely Non-Canon*

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In order:

Amarië, ‘Vanyar Green’

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Notes:

Finally added the Vanyar extras post. I know my original ones aren’t as popular as the TO, and that the poor Minyar are not well-liked by the fandom, considered boring. But this is a short set, which after yesterday I thought would be appreciated.

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