• BigFig
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    445 months ago

    Dwarves venerate, not worship their ancestors. And elves named their weapons too, probably more often than men

    • @_stranger_
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      205 months ago

      men: We learned it by watching you!

    • @samus12345
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      55 months ago

      Olcrist the Goblin-cleaver and Glamdring the Foe-hammer!

    • Pleb
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      215 months ago

      And Elves don’t love jewelry or name weapons?
      Hobbits with no class structure?

      • @WarlockLawyer
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        155 months ago

        It appears to be a ideal commune without class structure when you are only showing the heirs of the most powerful class leaders with the only working class hobbit being subservient to the richest.

        • @[email protected]
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          55 months ago

          Only recently I’ve been made aware that most people who haven’t read the books don’t know especially Merry and Pippin are actually pretty big shots.

            • @[email protected]
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              45 months ago

              Everything east of the Brandywine if I’m not mistaken. Though technically Buckland is not part of the Shire at the time of the lotr events.

    • @Zorque
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      115 months ago

      Those no-good Sackville-Baggins… always stealing the silver…

  • @d00ery
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    4 months ago

    I recently read this article which, sadly, totally goes against the meme.

    • @[email protected]
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      75 months ago

      That was a fascinating read, thank you for sharing! The fact that Tolkien’s world can be analyzed to this degree and still make sense is absolutely mind boggling to me.

      • threelonmusketeers
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        4 months ago

        Indeed, an excellent article. My favourite line:

        The Thain was the nominal Head of State for the Shire, and had the authority to summon the moot and muster in times of emergency, but this was mostly ceremonial, given the lack of emergencies.

    • @Tattorack
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      65 months ago

      That article was a very good read.

  • @pyre
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    115 months ago

    the so-called political compass as a concept is stupid, but taking it at face value, how are dwarves economically on the left? they work to death in mines and love gold.