Is the White Tree going to be in RotK? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Knight of Gondor · 10-01-2003, 08:44 PM

I'd use a White Tree icon here, but none exist, sadly.You see the White Tree on many of the vestments in Lord of the Rings. It is the banner, the insignia, the saddles, armor, all of it is marked. But do you think they will have the actual plot of the White Tree of Gondor in the movie itself? It seems like it would have garnered mention by now...

HCIsland · 10-01-2003, 09:03 PM

It can be seen in the trailer when Gandalf is riding towards what I think is the citidel.H.C.

Sapphire_Flame · 10-02-2003, 12:54 PM

Yes indeed, HC. It can be seen to Gandalf's right side as he rides up to the Citadel. You may have to watch it slowly to catch it. (I had to...)Abedithon le,~*~Aranel~*~

Aragost · 10-06-2003, 06:47 PM

Pause the quicktime version at 1:49 the white tree will be between Ganddalf and What seems to be a gondorian soldier. It will be grey.

HCIsland · 10-07-2003, 08:05 PM

Here is a far clearer picture of the White Tree than the one I posted earlier.Look to Gandalf's right.<A HREF="http://www.cinema.art.br/cinemacena/figuras/fotos/aneis_retornodorei_54.jpg" TARGET=_blank>White Tree</A>H.C.

peonydeepdelver · 10-12-2003, 02:09 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Look to Gandalf's right. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>*looks at picture*Hmmm, I thought the tree would be kinda, y'know, centered in front of the citadel. Oh well. Maybe I missed something when I was reading it.

elfling · 10-12-2003, 05:23 PM

glad to hear it will be seen, i also hope it will be explained. I like the history of the tree,too. I'm a gondor fan. Got the tree as my first tatoo.

Gorwingel · 10-12-2003, 05:38 PM

Looks like it is at an angle, different than I thought it would be though. Thought it would be more delicate. Glad it will be included in the film though.

the real findorfin · 10-14-2003, 04:12 PM

It looks very stunted (yes, I know its supposed to be withered and dead) and rather fat. I was expecting a thin, tall and elegant but leafless skeleton. But I too am glad it is in the film. I just hope that they actually explain its function/back story.

dragoneyes · 10-14-2003, 04:18 PM

Looks a little blackened to me but other than that, quite similar to how I pictured it.And I too hope it is more than just a piece of scenery only readers of the book will know about.

Knight of Gondor · 10-14-2003, 08:16 PM

Are we SURE that's the White Tree? It does look much more like a simple stump. You'd think that the tree would be defined as white, even while dead. Plus, it would seem it would be in the middle of more of a display type area of the turf of that courtyard or something. Also, I wonder if they will have the reblossoming of the sapling tree Aragorn finds...?

Knight of Gondor · 10-24-2003, 09:43 PM

I suppose we have our answer now, don't we? This is my friend in Gondor...we call him Winghead sometimes. He hates that.

Maéglin · 10-24-2003, 10:50 PM

LOL Knight of Gondor, looks like your friend here is sleeping on the job btw why does he have a black sash around his mouth?

Jack · 10-25-2003, 12:38 PM

I didn't see the tree I think I'll go look again. *looks again* I NEED GLASSES I think!

Knight of Gondor · 10-25-2003, 09:14 PM

The tree is right there behind the soldier!I don't know why he likes to wear that rag over his mouth. He looks like a Southron soldier. But I think he likes the idea of being anonymous, kind of like the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

10-01-2003, 08:44 PM	#1
Knight of Gondor Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 744	Is the White Tree going to be in RotK? I'd use a White Tree icon here, but none exist, sadly.<P>You see the White Tree on many of the vestments in Lord of the Rings. It is the banner, the insignia, the saddles, armor, all of it is marked. But do you think they will have the actual plot of the White Tree of Gondor in the movie itself? It seems like it would have garnered mention by now... __________________ Eagerly awaiting the REAL Return of the King - Jesus Christ! Revelation 19:11-16

10-01-2003, 09:03 PM	#2
HCIsland Zombie Cannibal Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,000	It can be seen in the trailer when Gandalf is riding towards what I think is the citidel.<P>H.C. __________________ "Stir not the bitterness in the cup that I mixed myself. Have I not tasted it now many nights upon my tongue, foreboding that worse yet lay in the dregs." -Denethor

10-02-2003, 12:54 PM	#3
Sapphire_Flame Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The World That Never Was Posts: 1,232	Yes indeed, HC. It can be seen to Gandalf's right side as he rides up to the Citadel. You may have to watch it slowly to catch it. (I had to...)<P>Abedithon le,<P>~~Aranel~~ __________________ The Hitchhiking Ghost

10-06-2003, 06:47 PM	#4
Aragost Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Arthedain Posts: 137	Pause the quicktime version at 1:49 the white tree will be between Ganddalf and What seems to be a gondorian soldier. It will be grey. __________________ Where there's a whip there's a will

10-07-2003, 08:05 PM	#5
HCIsland Zombie Cannibal Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,000	Here is a far clearer picture of the White Tree than the one I posted earlier.<P>Look to Gandalf's right.<P><A HREF="http://www.cinema.art.br/cinemacena/figuras/fotos/aneis_retornodorei_54.jpg" TARGET=_blank>White Tree</A><P>H.C. __________________ "Stir not the bitterness in the cup that I mixed myself. Have I not tasted it now many nights upon my tongue, foreboding that worse yet lay in the dregs." -Denethor

10-12-2003, 02:09 PM	#6
peonydeepdelver Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alas, I hail from Massachusetts Posts: 256	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Look to Gandalf's right. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>looks at picture<P>Hmmm, I thought the tree would be kinda, y'know, centered in front of the citadel. Oh well. Maybe I missed something when I was reading it. __________________ "Nazgul, Nazgul! You speak of what is deep beyond the reach of your muddy dreams, Ugluk! Nazgul! Ah! All that they make out! One day you'll wish that you had not said that. Ape! You ought to know that they're the apple of the Great Eye." ~Grishnakh

10-12-2003, 05:23 PM	#7
elfling Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: asheville,nc Posts: 86	glad to hear it will be seen, i also hope it will be explained. I like the history of the tree,too. I'm a gondor fan. Got the tree as my first tatoo. __________________ And I shall not be dark, but beautiful and terrible as the morning and the night...All shall love me and despair!

10-12-2003, 05:38 PM	#8
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,419	Looks like it is at an angle, different than I thought it would be though. Thought it would be more delicate. Glad it will be included in the film though. __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance

10-14-2003, 04:12 PM	#9
the real findorfin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 514	It looks very stunted (yes, I know its supposed to be withered and dead) and rather fat. I was expecting a thin, tall and elegant but leafless skeleton. <P>But I too am glad it is in the film. I just hope that they actually explain its function/back story. __________________ Legends of Middle Earth

10-14-2003, 04:18 PM	#10
dragoneyes Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Completely lost track, sorry! Posts: 733	Looks a little blackened to me but other than that, quite similar to how I pictured it.<P>And I too hope it is more than just a piece of scenery only readers of the book will know about. __________________ "We might succeed in roasting Pippin alive inside." - Frodo.

10-14-2003, 08:16 PM	#11
Knight of Gondor Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 744	Are we SURE that's the White Tree? It does look much more like a simple stump. You'd think that the tree would be defined as white, even while dead. Plus, it would seem it would be in the middle of more of a display type area of the turf of that courtyard or something. <P>Also, I wonder if they will have the reblossoming of the sapling tree Aragorn finds...? __________________ Eagerly awaiting the REAL Return of the King - Jesus Christ! Revelation 19:11-16

10-24-2003, 09:43 PM	#12
Knight of Gondor Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 744	I suppose we have our answer now, don't we? <P>This is my friend in Gondor...we call him Winghead sometimes. He hates that.<P> __________________ Eagerly awaiting the REAL Return of the King - Jesus Christ! Revelation 19:11-16

10-24-2003, 10:50 PM	#13
Maéglin Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 99	LOL Knight of Gondor, looks like your friend here is sleeping on the job <P>btw why does he have a black sash around his mouth?

10-25-2003, 12:38 PM	#14
Jack Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rohan or some where there abouts (probably lost!) Posts: 92	I didn't see the tree <BR>I think I'll go look again. looks again I NEED GLASSES I think! __________________ I have been: eating sugar, drinking caffeinated soda, doing the wave, the disco and various other dances just as, if not more humiliating, and all in all, acting like the deranged Pirate that I am…

10-25-2003, 09:14 PM	#15
Knight of Gondor Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 744	The tree is right there behind the soldier!<P>I don't know why he likes to wear that rag over his mouth. He looks like a Southron soldier. But I think he likes the idea of being anonymous, kind of like the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. __________________ Eagerly awaiting the REAL Return of the King - Jesus Christ! Revelation 19:11-16