The Aftermath

"Lo, there do I see my father.
Lo, there do I see my mother.
And my sisters and my brothers
Lo, there do I see the line of my people
Back to the beginning.
Lo, they do call to me.
They bid me take my place among them
In the halls of Valhalla
Where the brave may live forever..."

This piece was inspired by the feeling I had while watching a movie called 13th Warrior, by John McTiernan and Michael Crichton. It depicts aftermath of a viking battle, the sour morning darkened with shadow of death and souls of the fallen warriors. Amidst of it all, lone king rests on his makeshift throne, ferociously standing ground, with eyes fixed on dangerous horizons...

Modeled and rendered in Blender using Cycles, Post in Photoshop.