That's an interesting comparison,
Anguirel.
To some cultures, white symbolizes purity, in others but in the case of
LotR, and other books by Tolkien, grey is a very noble color, instead of symbolizing tainted white.
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This contrasts with the practical militarism of the perceived White wielded by Denethor and his armies:
"No travellers pass here, only servants of the Dark Tower or the White."
Here we see how perilously close White and Black have come, as with Saruman
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It's interesting to see how two extremes on either end of the achromatic color scale can be so similar at times...
I can't discuss much now, but I might be able to return later.