Rings of Power S1 - Númenórean Legendary Weapons

In 2019 Wētā Workshop began work on Amazon’s The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power. For many in the Workshop, this was a welcome return to Middle-earth and it was a pleasure to design and manufacture the weapons for each race in the show under the guidance of Production Designer Ramsey Avery and Weapons Master Joe Dunckley.

We were fortunate enough to design and manufacture some of the named legendary weapons that feature in the books. These weapons were particularly fun to research and visualise because most of them had never been seen on screen before.

Captain's Cutlass - Artists: Vaughan Flanagan + Jeremy Hanna, Art Directors: Jeremy Hanna

Captain's Cutlass - Artists: Vaughan Flanagan + Jeremy Hanna, Art Directors: Jeremy Hanna

Elendil's Sword - Artist + Art Director: Vaughan Flanagan

Elendil's Sword - Artist + Art Director: Vaughan Flanagan

Pharazôn's Sword - Artists: Vaughan Flanagan + Jeremy Hanna + Tahiwi Trenor-Hunt + Adam Middleton, Art Director: Jeremy Hanna

Pharazôn's Sword - Artists: Vaughan Flanagan + Jeremy Hanna + Tahiwi Trenor-Hunt + Adam Middleton, Art Director: Jeremy Hanna

Aranrúth - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan, Art Director: Jeremy Hanna

Aranrúth - Artist: Vaughan Flanagan, Art Director: Jeremy Hanna

Narsil - Artist: Tahiwi Trenor-Hunt, Art Director: Jeremy Hanna

Narsil - Artist: Tahiwi Trenor-Hunt, Art Director: Jeremy Hanna

Dramborleg - Artist + Art Director: Vaughan Flanagan

Dramborleg - Artist + Art Director: Vaughan Flanagan

Tuor's Shield - Artist: Iona Brinch, Art Director: Vaughan Flanagan

Tuor's Shield - Artist: Iona Brinch, Art Director: Vaughan Flanagan