The Valar and Men - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kiara · 11-21-2002, 03:09 PM

I will not be of much help as my thought is a question along similar lines:

What about Tolkien's attitude toward men? And hobbits and dwarves for that matter?

If elves were the Valar's special charge, and yet Tolkien has an obvious regard for Hobbits (and clearly compassion for Aragorn, if not all the other men...) then what was the original intent in the Valar's design in ME--never to have such other interesting creatures? (not to mention the also obvious traits that Dwarves and the men of Rohan share with many of the Valar described in the Silmarillion).

Isn't more fuel to this fire fun?

11-21-2002, 03:09 PM	#1
Kiara Animated Skeleton Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: wish 'twere Ireland Posts: 50	I will not be of much help as my thought is a question along similar lines: What about Tolkien's attitude toward men? And hobbits and dwarves for that matter? If elves were the Valar's special charge, and yet Tolkien has an obvious regard for Hobbits (and clearly compassion for Aragorn, if not all the other men...) then what was the original intent in the Valar's design in ME--never to have such other interesting creatures? (not to mention the also obvious traits that Dwarves and the men of Rohan share with many of the Valar described in the Silmarillion). Isn't more fuel to this fire fun? __________________ "What if you slept, and what if in your sleep you dreamed, and what if, in your dream, you went to paradise and there plucked a beautiful flower...and what if when you awoke, you held that flower in your hand? Ah, what then?"

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