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Old 02-23-2008, 06:11 PM   #11
Alfirin
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
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Alfirin has been trapped in the Barrow!
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Originally Posted by ArathornJax View Post
From an essay by Michael Martinez on Mysteries on Middle Earth:

"As to why they are included I believe they are another example by Tolkien of adding such a rich diversity to Middle Earth and to his story. The Druedain for me are much like Australia's Aborigines people, yet in a deep sense, I think they reflect in a deeper way, man in a natural condition that is far more in touch with nature than "civilized man." In any case, they do add to the diversity of the people's of Middle Earth.
Really?, I've always though of them being more Pictish, to the rather Anglo-Saxon Gondorians and Teutonic Rohirrim

Last edited by Alfirin; 02-23-2008 at 06:12 PM. Reason: grammer correction
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