The Gardener of Minas Tirith (4 comments)
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The Gardener of Minas Tirith

in News by DaveKellett

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 12:05 AM

Thank you for indulging me in the past few days' stroll through Tolkien.

Every time I've finished Return of the King, I've always found mysel wondering about the royal gardener assigned to the new White Tree...just sweatin' it out, terrified of root rot, etc, etc. So this was a fun little character arc to indulge in.

Everyone else in Gondor all happy 'n excited that Sauron's gone...and this one dude just FILLED with anxiety.

pakrat98


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Re: The Gardener of Minas Tirith (Score: 0)
posted Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 05:07 AM (#61718)

That scene kinda reminds me of Alice in Wonderland where the Queen of Hearts' gardeners are "painting the roses red"...

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Re: The Gardener of Minas Tirith (Score: 0)
posted Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 05:42 AM (#61719)

Nice one! Thanks for answering this 'age old' question Dave! I guess Peter Jackson will have to add in another epilogue to the end of 'Return of the King'!


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Re: The Gardener of Minas Tirith (Score: 0)
posted Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 06:18 AM (#61720)
In Response to RichClabaugh (#61719):

Oh, geez! What if Peter Jackson decides to tackle The Silmarillion or Unfinished Tales as his next movie project??


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Re: The Gardener of Minas Tirith (Score: 0)
posted Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 09:49 AM (#61721)

Actually (I know, this makes me one of the biggest nerds ever that I know this), Aragorn took care of the tree himself. It says that in the appendices that follow the end of ROTK.


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