- "Page turners, they were not."
- ―Yoda, on the contents of the library
The tree library was a reading chamber within the hollowed-out trunk of a uneti tree on the temple island of Ahch-To. A bookshelf within contained the original sacred texts of the Jedi religion during the period of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker's exile on the island.[2] The texts were assembled by Skywalker himself.[3]
Rey discovered the library while attempting to bring Skywalker out of his exile to aid the Resistance, and was confronted about her purpose on the island by the Jedi Master within the chamber. She later retrieved the library's books, storing them on the Millennium Falcon, prior to leaving Ahch-To for the Crait system. Shortly thereafter, Skywalker attempted to burn the uneti tree down, but was intercepted by the Force spirit of Yoda, who called down a lightning strike that set the tree alight.[4]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The tree library was designed to be evocative of the shape of the Rebel Alliance starbird. Early in the film's development, the Jedi library was initially designed as an actual building, before a tree was settled on.[5]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- The Last Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD
- The Last Jedi: Rey's Journey
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 1
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 4
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (Indirect mention only)
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Tree library)
- The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Star Wars Helmet Collection 72 (Highlights of the Saga: Luke’s Journey in the Force)
- The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Jedi Texts in the Databank (backup link)
The Force in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens in 34 ABY. The events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi pick up immediately following The Force Awakens.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑
Jedi Texts in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi