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Beren IV
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Mar 25 2007, 1:10am
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So the Two Towers are Orthanc and Minas Tirith
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I had always assumed - as PJ did - that they were Orthanc and Barad-dur.
Tolkien was a stickler for detail and wanted his books to convey the image that he wanted to convey, which I think is religion-inspired fairy-tale. I can't say what about his covers, or his requirements, makes it feel this way, but it just does. Although the prominance of the Rings, especially the Three, in the Fellowship cover is interesting. I'm not sure what that is meant to portend...
Once a paleontologist, now a botanist, will be a paleobotanist
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JRRT Author & Illustrator, ch. 5: LOTR: Wrapping It Up: Cover Design
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Luthien Rising
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Mar 25 2007, 12:47am
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So the Two Towers are Orthanc and Minas Tirith
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Beren IV
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Mar 25 2007, 1:10am
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The dust jacket image is Minas Morgul and Orthanc
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drogo
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Mar 25 2007, 2:14am
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The quote you gave us from Letters
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FarFromHome
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Mar 25 2007, 5:01pm
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It was Minas Morgul early on
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drogo
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Mar 25 2007, 6:40pm
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Minas Morgul looks even more like a lighthouse
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FarFromHome
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Mar 25 2007, 2:03pm
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It reminds me of a chess piece /
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drogo
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Mar 25 2007, 3:58pm
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I wonder if that was intentional.
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Morwen
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Mar 25 2007, 4:31pm
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My answers, by drogo
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drogo
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Mar 25 2007, 3:56pm
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Elrond's ring...
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 25 2007, 4:19pm
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I love Tolkien's design concepts, although they generally look unfinished.
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Curious
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Mar 26 2007, 2:42pm
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