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Old 09-21-2003, 08:19 PM   #1
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Question Peter Jackson: Amon Hen a "place of worship"??

This boarders on book vs. movie, but since I happened to watch a small piece of the commentary during the Amon Hen battle sequence. (My favorite...) Anyway, PJ was talking about all the ruins around the hills and slopes, and he said he wanted to create the effect of a former place of worship, a place of ancient Numenor. And I was wondering, because I've read both books of Lost Tales, and The Silmarillion, and the only instance of "worship" was Sauron, worshipping Morgoth. <P>Do you think this was a misspeak on PJ's part, or is there any other case of "worship" in Middle-Earth at ALL? <P>One of the most interesting concepts built in to Tolkien's idea of Monothiesm merged with Polythiesm (Eru over all, but several "gods", or as I like to call them, angels) is the fact that no one in Middle-Earth actually worships God, that is, Illuvatar.
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