Cirdan the Shipwright - painted by Joe Fahey.
Mithril has made a batch of only 225 of these miniatures
available to members.
Brief History:
This
MS440 miniature was suggested by Christophe Giacopazzi
(a.k.a. Gildor) in December 2005.
A
lord of the Teleri in Middle-earth, Círdan was persuaded
to remain in Beleriand with some of his people by Ossë
when the other Teleri were taken into the West by Ulmo. Lord
of the Falas during much of the First Age, he removed to the
Isle of Balar after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. At the end of
the First Age, with the destruction of Beleriand, he moved
eastwards and founded Mithlond, the Grey Havens, on the Gulf
of Lhûn.
He
remained in Lindon throughout the Second and Third Ages. Throughout
the Second Age, that land was under the direct rule of High
King Gil-galad. At the time of the fall of Eregion, Celebrimbor
sent two of the Three Rings north to the High King, and Gil-galad
in turn passed one of these to Círdan; Narya, the Ring
of Fire. At the end of the Second Age, Gil-galad fell in the
War of the Last Alliance, leaving Lindon without a ruler.
His natural heir would have been Elrond, who had long since
removed to Imladris, and so Círdan took on the leadership
of the Elves west of the Blue Mountains.
Círdan
continued to maintain the havens at Mithlond throughout the
Third Age and into the Fourth. When the Wizards arrived in
Middle-earth, he perceived that Gandalf was the wisest of
them, and gave him the Red Ring to bear in secret. He took
an active part in the events of the Third Age, too; it was
his mariners, for example, who sought to rescue Arvedui the
last King of Arthedain. He was still the master of the Grey
Havens at the end of the Age, when he saw the Ring-bearers'
White Ship, that he had held in preparation over the long
years, pass into the West.
Dimensions:
Cirdan the Shipwright is 35mm in height from base to top of
his head.
This miniature is blister packed and primed
in Mithril's special undercoat. It requires some assembly
Painted by Herbert Lukaszewski
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