Tolkien inspires Iranian protesters - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**The Saucepan Man** · 06-24-2009, 07:34 PM

I came across this today and, immediately thinking of my old haunting ground here on the Downs, felt the need to share it here. The courage and spirit of those who would seek freedom from oppression in Iran is greatly moving and I found it rather uplifting that the writer was able to find inspiration (and, indeed, applicability) in Tolkien's creation.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ven/print.html

06-24-2009, 07:34 PM	#1
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Tolkien inspires Iranian protesters I came across this today and, immediately thinking of my old haunting ground here on the Downs, felt the need to share it here. The courage and spirit of those who would seek freedom from oppression in Iran is greatly moving and I found it rather uplifting that the writer was able to find inspiration (and, indeed, applicability) in Tolkien's creation. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...ven/print.html __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!