Enemies

[davem]

Originally Posted by Raynor

It would seem that Tolkien took care in presenting the drugs and their culture in a rather unfavorable light, even if only through the eyes of other races.

Maybe he was just pointing up the other races' stupidity, narrow-mindedness & basic bigotry?

Wit their low nativity rate and with many of their women unwed, I find that hard to believe. Their life style, of living in tents, caves and shelters, isn't indicative of that either.

I think all this could actually be put down to their being a dispossessed folk who had been driven to live in the wilds. Effectively, they are refugees. I certainly can't see the Rohirrim allowing them decent land to live on. You seem to be blaming them for a situation that was forced on them by the incoming Rohirrim.