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Post by Lomadia on Jul 4, 2006 12:34:20 GMT -5
What elemental imagery is present in The Lord of the Rings? What is the purpose of using the elements in this book? What effect does this have on the works?
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Post by Lomadia on Jul 4, 2006 12:40:36 GMT -5
A quick list of various elements:
Fire:
-Gandalf- fireworks, Narya (ring of fire)
-the balrog
-the pyre of Denethor
-Mount Doom
-beacons of Gondor
-siege of Minas Tirith
-burning of the Westfold
-fire attracts and drives off Nazgul @ Weathertop
Earth
-Hobbit-holes
-Tom Bombadil to Old Man Willow: "Eat earth, dig deep."
-Sam the gardener; Galadriel's gift to Sam
-dwarves' love of rock and stone
Water
-Elves' sea-longing
-Gandalf and Elrond's flood @ the Fords of Bruinen
-The watcher in the water
-Goldberry's washing day
-Waterfalls @ Rivendell
-Galadriel- Nenya (ring of water)
-Dead Marshes
-Boromir's funeral on the river
-Scarcity of water in Mordor
-Henneth-Annun
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