Tumblr crosspost (7 December 2020)

[anghraine]

It’s a day that ends in Y, so I’m thinking about Byzantine Gondor again

Tagged: #someday i WILL commission faramir and éowyn in byzantine robes in the 'white lady of rohan' scene #it's not today (i have too many ocs i want lol) but it will someday happen

Comments

[chestnut_pod]

It's a delightful bit of lore. Though this doesn't seem to be the time period JRRT was considering, ever since reading Judith Herrin's Ravenna (which I recommend on its own merits), I imagine Gondorian interiors in that kind of marvelous Eastern Gothic style, with the delicious mosaicwork everywhere.

[anghraine]

I love the idea of Gondorian mosaicwork so much, honestly. Just imagine the colors!