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[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago

To be honest I feel the same way. No green = no good

[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago

there are some evil places with trees, for example Taur-nu-Fuin, "Forest under Night," the pine forest south of Morgoth's mountain fortress Thangorodrim. or Mirkwood, especially southern Mirkwood near Sauron's fortress Dol Guldur. or the Old Forest east of the Shire, which isn't evil exactly, but unfriendly at least

[–] Kenny2999@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Most of space is therefore evil, except the ENTerprise

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

This is a crossover that we need...

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This goes back to his time on the western front. No trees along the whole thing

[–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 months ago

No Man's Land was certainly the result of evil, and I've never seen a living, growing tree in any picture I've ever seen

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't blame him. Shade and shelter from the rain and a nice place to lean. Sometimes food and their cast offs can make a bit better shelter.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 months ago

And like 8° less in the summer compared to places without trees.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Two of the American colonial exports that established a foothold in North America were potash and lumber.

[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Most places under the "spell" of Sauron are south and east. It's a European trope, I wonder why...

[–] cristo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Mordor is Turkey I guess