Bard & The Master Vs Aragorn & the House of Stewards - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 04-15-2005, 09:47 AM

Actually, H-I, I - um - haven't gotten that far. I'll have to go back and take a look. But thanks for the great quote anyway! It's nice to have one's notions verified. But to answer Lalwendé myself, insofar as Denethor's rule was unjust. Tyranny existed long before modern democratic government. Tolkien's standard of comparison was, I think, medieval (pre-feudal) kingship, such as Ælfred and his earls.

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04-15-2005, 09:47 AM	#5
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Actually, H-I, I - um - haven't gotten that far. I'll have to go back and take a look. But thanks for the great quote anyway! It's nice to have one's notions verified. But to answer Lalwendé myself, insofar as Denethor's rule was unjust. Tyranny existed long before modern democratic government. Tolkien's standard of comparison was, I think, medieval (pre-feudal) kingship, such as Ælfred and his earls.