Races of men and real world counterparts? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

doug*platypus · 01-07-2004, 08:40 PM

The "half-orcs in Sauraman's army" were bred or created by Saruman in Isengard. My ethnopaleontology might not be up to scratch, but I don't believe that Asiatic people came from Isengard! Or perhaps I'm just choosing not to believe that JRRT was somehow biased against the cultures of the east. Being told you resemble a half Orc would hardly be received very well, and I hope that no Barrow Downers are offended by the comments above, or those in the books.

You have a pretty good point about the Rohirrim, though. I wonder what the Bardings of the north looked like, and whether they had a similar culture? But after saying that, I think that the culture of Rohan also had Celtic and Germanic roots. Anyone know a bit more about that?

01-07-2004, 08:40 PM	#14
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	The "half-orcs in Sauraman's army" were bred or created by Saruman in Isengard. My ethnopaleontology might not be up to scratch, but I don't believe that Asiatic people came from Isengard! Or perhaps I'm just choosing not to believe that JRRT was somehow biased against the cultures of the east. Being told you resemble a half Orc would hardly be received very well, and I hope that no Barrow Downers are offended by the comments above, or those in the books. You have a pretty good point about the Rohirrim, though. I wonder what the Bardings of the north looked like, and whether they had a similar culture? But after saying that, I think that the culture of Rohan also had Celtic and Germanic roots. Anyone know a bit more about that? __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.

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