Tolkien=Matchmaker? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Angry Hill Troll · 01-26-2003, 06:01 PM

Well, since Middle-earth has kind of a pseudo medieval character, the marriage=political alliance aspect is consistent with that. Marriages did tend to be made on that basis: Ferdinand and Isabella, William of Orange and Mary, Henry VIII and ... well, alliances don't always last for very long! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

But you do have a point that Tolkien didn't seem very fond of writing about romancy and certainly not about sexuality. This device provided a convenient reason not to have to.

01-26-2003, 06:01 PM	#3
Angry Hill Troll Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ephel Duath Posts: 115	Well, since Middle-earth has kind of a pseudo medieval character, the marriage=political alliance aspect is consistent with that. Marriages did tend to be made on that basis: Ferdinand and Isabella, William of Orange and Mary, Henry VIII and ... well, alliances don't always last for very long! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] But you do have a point that Tolkien didn't seem very fond of writing about romancy and certainly not about sexuality. This device provided a convenient reason not to have to.