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>>22968390
Not so much references as concepts inspired by. Canterlot is obviously the pony expy for Minas Tirith as was pointed out.
In Middle Earth, Minas Tirith was once named Minas Anor, the Tower of the Sun. It had a sister city closer to Mordor, called Minas Ithil, the Tower of the Moon. Minas Ithil was conquered by the Nazgul, being renamed to Minas Morgul. Minas Anor was renamed to Minas Tirith, the Tower of Guard. Minas Tirith endured as a fortress, standing against the darkness for thousands of years. Minas Morgul was consumed by darkness and eventually fell into ruin, just Like Luna's moon castle in the Everfree. We have in both universes royal cities representing the sun and moon, one standing as a becon of light, the other falling into darkness and ruin.
It should also be mentioned that in middle earth, the sun and moon are actually constructs guided by spirits of great potency, a sort of angelic being (the very same type as the balrog, gandalf, saruman and sauron) called Maiar. Arien guides the Sun, Tillion guides the moon.
I suspect Faust sorta wove these two aspects of middle earth together, combining the angellic beings that steer the sun and moon with gondor's royal sun and moon cities. Instead of actually possessing the sun and moon, the pony Mair can sit in their respective citadels and guide them. But its the same idea. |