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Revision as of 14:19, 22 October 2004 by Sheert (talk | contribs) (minor correction re. mirror of galadriel)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Here is an exchange from my User Talk page, as a result of which I made a small revision to the article: (Lee M 17:58, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC))
Banners and LOTR
Hello Lee M, your article on The Lord of the Rings radio adaptation got me thinking. (This is my first attempt at adding information to wikipedia). One of the differences between the BBC version and the book you list is "Aragorn receives a black standard from Arwen as a sign that he should rouse the army of the dead. In the book the standard is that of the White Tree of Gondor."
I suppose this is in reference to the line "And with that he bade Halbarad unfurl the great standard which he had brought; and behold! it was black, and if there was any device upon it, it was hidden in the darkness." This appears both in the book and the radio series so I don't see there is any disagreement. Any thoughts? Am I posting this info to the correct page?
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Regards, Tim --TimSC 13:06, 18 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Hmm...I must admit I'd forgotten that particular reference...but then in ROTK Book 1 chapter 6 there's another reference to the banner: "There flowered a White Tree, and that was for Gondor; but the seven stars were about it....And the stars flamed in the sunlight, for they were wrought of gems by Arwen, daughter of Elrond..."
- Obviously it's that passage that I was thinking of, and there's no reference to the White Tree at all in the BBC version. Assuming it's the same standard, and there's no reason not to, then presumably it was either wreathed in shadow in the earlier scene, or more likely enchanted so that it would only show its true colours when needed. Either way, I admit that the radio series article needs revising. If you don't mind, I'll include this correspondence on the article's Talk page for clarification.
- Anyway, thanks for bringing it up... Lee M 02:04, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Actually there is a really obscure mention of the banner bearing the white tree in the BBC version when Frodo looks in the mirror of Galadriel. This is in both the book and radio versions. --TimSC 14:19, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)