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[fred.]

I like all of them!

The second one has an Arabic look to it - which is nice!

Quite like the third one as a fairly generic medieval style.

[WeeWars]

I like all of them!

The second one has an Arabic look to it - which is nice!

Quite like the third one as a fairly generic medieval style.

Thanks!

I was originally trying to keep away from a generic North European Medieval style. For some reason I see an ornamental Eastern influence in the elaborate Viking type designs for the movie's Riders of Rohan.

[Sean67]

I like the third one the best as the merlons are big enough for the walls defenders to take cover behind from incoming arrows and Such.
In Tolkiens Lord of the rings Appendixes (book not Movies) it is stated that Helms deep was but by Gondor as a castle that defended the Fords of Isen holding a Gondorian Regiment. After the Horse men came to Gondors Aid they were gifted the land that became Rohan.
Part of this land had the helms deep fort.
The Rohhirim would have had no influance upon the architecture of Helms Deep as it was built long before they arrived.
Regards
Sean

[Techno]

Splendid stuff, again, Michael !
Cheers - Phil

[WeeWars]

I like the third one the best as the merlons are big enough for the walls defenders to take cover behind from incoming arrows and Such.
In Tolkiens Lord of the rings Appendixes (book not Movies) it is stated that Helms deep was but by Gondor as a castle that defended the Fords of Isen holding a Gondorian Regiment. After the Horse men came to Gondors Aid they were gifted the land that became Rohan.
Part of this land had the helms deep fort.
The Rohhirim would have had no influance upon the architecture of Helms Deep as it was built long before they arrived.
Regards
Sean

You know, Sean, I had it at the back of my mind somewhere that it wasn't a Rohirrim build. Tolkien's drawings, though, show a wooden type construction that would be quite in keeping with the Early Medieval style that is associated with the Rohirrim and their wooden halls.

Cheers, Michael

[FierceKitty]

There are references in the text to Helm's Deep as a stone fortification. Are posters confusing buildings?

[WeeWars]

No, just that I see this as a timber construction:

[Ithoriel]

I'd always taken the Deeping Wall in that picture to be buttressed stone - just goes to show.

[WeeWars]

I'd expect stone buttresses to be in front of the wall. Wooden post behind, makes sense. I've always seen them as towers. 

[FierceKitty]

As far as memory serves, Gimli says he is limited in helping repairs because he hasn't got the right equipment for working stone.

[FierceKitty]

Or she, of course.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Gimli son of Gloin.
About the new not dwarf who is definitely male!

[Ithoriel]

Helm's Deep is a fortress of Gondor originally, inherited by Rohan. So I'd expect a Gondorian or even Numenorean look to the architecture.

[Maenoferren]

I do like this

[FierceKitty]

Gimli son of Gloin.
About the new not dwarf who is definitely male!

Remember the shock in the dwarf community when some of their sons start publicly declaring that they are daughters?