CCC XIII The Fortress of Tol-in-Gaurhoth

[soccerkid6]

An entry into the Forbidden Fortress category of the Colossal Castle Contest. A collab between John and I: John built the landscape, while I built the fortress. The build is based off of the story of Beren and Luthien from the Silmarillion. There's a full interior inside, and the drawbridge is functional. Sauron's werewolf form, and Huan were both inspired by Dunedain and Blake Baer.

Luthien and Huan, the Hound of Valinar, rescue Beren from Sauron's fortress of Tol-in-Gaurhoth. Sauron takes the form of a werewolf to battle Huan:

"Therefore he (Sauron) took upon himself the form of a werewolf, and made himself the mightiest that had yet walked the world; and he came forth to win the passage of the bridge... But no wizardry nor spell, neither fang nor venom, nor devil's art nor beast-strength, could overthrow Huan of Valinor; and he took his foe by the throat and pinned him down" (Tolkien 175).
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There's a lot to see, so check out additional pictures here: [url]http://brickbuilt.org/2015/Tol-in-Gaurhoth.php[/url]
Thanks for looking

[AardWolf]

This looks really cool in black! I love the interior (as usual from you) and the brick-built beasts are really nice. Great entry!

[Bruce N H]

Have you submitted this? I didn't see it when I was approving entries. Remember, everyone, posting something in the forum is not entering the contest - you have to go to the entry page.

Bruce

[marcu44]

You're both an Inspiration, espaccialy when it comes to interior! I highly intended to do one in my next builds.

[Dubbadgrim]

Very creepy trees and black spires. Suits the contest theme well!