Tree for writer Tolkien " will grow " in Westminster
In Westminster Abbey will establish a memorial J
A memorial to J.R.R. Tolkien will be erected in Westminster Abbey. He will appear in Poets' Corner, next to a plaque by his friend C.S. Lewis, the author of "Narnia," The Times reports.
The memorial will be made in the form of a complex wooden panel on a column 2.5 m high. It depicts the magical “Amalion Tree”, which was often painted by the writer himself. It is associated with the concept of “Tree of Tales” from Tolkien’s essay on fairy tales. Each leaf, flower and fruit symbolized a particular legend, poem or story.
Dozens of specialists from Broadbent Studio, which won the project competition, will work on the creation of the tree. They use inlay and hand-carving techniques. The sculpture will be made mainly of British wood. A piece of black pine, known as Tolkien's favourite tree, felled at the Oxford Botanical Gardens in 2014, will go into action. Also involved wood marsh oaks up to 5 thousand years old and durable ink from oak galls.
The opening of the memorial is scheduled for next spring. It will mark the 90th anniversary of The Hobbit and the 50th anniversary of The Silmarillion, published posthumously.
