Racism in LOTR? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lotessa · 11-08-2003, 08:28 AM

Wow, Ninth Valar, that's one paragraph of good points!
Yes, I think Tolkien was leaning more to Western culture as opposed to African/Asian, though the Haradrim were more Gothic or Barbarian/Germanic, as you said Ninth Valar. In Middle-earth, each race was similar to a race in the real world - like Rohan was like a Norse sort of land, Gondor maybe a Hungarian culture, Haradrim, Germanic etc

~Lotessa

[ November 08, 2003: Message edited by: Lotessa ]

11-08-2003, 08:28 AM	#37
Lotessa Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Valinor.....or possibly daydreaming somewhere... Posts: 23	Wow, Ninth Valar, that's one paragraph of good points! Yes, I think Tolkien was leaning more to Western culture as opposed to African/Asian, though the Haradrim were more Gothic or Barbarian/Germanic, as you said Ninth Valar. In Middle-earth, each race was similar to a race in the real world - like Rohan was like a Norse sort of land, Gondor maybe a Hungarian culture, Haradrim, Germanic etc ~Lotessa [ November 08, 2003: Message edited by: Lotessa ] __________________ There's an eye-opener, and no mistake. ~ Sam Visit Tarien's forum: Crickhollow