Talk:The Five Sacred Trees

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"Faggot of the sages"[edit]

While doing some RC Patrolling, I ran into an edit where an IP modified this article. Upon reverting, I noticed this edit, particularly this part: The Tree of Ross (or Eó Rosa) is a yew, and although the yew is often referred to as a symbol of death and destruction, The Tree of Ross is often the subject of much rhapsodizing in the literature. It is referred to as "a mother's good," "Diadem of the Angels," and "faggot of the sages." Hence the lyrical character of this movement, wherein the bassoon oncants [sic] and is accompanied by the harp! - John Williams -- is this legitimate? Or was this vandalism that hasn't been caught since it was added in 2008? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:56, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Completely legitimate! This is verbatim from the program notes in the published version of the piece. (Using the original meaning of "faggot" as a branch or bundle of branches. Notable: the word for bassoon is "fagot"/"fagotto" in quite a few other languages, as it is basically a large hollowed-out stick.) Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 08:00, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]