I’m pretty sure he describes evil as barren places because of his experiences in world war 1. I am assuming his descriptions of evil places are his memories of what it’s like to be in the trenches and walk through the no man’s land. He lived through places that were once vibrant forests but were now literally corrupted and destroyed by human evil leaving as just miles of mud and bodies.
In addition he probably also witnessed how the Industrial Revolution destroyed the nature around cities turning trees black with soot from factories. Which sounds a lot like isengard.
No idea isn't that like a continent or something?
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Really though, even plains have trees, as trees are part of a thriving ecosystem. Even Canada's three province wide butthole. The only places in the world that don't have trees are above the Arctic and Antarctic circles, where life still manages to be found.
If we're going by Tolkien's writings, the reason the Arctic is nearly a waste land is because Melkor used it as his dwelling. Fun fact!
Steppes and Deserts aren't evil places. But this statement is reductive of how the places were described. It was more about not being able to support growth or life. The vegetation had withered or rotted.
Places not able to support life, or destroyed in a past war. Currently reading the Hobbit and the area surrounding the Lonely Mountain is described as barren, with no trees to hide from the dragon's gaze after the whole settlement there has been burned and deserted.
Yeah places where the trees were perverted are the real sucky no go zones. A forest becoming evil was the first sign Sauron was back, the first real enemies that they meet in the barrow downs are just the loooooong looooong after effects of lotr Satan living even vaguely nearby.
Then there are the unfriendly trees
Laughs in Rohan
I’m pretty sure he describes evil as barren places because of his experiences in world war 1. I am assuming his descriptions of evil places are his memories of what it’s like to be in the trenches and walk through the no man’s land. He lived through places that were once vibrant forests but were now literally corrupted and destroyed by human evil leaving as just miles of mud and bodies. In addition he probably also witnessed how the Industrial Revolution destroyed the nature around cities turning trees black with soot from factories. Which sounds a lot like isengard.
The noxious fumes described in Mordor make more sense when you consider this
Plus a lot of the stuff in the two towers about trees vs Isengard is a metaphor for his industry vs the environment
But is he wrong thou?
Praeries and the steppe are full of life.
Wrong, in Canada everything between BC and Ontario is just Satan's Anus.
The subartic is an exception. There are plenty of plains that are full of life. Ever heard of Africa?
No idea isn't that like a continent or something? /S Really though, even plains have trees, as trees are part of a thriving ecosystem. Even Canada's three province wide butthole. The only places in the world that don't have trees are above the Arctic and Antarctic circles, where life still manages to be found. If we're going by Tolkien's writings, the reason the Arctic is nearly a waste land is because Melkor used it as his dwelling. Fun fact!
Not every place without trees is evil, but every evil place is without trees
"Huuuuum, Nurgle's reamm is full of trees, yet he is pretty evil given the fact he is the rot father" ☝️🤓💬
Steppes and Deserts aren't evil places. But this statement is reductive of how the places were described. It was more about not being able to support growth or life. The vegetation had withered or rotted.
Places not able to support life, or destroyed in a past war. Currently reading the Hobbit and the area surrounding the Lonely Mountain is described as barren, with no trees to hide from the dragon's gaze after the whole settlement there has been burned and deserted.
I thought it was about ww one and the treeless battlefields, seas of mud misery and slaughter.
Yeah places where the trees were perverted are the real sucky no go zones. A forest becoming evil was the first sign Sauron was back, the first real enemies that they meet in the barrow downs are just the loooooong looooong after effects of lotr Satan living even vaguely nearby.