Seasonal Symbolism - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Westerly Wizard · 10-24-2002, 04:02 PM

The correspondence with december 25, Christmas, is interesting, but Good Friday occurrs basically on a different day every year, so not exactly much to go by there.

Also, perhaps I am forgetting something, but Lorien is called the Golden Wood for a reason, its leaves are always gold. If anything, Lorien represents,along with Rivendell, one of the last hopes of the elves to survive their fading. In these two realms decay and passage of time have been thwarted by the use of Vilya and Nenya, hence the inability to distinguish time and the passing of days, because indeed the Rings were made in attempt to create timelessness.

10-24-2002, 04:02 PM	#7
Westerly Wizard Haunting Spirit Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 72	The correspondence with december 25, Christmas, is interesting, but Good Friday occurrs basically on a different day every year, so not exactly much to go by there. Also, perhaps I am forgetting something, but Lorien is called the Golden Wood for a reason, its leaves are always gold. If anything, Lorien represents,along with Rivendell, one of the last hopes of the elves to survive their fading. In these two realms decay and passage of time have been thwarted by the use of Vilya and Nenya, hence the inability to distinguish time and the passing of days, because indeed the Rings were made in attempt to create timelessness. __________________ "He was sent by a mere prudent plan of the angelic Valar or governors; but Authority had taken up this plan and enlarged it, at the moment of its failure."