Forget not, dear people, the Arthurian legends (which LOTR resembles in a few places). In the tales of the good king Arthur, the men are always the ones running around fighting, going on quests and shedding blood. The women, on the other hand, (except for Morgan Le Fay and her cohorts) are seen as goddes-like fair beauties. They are the ones that stay home but will support their men. They are the reason their men fight, the men fight for their ladies. Idealized? Yes, but that's the beauty of it, the ladies are protrayed as noble and fair and rare jewels that are to bre treasured.
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