The King at the Cross-roads by Darrell K Sweet (from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings)

The King at the Cross-roads by Darrell K Sweet.

Approx 28x28, Acrylic on Upson board. Used for the cover of Ballantine's 3rd Edition / 1981-1984 paperback version of The Two Towers, the outside of the box for the Hobbit/LoTR set, as well as the month of October in the 1982 Ballantine Tolkien Calendar. A blast from the past! It'll get a new frame wink emoticon

“Suddenly, caught by the level beams, Frodo saw the old king’s head: it was lying rolled away by the roadside. ‘Look, Sam!’ he cried, startled into speech. ‘Look! The king has got a crown again!’