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Tuesday, August 7

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Hans said...: Fantastic! Beautiful!; August 07, 2007
Anonymous said...: Looks like a combination of Minis Tirith, Garden of Eden, and Stonehenge. Interesting art even for a non artistic geek.; August 07, 2007
Metamatician said...: Yeah, it's a neat painting isn't it? I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be the two trees of Valinor, Telperion and Laurelin, that brought light to the world before the sun and moon were made or the Elves had awoken (in the Silmarillion).

Melkor destroys the trees and plunges Valinor into darkness, but the last flower and last fruit, respectively, of the trees are taken by Yavanna and turned into the silver-lit moon and gold-lit sun, thus thwarting Melkor's designs.

The actual last light from the trees is also somehow captured by Fëanor and embedded into the three jeweled Silmarils, giving the book its name. Sorry to be such a nerd about it all but *someone* might care someday =)

And actually I only used this painting to create a visual break and set the tone and symbolism for the poem above it. But of course it can be enjoyed on its own!

I'll have to find out who painted it. I got it off the internet a long time ago. I like the Stonehenge idea too, as noticed by ByteDoc, since Tolkien was creating mythology for England it's appropriate. No one knows who built the stone circles so why not the Valar?; August 07, 2007
Hans said...: Good point about Stonehenge - and good comment by bytedog, i mean bytedoc. Those ARE the trees that I, Yavanna, saved as the sun and moon, so you are right about that Meta. JRR's work may be just stories to some, but it's really really real.; August 07, 2007
Metamatician said...: Thanks for the confirmation, Yavanna!; August 07, 2007
Anonymous said...: ByteBog ?*&$%# er... Dog?; August 08, 2007

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