J.R.R. Tolkien – Der Herr der Ringe – Eine Vorlesereise (Viertes Buch)
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Eine illustrierte Vorlese-Reise (Teil 4):
Der Herrn der Ringe als Vorleselektüre ist an sich bereits eine Herausforderung … vor allem an die/den Zuhörende*n 😉
Aber wenn die Zuhörende eine 92-Jährige ist, wird die Sache interessant.
Nach dem dritten Buch geht’s erstmal ziemlich düster und mühsam weiter und auch die Seniorin selbst steht vor gesundheitlichen Herausforderungen, die es zu meistern gilt.
Illustrationen zu "Der Herr der Ringe"
Quelle: Midjourney/ Ralf H. Schneider
Texte zu den einzelnen Etappen
Mit dem vierten Buch des “Herrn der Ringe” wird die Perspektive gewechselt und der Ringträger mit seinem treuen Gefährten stehen im Fokus. Auch wenn die Stimmung in den ersten Kapiteln ziemlich hoffnungslos und düster ist, lauscht meine 92-jährige Zuhörerin der Geschichte, wenngleich ich erahne, dass sie nicht alles immer mitbekommt. Das Präsentieren der hier gesammelten Midjourney-Illustrationen hilft ihr sehr, sich die Szenerie vorzustellen.
Viertes Buch
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- Midjourney Prompt: The two hobbits Frodo and Sam with elven cloaks and an undressed skinny gollum from tolkien’s lord of the rings walk through a boggy swamp with mist and wandering lights, no trees, no bushes, gloomy mood, grey and brown colours, view from the ground, fantasy style –style raw –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: The two hobbits Frodo and Sam and smeagol walk walk through a boggy swamp with mist and wandering lights, in a pool of water a pale dead elven warrior lies under the surface and a face stares upwards, gloomy mood, grey and brown colours, view from the ground, fantasy style –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: the unclothed smeagol with big eyes from tolkien’s lord of the rings writhes on a rocky floor and wails, with black rocks and a gloomy atmosphere in the background, ink drawing –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: full body view, a boggy swamp, at the bottom of a pool of water lies a pale dead armed elven warrior deep under the surface in the water and a face stares upwards, fantasy style, gloomy light, closeup –style raw –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: The two hobbits Frodo and Sam and gollum walk through a boggy swamp with mist and wandering lights, gloomy mood, grey and brown colours, view from the ground, fantasy style –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: The two hobbits Frodo and Sam climb on black angular rocks in a barren mountain range, the moon shines with a small crescent in the cloudy night sky, gloomy mood, watercolour, bird’s eye view –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: An old, abandoned, stone-paved road on the edge of a mountain, the cobblestones covered with moss and ferns, small cypresses and junipers and thyme and small flowers and small conifers line the path, fantasy style –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: A huge old weathered rectangular water-filled stone basin with moss-covered pool edges in the middle of a rocky meadow landscape, with a small stream flowing out of the basin as a waterfall, hügellandschaft, kleine nadelbäume, fantasy style –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: morannon, the gates of mordor, A huge black double-leaf gate in a large rock face, with tall black towers rising up to the left and right, black clouds, view from a rock opposite, View from behind a lying hobbit looking over the rock with a view of the back of his head –ar 16:9 –s 200 –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: style of hiroshi yoshida, morannon, the gates of mordor, A huge black double-leaf gate in a large rock face, with tall black towers rising up to the left and right, black clouds, view from a rock opposite, View from behind a lying hobbit looking over the rock with a view of the back of his head –s 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy comic style, A group of athletic men in brown-green leather clothing with hoods and gloves, the faces are presumed and only the eyes are visible, they are armed with bows and swords, background meadow landscape with hills and bushes –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: a big potand a small pot on a campfire, on a meadow with short grasses, pieces of meat and herbs cooking in the pots, drawing –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy comic style, A huge war elephant gallops wildly through a hilly landscape with bushes and meadows, a Tower-like structure is on the saddle, a dark-skinned tall warrior rides the elephant, the tusks are coated with metal and blades, dynamic scene –s 200 –style raw –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: gollum by tolkien splashing in a natural pool amidst rocks around moonlight and holding a silver fish in his hand, vertical view from above on a rock, bird’s eye view –ar 16:9 –style raw –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: bird’s eye prrsoective, digital vector illustration painting, angle from high above to a wide plain, a cave exit high up in the mountains, the interior of a cave hollowed out by an underground river, a waterfall from the back, a spray mist like a curtain, the view from high above goes through the cave like through a cave window opening to the outside through a curtain of a spray-mist waterfall onto a plain with a wide river, it is night and the full moon shines and is reflected in the course of the river –ar 16:9 –style raw –s 300 –v 6.0
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- Midjourney Prompt: A tall black nazgul wearing a black cloak and a tall black helmet rides in front of an army of orcs in black armour, the army runs out of a black gate of a black fortress in a long line one behind the other, the rider and the orks approach the viewer, perspective from high above –ar 16:9
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragons style, A lonely intersection of two ancient cobblestone streets, the intersection is surrounded by very old and high and large redwoods, the trees are small and partly burnt and bent, the landscape is gloomy and overcast with dark clouds, bird’s eye perspective –ar 16:9 –style raw –stylize 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragons style, A lonesome intersection of two ancient cobblestone streets, the intersection is surrounded by very old and high and large redwoods, the trees are small and partly burnt and bent, the landscape is gloomy and overcast with dark clouds –ar 16:9 –style raw –stylize 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragons style, A lonesome intersection of two ancient cobblestone streets, the intersection is surrounded by very old and high and large redwoods, the trees are small and partly burnt and bent, the landscape is gloomy and overcast with dark clouds –ar 16:9 –style raw
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragons style, A lonesome intersection of two ancient cobblestone streets, the intersection is surrounded by very old and high and large Sequoioideae, the trees are small and partly burnt and bent, the landscape is gloomy and overcast with dark clouds –ar 16:9 –style raw
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- Midjourney Prompt: A road leads to a large black castle gate, the castle is black and ruined with many towers and foggy white glowing windows, the gate is open and a large army of orcs in black armour with a large black roasted rider with a black helmet and black cloak, the army runs towards the viewer, the landscape is rocky and foggy and gloomy –ar 16:9 –style raw
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- Midjourney Prompt: A road leads to a large black castle gate, the castle is black and ruined with many towers and foggy white glowing windows, the gate is open and a large army of orcs in black armour with a large black roasted rider with a black helmet and black cloak, the army runs towards the viewer, the landscape is rocky and foggy and gloomy –ar 16:9 –style raw
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- Midjourney Prompt: dark fantasy style, group of orcs in black armour together carry a sleeping hobbit on their shoulders over rocks towards a black tower, dark and rocky mountains, mordor –ar 16:9 –style raw
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- Midjourney Prompt: blockstyle piece of Art, the ghost town of minas morgul with its black pointed towers and abandoned buildings, dark atmosphere with fog and ghostly illuminated windows in the black towers –ar 16:9 –style raw
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds –ar 2:3 –style raw –stylize 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep narrow stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the high steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds –ar 2:3 –style raw –stylize 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds –ar 2:3 –style raw –stylize 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A rocky ledge at the top of a very steep stone staircase, the rock is black, to the left and right of the ledge there are rocks, on the rocks there are two large stone horns, the sky is black and gloomy, on the horizon shimmers a dark red diffuse light, A very steep narrow stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the high steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds –ar 2:3 –style raw –stylize 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds –ar 2:3 –style raw –stylize 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep narrow stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the high steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds –ar 2:3 –style raw –stylize 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep narrow stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the high steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds –ar 2:3 –style raw –stylize 200
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- Midjourney Prompt: A sleeping frodo the hobbit lies in a dark cliff passage, he is almost completely wrapped in cobwebs, close-up –ar 16:9 –style raw
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- Midjourney Prompt: dark fantasy style, A huge monster spider in a dark cave passage, the black spider has dozens of black eyes, the flabby belly of the spider is pale and grey, a hobbit holds a bright white light against the spider, the bony spider legs are covered with thick bristles and have claws at their ends, gloomy atmosphere –ar 16:9 –style raw –stylize 200
Nach längerer Pause und einigen Veränderungen des Zustands von Minni geht die Reise weiter. Minni war eine zeitlang krank und ist innerhalb weniger Wochen noch etwas unselbständiger geworden. Das Wichtigste ist momentan, sie wieder auf ein einigermaßen gesundes Level zu heben, bei dem der Husten, die Verdauungsproblematik, Hautentzündungen und ausreichendes Essen und Trinken ganz oben auf der Liste stehen. Aber Aufgeben ist keine Option … so wie für Frodo und Sam. Erfreulicherweise verbessert sich allmählich ihre Situation und sie kann wieder den Gute-Nacht-Geschichten aus Tolkiens Werk lauschen. Das 4. Buch des Herrn der Ringe beginnt allerdings nicht gerade hoffnungsvoll und aufmunternd. Triste Wanderungen durch karges Gebirge und modrige Sümpfe machen die Reise von Frodo und Sam überaus gefährlich. Nachdem Sméagol die Gefährten so lange im Verborgenen verfolgt hat, wird er von den beiden Hobbits überwältigt und von Frodo durch ein Versprechen zu ihrem Führer bis nach Mordor verpflichtet. Das macht einerseits die Reise weniger gefährlich, weil Gollum den Weg bereits einmal gegangen ist, andererseits misstraut vor allem Sam dem verschlagenen Wesen.
![Midjourney Prompt: The two hobbits Frodo and Sam with elven cloaks and an undressed skinny gollum from tolkien's lord of the rings walk through a boggy swamp with mist and wandering lights, no trees, no bushes, gloomy mood, grey and brown colours, view from the ground, fantasy style --style raw --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_The_two_hobbits_Frodo_and_Sam_with_elven_cloaks_and__b2c21ef7-b766-4fc7-a228-0eb9ca98f237.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: The two hobbits Frodo and Sam and smeagol walk walk through a boggy swamp with mist and wandering lights, in a pool of water a pale dead elven warrior lies under the surface and a face stares upwards, gloomy mood, grey and brown colours, view from the ground, fantasy style --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_The_two_hobbits_Frodo_and_Sam_and_smeagol_walk_walk__b962e85c-4fcc-45dc-90aa-1ef8c76f3724.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: the unclothed smeagol with big eyes from tolkien's lord of the rings writhes on a rocky floor and wails, with black rocks and a gloomy atmosphere in the background, ink drawing --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_the_unclothed_smeagol_with_big_eyes_from_tolkiens_lo_178bb53a-47a2-472f-b841-3efaa9e50218.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: full body view, a boggy swamp, at the bottom of a pool of water lies a pale dead armed elven warrior deep under the surface in the water and a face stares upwards, fantasy style, gloomy light, closeup --style raw --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_full_body_view_a_boggy_swamp_at_the_bottom_of_a_pool_2bd0a027-8582-4947-a487-6397c9c6a0eb.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: The two hobbits Frodo and Sam and gollum walk through a boggy swamp with mist and wandering lights, gloomy mood, grey and brown colours, view from the ground, fantasy style --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_The_two_hobbits_Frodo_and_Sam_and_gollum_walk_throug_a9042af8-7724-4c28-b6e0-4376ca178f1d.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: The two hobbits Frodo and Sam climb on black angular rocks in a barren mountain range, the moon shines with a small crescent in the cloudy night sky, gloomy mood, watercolour, bird's eye view --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_The_two_hobbits_Frodo_and_Sam_climb_on_black_angular_cd705319-f4b9-4af8-a504-9a6903a1115a.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Interessanterweise ist es gleichgültig, wie lange ich vorlese … sobald ich das Buch zuklappe, wacht meine Seniorin aus ihrer “Zuhör-Starre” auf und fragt erstaunt: “Schon zu Ende?” 😉
So muss das sein 🙂
Frodo muss erkennen, dass er an den Toren von Moria nicht mehr weiterkommt und kalkuliert schon mit einer Gefangennahme, um überhaupt in die Nähe seines Ziels zu kommen, was so überhaupt nicht in Gollums Interesse liegt. Er lockt Frodo und Sam geschickt an einen Ort, wo er sich Hilfe zur Verwirklichung seiner ganz persönlichen Ziele erhofft. Auch wenn die Hobbits durchaus sehr skeptisch sind, erscheint der von Sméagol versprochene geheime Durchgang nach Mordor zumindest etwas weniger katastrophal, wie der Versuch, Morannon “einfach” zu durchschreiten.
Und so geht die Reise westlich des Ephel Dúath weiter gen Süden durch Ithilien und verschafft zumindest den Hobbits etwas Erholung, da diese Region zwar verwildert, aber noch nicht durch Sauron vollkommen zerstört ist und so leicht an eine Wanderung durch eine Wildnis des nordlichen Mittelmeers erinnert.
![Midjourney Prompt: An old, abandoned, stone-paved road on the edge of a mountain, the cobblestones covered with moss and ferns, small cypresses and junipers and thyme and small flowers and small conifers line the path, fantasy style --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_An_old_abandoned_stone-paved_road_on_the_edge_of_a_m_8125cafa-e3fb-454f-8e15-1e0c349a2bbb.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: A huge old weathered rectangular water-filled stone basin with moss-covered pool edges in the middle of a rocky meadow landscape, with a small stream flowing out of the basin as a waterfall, hügellandschaft, kleine nadelbäume, fantasy style --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_A_huge_old_weathered_rectangular_water-filled_stone__94d388d6-b5de-4d43-9f42-34262277bc5a.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: morannon, the gates of mordor, A huge black double-leaf gate in a large rock face, with tall black towers rising up to the left and right, black clouds, view from a rock opposite, View from behind a lying hobbit looking over the rock with a view of the back of his head --ar 16:9 --s 200 --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_morannon_the_gates_of_mordor_A_huge_black_double-lea_9b528fba-fe6a-418e-83dc-c7b4ac8d5387.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: style of hiroshi yoshida, morannon, the gates of mordor, A huge black double-leaf gate in a large rock face, with tall black towers rising up to the left and right, black clouds, view from a rock opposite, View from behind a lying hobbit looking over the rock with a view of the back of his head --s 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_style_of_hiroshi_yoshida_morannon_the_gates_of_mordo_4963e4d2-ca0b-4779-aaf9-3ecc8f42f6ee.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![noosphaere_very_far_away_a_black_dragon_with_a_rider_in_a_black_dfc85bdd-07e9-4a13-bf6f-53576a861f1e](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_very_far_away_a_black_dragon_with_a_rider_in_a_black_dfc85bdd-07e9-4a13-bf6f-53576a861f1e.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Zum Tag des Buches gibt’s etwas Lagerfeuer-Feeling auf der Wanderung durch Ithilien.
Die angenehme Wildnis Ithiliens lässt Sam unvorsichtig werden. Er macht Feuer, kocht Kaninchen (unter Sméagols Protest) und sieht endlich einen Olifanten. Frodo und Sam werden von Faramirs Schar in Gewahrsam genommen und verlieren vorläufig ihren Weggefährten aus den Augen. Unvermittelt geraten die beiden Hobbits in einen Überfall der Krieger von Gondor auf die Südländer aus Harad und trotz der latenten Gefahr, niedergetrampelt zu werden, hat Sam nichts Besseres zu tun, als sich staunend den Olifanten anzuschauen.🐘🐇
Währenddessen entdeckt meine Seniorin (mal wieder), dass jede Leistung des mobilen Pflegedienstes wohl Geld kostet, was in ihrer Welt eine Unverschämtheit ist und es kostet einige Erklärungen, dass die professionellen Pflegekräfte sie nicht aus reiner Herzensgüte betreuen … ganz im Gegensatz zu unsereins 😇
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy comic style, A group of athletic men in brown-green leather clothing with hoods and gloves, the faces are presumed and only the eyes are visible, they are armed with bows and swords, background meadow landscape with hills and bushes --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_comic_style_A_group_of_athletic_men_in_brown_48473d66-3087-463a-a242-1c11888b48d9.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: a big potand a small pot on a campfire, on a meadow with short grasses, pieces of meat and herbs cooking in the pots, drawing --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_a_big_potand_a_small_pot_on_a_campfire_on_a_meadow_w_de8ece2e-d30c-4926-959a-e9fecd16d5b3.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy comic style, A huge war elephant gallops wildly through a hilly landscape with bushes and meadows, a Tower-like structure is on the saddle, a dark-skinned tall warrior rides the elephant, the tusks are coated with metal and blades, dynamic scene --s 200 --style raw --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_comic_style_A_huge_war_elephant_gallops_wild_d3c5ac6d-92cf-420c-82d2-25c49969f5fa.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Nach einer turbulenten Woche (privat und beruflich) gab es für meine Seniorin zwar jeden Abend eine Dosis Herr der Ringe, aber weniger Illustrationen. Einerseits fehlte mir die Muße, mir passende Prompts auszudenken, andererseits musste ich feststellen, dass die Episode in Henneth Annûn eine Art Auszeit für Frodo und Sam waren, in der es wenig zu “sehen” gab.
Es war mir auch hier gar nicht mehr gegenwärtig, dass Faramir bei Peter Jackson eine ziemlich armselige Rolle spielen musste, während er bei Tolkien sehr stark, empathisch und als Anführer beschrieben wird, der für Frodo binnen eines Tages zu einem sehr guten Freund wurde.
Und dann kämpfte ich auch noch mit Midjourney bzw. mit meinem Unvermögen, die richten Prompts für die Bilder in meinem Kopf zu finden. Es war mir nicht möglich, das zerbrochene Horn von Boromir zu “finden” und auch das Fenster des Westens wurde nicht so, ich mir das vorstellte. Ein kleiner Seitensprung zun DALL-E half dabei etwas, aber auch nicht so wirklich.
Die Illustration vom Fische fangenden Sméagol im Verbotenen Weiher allerdings fand ich ganz passabel gelungen und versöhnte mich wieder etwas 😉
![Midjourney Prompt: gollum by tolkien splashing in a natural pool amidst rocks around moonlight and holding a silver fish in his hand, vertical view from above on a rock, bird's eye view --ar 16:9 --style raw --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_gollum_by_tolkien_splashing_in_a_natural_pool_amidst_38d4af18-75c2-433b-bc7a-b16dc25de7fc.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: bird’s eye prrsoective, digital vector illustration painting, angle from high above to a wide plain, a cave exit high up in the mountains, the interior of a cave hollowed out by an underground river, a waterfall from the back, a spray mist like a curtain, the view from high above goes through the cave like through a cave window opening to the outside through a curtain of a spray-mist waterfall onto a plain with a wide river, it is night and the full moon shines and is reflected in the course of the river --ar 16:9 --style raw --s 300 --v 6.0](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_birds_eye_prrsoective_digital_vector_illustration_pa_bffddb97-60b1-4923-b87a-472574cd931f.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![DALL-E: Ein zerbrochenes Horn am Flussuferrad](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/boromirs-horn.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![DALL-E: Blick von einer von einem Wasserfall verhangenen Höhlenöffnung auf eine Flussebene](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/faramirs-hoehle-01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Und wieder einmal kommen wir zu einer Stelle im Herrn der Ringe, die nicht so wirklich als Gute-Nacht-Geschichte geeignet scheint. Die kurze entspannte Zeit im relativ unzerstörten Ithilien ist vorbei und Sméagol führt Frodo und Sam weiter nach Osten direkt vor die Tore von Minas Morgul. Gerade als sich die drei Wanderer erschöpft und beinahe betäubt den Stadttoren nähern, reitet der Anführer der Nazgûl, der Hexenkönig von Angmar mit einem riesigen Orkheer aus der Geisterstadt, um Minas Tirith zu überfallen.
Zum Glück nimmt es meine Seniorin sportlich und schläft trotz des düsteren Kapitels entspannt ein.
![Midjourney Prompt: A tall black nazgul wearing a black cloak and a tall black helmet rides in front of an army of orcs in black armour, the army runs out of a black gate of a black fortress in a long line one behind the other, the rider and the orks approach the viewer, perspective from high above --ar 16:9](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_A_tall_black_nazgul_wearing_a_black_cloak_and_a_tall_85b2bf20-98ee-41c7-807d-f78fae0c559c.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragons style, A lonely intersection of two ancient cobblestone streets, the intersection is surrounded by very old and high and large redwoods, the trees are small and partly burnt and bent, the landscape is gloomy and overcast with dark clouds, bird's eye perspective --ar 16:9 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragons_style_A_lonely_intersec_9b491c74-452c-47b8-9981-b79d8f901449.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragons style, A lonesome intersection of two ancient cobblestone streets, the intersection is surrounded by very old and high and large redwoods, the trees are small and partly burnt and bent, the landscape is gloomy and overcast with dark clouds --ar 16:9 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragons_style_A_lonesome_inters_d05791f6-9eea-44e2-9595-80197cc15c6e.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragons style, A lonesome intersection of two ancient cobblestone streets, the intersection is surrounded by very old and high and large redwoods, the trees are small and partly burnt and bent, the landscape is gloomy and overcast with dark clouds --ar 16:9 --style raw](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragons_style_A_lonesome_inters_ae045d42-4ba8-4dc8-a7cb-ed85c87d5a16.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragons style, A lonesome intersection of two ancient cobblestone streets, the intersection is surrounded by very old and high and large Sequoioideae, the trees are small and partly burnt and bent, the landscape is gloomy and overcast with dark clouds --ar 16:9 --style raw](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragons_style_A_lonesome_inters_d160b6c2-b221-4a4c-8a05-0f3e6423b129.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: A road leads to a large black castle gate, the castle is black and ruined with many towers and foggy white glowing windows, the gate is open and a large army of orcs in black armour with a large black roasted rider with a black helmet and black cloak, the army runs towards the viewer, the landscape is rocky and foggy and gloomy --ar 16:9 --style raw](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_A_road_leads_to_a_large_black_castle_gate_the_castle_273a4df9-7ab9-466c-8902-2aba661363d8.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: A road leads to a large black castle gate, the castle is black and ruined with many towers and foggy white glowing windows, the gate is open and a large army of orcs in black armour with a large black roasted rider with a black helmet and black cloak, the army runs towards the viewer, the landscape is rocky and foggy and gloomy --ar 16:9 --style raw](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_A_road_leads_to_a_large_black_castle_gate_the_castle_1c8b097c-97f1-4fbb-bacf-63dc3f866fe5.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Der Aufstieg über den Pass Cirith Ungol nahm in meiner Erinnerung nur eine kleine Rolle bei der Reise gen Amon Amarth ein. Beim erneuten (Vor-) Lesen musste ich aber feststellen, dass die komprimiert erzählte Episode einen immensen Kraftakt für Frodo und Sam bedeutete. Auch wenn meine Seniorin auf Nachfrage, was Frodo denn da am Schicksalsberg eigentlich zu erledigen hätte, nicht mehr so wirklich wusste (sie meinte, er müsse ein Schwert in die Lava werfen … mmhm, auch interessant), blieb sie trotz düsterer “Bergsteigeranekdote” weiterhin tapfer bei der Sache.
Als ich mich dann ans Prompten machte, konnte ich mich vor lauter (für mich) interessanter Entwürfe gar nicht entscheiden 😉
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep narrow stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the high steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds --ar 2:3 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragon_style_A_very_steep_narro_b8865aa8-487b-404c-9421-7513fc1567f7.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: blockstyle piece of Art, the ghost town of minas morgul with its black pointed towers and abandoned buildings, dark atmosphere with fog and ghostly illuminated windows in the black towers --ar 16:9 --style raw](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_blockstyle_piece_of_Art_the_ghost_town_of_minas_morg_f121e452-abca-4f41-acf3-81bcb451b615.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds --ar 2:3 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragon_style_A_very_steep_stone_bebdb60b-2699-498a-9bd4-be0828ae0306.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep narrow stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the high steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds --ar 2:3 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragon_style_A_very_steep_narro_d0d93c38-945c-40d5-89b5-4aa7e6b7eead.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds --ar 2:3 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragon_style_A_very_steep_stone_bebdb60b-2699-498a-9bd4-be0828ae03061.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A rocky ledge at the top of a very steep stone staircase, the rock is black, to the left and right of the ledge there are rocks, on the rocks there are two large stone horns, the sky is black and gloomy, on the horizon shimmers a dark red diffuse light, A very steep narrow stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the high steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds --ar 2:3 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragon_style_A_rocky_ledge_at_t_43dfd793-7387-4022-a9ff-2575376f0c81.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds --ar 2:3 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragon_style_A_very_steep_stone_22666880-ea11-46a3-b181-c0229b35d910.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: fantasy dungeons and dragon style, A very steep narrow stone staircase in a black mountain slope, the high steps are roughly hewn, to the left and right of the staircase are steep rock faces, the staircase is at a dizzying height in a black mountain range, a deep plain is next to the staircase, the viewing angle is from bottom to top, gloomy mood, little light, dark clouds --ar 2:3 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_fantasy_dungeons_and_dragon_style_A_very_steep_narro_e3f3f174-d50a-4adb-ac56-8b25d7f33acf.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Der vorläufige Höhe- bzw. Tiefpunkt auf dem Weg zum Schicksalsberg: Die Kämpfe Sams mit Gollum und Kankra, sein Sieg mit dem Ergebnis eines leblosen Frodo. Wieder einmal wurde mir klar, wie sehr Peter Jackson der Filmdramatik wegen ins Geschehen eingegriffen hat. Dass die Szene zwischen Gollum und Sam um die vermeintlich gestohlenen Lembasreserven auf der Treppe und der Streit zwischen Sam und Frodo, bei dem Sam der Lüge bezichtigt wurde, frei erfunden waren, fiel mir erst jetzt auf.
Die Ereignisse überschlagen sich während Sam all die Verantwortung für seinen Herrn und den Auftrag übernehmen muss. Und gerade seine selbstlose Liebe zu Frodo vermag das Unmögliche möglich zu machen. Zum einen besiegt er mithilfe Galadriels Phiole und Stich als nicht gerade heldenhaft ausgestatteter Hobbit das nach Sauron und dem Hexenkönig von Angmar wohl mächtigste Wesen in Mordor und täuscht alle Orkwachen am Pass.
Es war mir unmöglich, das Vorlesen vor der Stelle, als Sam erfährt, dass sein Herr noch lebt, zu unterbrechen und so wurde es diesmal etwas länger. Nicht, dass der Cliffhanger für meine Seniorin zu viel gewesen wäre … eher war ich es, der mit dieser “Ungewissheit” nicht hätte ruhig einschlafen können 😉
![Midjourney Prompt: A sleeping frodo the hobbit lies in a dark cliff passage, he is almost completely wrapped in cobwebs, close-up --ar 16:9 --style raw](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_A_sleeping_frodo_the_hobbit_lies_in_a_dark_cliff_pas_a469fcdf-ecd4-4db2-aeb5-a88de4b8ef2a.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: dark fantasy style, A huge monster spider in a dark cave passage, the black spider has dozens of black eyes, the flabby belly of the spider is pale and grey, a hobbit holds a bright white light against the spider, the bony spider legs are covered with thick bristles and have claws at their ends, gloomy atmosphere --ar 16:9 --style raw --stylize 200](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_dark_fantasy_style_A_huge_monster_spider_in_a_dark_c_3d282c73-e2eb-4f3a-b488-c0dbc791661b.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
![Midjourney Prompt: dark fantasy style, group of orcs in black armour together carry a sleeping hobbit on their shoulders over rocks towards a black tower, dark and rocky mountains, mordor --ar 16:9 --style raw](https://i0.wp.com/noosphaere.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/noosphaere_dark_fantasy_style_group_of_orcs_in_black_armour_tog_342787dd-d3c5-47ad-9fc0-9614184048f4.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)