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Are those supposed to be twin lamps? I can't make out what the left picture is at all.
They're supposed to be the Two Trees from the Silmarillion.
Ah ok. I'm guessing the trees are after the lamps? Are they on the elf island?
I know the creation stuff, but not that much after it.
Yeah. I'm not sure why, from a narrative perspective, Tolkien choose to have Melkor destroy the world's source of light (the lamps) and then have Melkor destroy the world's source of light (the trees this time) again. I think it's already clear that he's the Dark Lord after the first time he does it, but maybe there's some additional symbolism that I missed.
What is destroyed can be brought back but not in the same way. Destruction is not the end even though things won't be the same after, probably a world wars reference of sorts.