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Lighting the Beacons: The Meaning of Fire in The Lord of the Rings and Aeschlyus' Oresteia – Winds & Waves
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Lighting the Beacons: The Meaning of Fire in The Lord of the Rings and Aeschlyus' Oresteia – Winds & Waves
![Is there any historical basis for setting towers ablaze to signal and communicate over vast distances such as in the third installment of Lord of the Rings when Gondor calls for aid? Is there any historical basis for setting towers ablaze to signal and communicate over vast distances such as in the third installment of Lord of the Rings when Gondor calls for aid?](https://external-preview.redd.it/pBe9n25zN1wnypt-6j0QKB-TrSaI1zCvoFtEHLEx948.jpg?auto=webp&s=a7fcccedb3209b33403502b206681dc76fb4ed89)