I could have sworn we'd discussed this somewhere, but I guess it deserves it's own thread.
Morgoth will raise the triple peaks of Thangorodrim at the end of Season 3 Episode 1: The Rebellion of the Noldor. It will mark the end of Angband as a secret hidden fortress, and declare Morgoth's intention to rule Middle Earth. It will also serve as a good timestamp for the Beleriand plotline - if Thangorodrim is there, we are after the return of Morgoth to Middle Earth in the timeline.
Naturally, these three peaks should be volcanic. One cool effect that very active erupting volcanoes can have is to produce their own lightning storm, without any clouds in the sky.
Example: Sakurajima (Japan)
This video shows the volcanic dust clouds spewing out, and the lightning strikes are clearly visible (no magma, though):
And here is the eruption with lightning and the stars visible:
And another:
As for the three peaks themselves, what profile are we looking for in the finished effect?
The Three Sisters in Canmore, Alberta, Canada:
(And more typically, with snow):
These three peaks are definitely close enough to each other, and they jump out of the landscape, so that they don't have other mountains near them. They do rear up jaggedly, as one would expect for the Canadian Rockies, but they aren't volcanic. Does anyone have some volcanic triple peaks in mind for Thangorodrim?
Morgoth will raise the triple peaks of Thangorodrim at the end of Season 3 Episode 1: The Rebellion of the Noldor. It will mark the end of Angband as a secret hidden fortress, and declare Morgoth's intention to rule Middle Earth. It will also serve as a good timestamp for the Beleriand plotline - if Thangorodrim is there, we are after the return of Morgoth to Middle Earth in the timeline.
Naturally, these three peaks should be volcanic. One cool effect that very active erupting volcanoes can have is to produce their own lightning storm, without any clouds in the sky.
Example: Sakurajima (Japan)
This video shows the volcanic dust clouds spewing out, and the lightning strikes are clearly visible (no magma, though):
And here is the eruption with lightning and the stars visible:
And another:
As for the three peaks themselves, what profile are we looking for in the finished effect?
The Three Sisters in Canmore, Alberta, Canada:
(And more typically, with snow):
These three peaks are definitely close enough to each other, and they jump out of the landscape, so that they don't have other mountains near them. They do rear up jaggedly, as one would expect for the Canadian Rockies, but they aren't volcanic. Does anyone have some volcanic triple peaks in mind for Thangorodrim?
