• TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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    3 hours ago

    Ah ok. I’m guessing the trees are after the lamps? Are they on the elf island?

    I know the creation stuff, but not that much after it.

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      2 hours ago

      Yeah. I’m not sure why, from a narrative perspective, Tolkien choose to have Melkor destroy the world’s source of light (the lamps) and then have Melkor destroy the world’s source of light (the trees this time) again. I think it’s already clear that he’s the Dark Lord after the first time he does it, but maybe there’s some additional symbolism that I missed.