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tumhalad
Bree
Nov 9 2010, 10:36pm
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One of the greatest and most thrilling parts of seeing the Lord of the Rings films (for me) was the sheer detail brought to bear on the architectural elements of the films. In my opinion, their greatest achievement was Edoras, and more specifically the Golden Hall of Meduseld. In the Hobbit movies, there will be yet more chances to design and respresent new architectural locales. Many places we will have already seen: Hobbiton, Rivendell, the Misty Mountains. But east of the Mountains, a whole new world opens up for the designers.
Architecturally, I'm most interested in Esgaroth, and the depiction of the town over the river, sitting on its piles. At some point in history, the peoples of Dale and Rohan probably shared common ancestors, and so a common culture. By the time we meet the Rohirrim in the Lord of the Rings, they have abandoned any cultural links to water or trade (if they ever shared any) and they have developed a culture almost singularly based on the use and the artistic depiction of their horses. Esgaroth is very different in many respects - culturally, artistically (we should assume) socially. Nonetheless, there are striking architectural similarities between Lake-town and Edoras, to a degree. Both cities are constructed of wood (albeit one over a lake), although for very different purposes.
Both cities sport great halls in which the Lord (king or Master) drinks and eats with his guests and court. I guess my question is this: how do you guys think that Esgaroth should best be represented, in detail, on film? We all know the basic layout, but it was the smaller details; the carving, the motifs, that made architecture in the LOTR films amazing. Should the Hall in Esgaroth be designed more starkly, with less ornamentation, seeing as though the Lake-men are a mercantile culture? (i'm not sure why this should be the case, perhaps they are less concerned with ornament and more concerned with functionality) or should the desigers introduce complicated motifs and a rich heraldry to adorn the halls and the artefacts of the lake-men? Thoughts?
(This post was edited by tumhalad on Nov 9 2010, 10:37pm)
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Laketown
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tumhalad
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Nov 9 2010, 10:36pm
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Well...
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dormouse
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Nov 9 2010, 10:54pm
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I agree that Laketown will probably be really cool...
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Snaga
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Nov 9 2010, 11:31pm
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Laketown
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lurtz2010
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Nov 10 2010, 9:43pm
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Shared culture between Men of Laketown and the Rohirrim
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Felagund
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Nov 9 2010, 11:00pm
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Dwarven influence
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tumhalad
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Nov 9 2010, 11:20pm
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Esgaroth is a blank canvas
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Flagg
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Nov 10 2010, 1:25pm
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I believe...
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King Isildur of Gondor
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Nov 10 2010, 1:42pm
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Democracy
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Finrod
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Nov 10 2010, 1:42pm
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Wasn't the Mayor of the Shire an elected office?
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Flagg
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Nov 10 2010, 1:51pm
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wares from Harad?
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Salmar
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Nov 10 2010, 11:39pm
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Good idea
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Flagg
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Nov 11 2010, 6:01pm
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