@arthur_affect The only historical sense Tolkien's work makes and is internally consistent with is an etymological one
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@arthur_affect where really old words coexist with new ones, even if they've changed meaning. Bsclly he was a massive word nerd.
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@ellie_nor Tolkien said the purpose of the Valar was to try to harmonize Greco-Roman gods w ChristianityThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ellie_nor Well, a little bit of Greek, a little bit of NorseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ellie_nor Ulmo is more like Poseidon than NjordThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@arthur_affect One of the first High Fantasy novels, The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison, actually has the Greek gods in it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@arthur_affect Otherwise, it's a pretty Medieval-ish setting (albeit, set on Mercury for some reason).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@awindbynight Not direct mapping on the Greek gods, but Tolkien said reconciling Greek mythology w Christianity was one of his goals
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@ellie_nor@arthur_affect I assumed they were about Generic Polytheism, not any specific cosmology. Weird!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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