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Elianna · 07-17-2003, 10:50 AM

I know this is a totally obscure passage, but I was glancing through LotR and it caught my eye:
In TTT, ch 2, "The Riders of Rohan", the Three Hunters start a fire near Fangorn. Legolas, while sitting by the fire exclaims "Look! The tree is glad of the fire!" In the next paragraph we are given a description of the the tree "bending this way and that so as to come above the flames" and that "the brown leaves now stood out stiff and rubbed together like many cold cracked hands taking comfort in the warmth."
Now, this last part might be the answer to my question, but I still don't understand this. Why does this tree like the fire? This is the angry Fangorn forest we're talking about. The forest knows the harm of fire and the wood the Hunters are burning is from Fangorn forest. Does this tree have a death wish? What are your thoughts on this?

07-17-2003, 10:50 AM	#1
Elianna Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ad finem itineris Posts: 384	Suicidal tree? I know this is a totally obscure passage, but I was glancing through LotR and it caught my eye: In TTT, ch 2, "The Riders of Rohan", the Three Hunters start a fire near Fangorn. Legolas, while sitting by the fire exclaims "Look! The tree is glad of the fire!" In the next paragraph we are given a description of the the tree "bending this way and that so as to come above the flames" and that "the brown leaves now stood out stiff and rubbed together like many cold cracked hands taking comfort in the warmth." Now, this last part might be the answer to my question, but I still don't understand this. Why does this tree like the fire? This is the angry Fangorn forest we're talking about. The forest knows the harm of fire and the wood the Hunters are burning is from Fangorn forest. Does this tree have a death wish? What are your thoughts on this? __________________ Enyale cuilenya, ú-enyale mandenya.