• TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
    21·
    4 hours ago

    Are those supposed to be twin lamps? I can’t make out what the left picture is at all.

    • ArbitraryValueOPEnglish
      5·
      4 hours ago

      They’re supposed to be the Two Trees from the Silmarillion.

      • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        4 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.

        • ArbitraryValueOPEnglish
          3·
          3 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.