‘But Tolkien’s Ents are, at Isengard, the agents of a destruction almost as apocalyptic as that imagined in The Wanderer or Andreas.’
Interesting contrast, brings to my mind the Battle of Chester- I could easily imagine British monks praying for the ruins of Caer Legion to spring to life and deliver a similar fate to Æthelfrith’s host all those centuries ago!
Welcome to Substack (my first time here as well), your stuff sounds right up my alley :)
Now *that* is an image! Ruin as weapon - that'll give me something to think about.
Actually, it ties in with some things I plan to post on in the not-too-distant future. Stay tuned for some thoughts on "Andreas" down the line! And thanks for the welcome.
‘But Tolkien’s Ents are, at Isengard, the agents of a destruction almost as apocalyptic as that imagined in The Wanderer or Andreas.’
Interesting contrast, brings to my mind the Battle of Chester- I could easily imagine British monks praying for the ruins of Caer Legion to spring to life and deliver a similar fate to Æthelfrith’s host all those centuries ago!
Welcome to Substack (my first time here as well), your stuff sounds right up my alley :)
Now *that* is an image! Ruin as weapon - that'll give me something to think about.
Actually, it ties in with some things I plan to post on in the not-too-distant future. Stay tuned for some thoughts on "Andreas" down the line! And thanks for the welcome.
Not a problem mate, happy hunting
I’ll keep an eye out, sounds like one I’ll wanna see for sure👍