After Gollum leads the two unsuspecting victims into the lair of Shelob the spider demon, Sam notices that she is about to attack Frodo. Sam’s staff in particular though, turns out to be essential in saving the hobbits' life in a very deadly encounter. These staves, a walking stick of sorts, is the only thing that keeps them going up the steep stairs of Cirith Ungol, and helps to take the weight off their tired and aching legs. He knows he cannot save them from their fate, and that they must go forth and destroy the ring as they set out to do, but he bids them depart with two staves to help them along their perilous road. Faramir is afraid for them, as he doesn’t trust the crafty Gollum, and fears that he may be leading them somewhere dangerous, where a lethal and unknown power lies in wait. However, during their time spent with Faramir, in which he proves himself of the highest quality, and cares for both them and the ring of power they possess, which he is never even tempted by, Frodo and Sam receive a remarkable and very rare gift. It is a most regal wood, and a splendid box carved of this material is the only thing trusted to keep safe the crown of Gondor, which Aragorn later receives at his coronation. Its whereabouts are kept hidden and are only known by a few, for example Faramir and his Rangers, who hide in their secret stronghold near the fields of Ithillen. The lebethron tree, a dark wooded variety, has also existed for many ages, and is used in Gondor to decorate only the highest of members of society and royal guard. As all Lord of the Rings fans know, the tree is withering and dying under the false rule of Denethor the steward, and only springs back to life when Aragorn, the true heir, claims his rightful place on the throne of Gondor.īut there is another tree in Gondor that is equally unusual and is also imbued with protective qualities. This is the tree of kings, that has been in the citadel since the Numenoreans first came into the world, and is symbolic of all of the nobility and majesty of the ruling bloodline. RELATED: What Unlikely Creature Was Aragorn Originally Written As?īut, there is one tree that is arguably of more importance during the War or the Ring than all of these other examples, and that is the white tree of Gondor. There are also the Hurons, unusual trees who have been twisted by spite and hatred at the cruel treatments of their forests, and have turned to killing orcs in the night and burying them in the Death Downs.
From the ents, who look after the woodlands, and play an instrumental part in the war of the ring by attacking Isengard, and removing Saruman from his leadership, to the trees of Fangorn Forest themselves, who are alive and can move and talk as well as any amn or elf, for those who have the ear to listen. One of the most important magical creatures throughout the works of Tolkien are trees. Wizards and dragons, a battle of good and evil, and a range of powerful weapons, including swords that glow, a ring of Power, imbued with pure malice by the dark lord himself, and the seven seeing stones that exist beyond time and space, and allow the user to communicate telepathically and behold visions of a vast future. Indeed, the magic of this realm is what makes it one of the most successful fantasy series, both in its time, and in modern day. There are many races, objects, and plants that are imbued with magical properties throughout the kingdom of Middle Earth.
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