Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power - Adar's Sword

Designed in 2019 at Weta Workshop for Rings of Power. Adar’s sword would once have been a pristine elven weapon but its elegance has since been corrupted by malice and twisted into something nightmarish much like Adar himself. I drew inspiration from the shapes of the elven great sword and elements from the natural world only now broken and distorted into pointed, demonic forms. The grip and pommel reformed with iron shards and nails heated, bent, and fused together like fingers curled in agony. Encrusted with black Gem stones peering from between them like the eyes of a spider. The rounded shape at the base of the blade now heavily corroded resembles a rotten core of an apple. A shard from the broken blade is reused as Adar's dagger for more intimate uses. Really enjoyed doing this one.

Art Directors - Jeremy Hanna, Stephen Crowe