"Bad Guy" Trivia

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

In that case, how about Melkor, who was chased by Telimektar?

Correct, though arguably you should have said Melko. This is the great pine tree of Shugborough Hall, which is convincingly (in my mind) described as the inspiration for the House of a Hundred Chimneys at Tavrobel in the Book of Lost Tales. The Great Pine of Tavrobel was in the garden of that house, and as soon as I saw this tree I was positive Tolkien was thinking of it when he wrote that.

I've covered both the story and the connection - and shared this picture - in a previous thread if you want to know more.

Over to you.

hS