Honestly I wish we learned more about Rosie but since Tolkien wasn’t that interested in including more than 5 or 6 women in the series overall let alone give them much characterization I can only fill in the blanks.
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I also identified a lot with Eowyn growing up but that’s probably not that unusual.
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Do you think there are any Nazgûl stans out there?
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Probably. Not sure why I even asked.
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Tbh I think it would be excellent for some literature on orcs or Haradrim who just hated Sauron. Surely there were dissenters and rebels? Who knows if Tolkien ever conceived of nuance there, I find it unlikely but it is something I think about a lot.
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This is true. And honestly there is far too much discussion of the medievalism in LOTR and not enough on the racism. There have definitely been things written on it and it is often discussed but from an academic perspective it needs more.
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People in my field hold up Tolkien on a pedestal far too much.
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