A Midsummer’s ‘Ent’mare…
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Originally posted by Princess of Fire:
This is both Lexx and Lord of the Rings – related, and is meant for those who have read the books at least once.I was reading The Two Towers the other day, and I discovered a starnge resemblance between the tree-like Ents in the book and the singing trees in “Midsummer’s Nightmare”. Does anyone else know what I’m talking about, or should I post this thread in a different section?
Princess of Fire
Err…. I know what you mean, but I think Celtic myth was around long before Tolkein was a twinkle in his mummy’s eye, and trees containing the spirits of people captured by the lord of the trees is a common belief attributed to the celts (who never really wrote anything down, so it is all a bit speculative, but all the same). Basically, Tolkein borrowed bits from various mythologies when he was creating Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit.
Shame the two towers had the indescribably boring Mordor trek in it. Not looking forward to THAT bit of the film, I can tell you [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
Peace and light,
Doggie!