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I am always a bit amused seeing the word 'barbarians' used in the context of Tolkien's work. He was a language nerd but the word 'barbarian' has such a specific origin that it feels a bit out of place because it does not have the same history in the world he created.
It is a quibble but I would have loved to ask him about these kinds of things because he loved language so much.
— Dec 06, 2025 02:34AM
It is a quibble but I would have loved to ask him about these kinds of things because he loved language so much.
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Ada
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"So it was that the meekest and least of all people came to hold the gate of all the world in their hands."
MEEKEST? LEAST OF ALL PEOPLE? According to who?! Dude. I would have said comfortable, content with their lot in life, even closed off to the rest of the world or a bit xenophobic.
But meek? Least of all people? That sounds so insulting!
— Dec 06, 2025 02:57AM
MEEKEST? LEAST OF ALL PEOPLE? According to who?! Dude. I would have said comfortable, content with their lot in life, even closed off to the rest of the world or a bit xenophobic.
But meek? Least of all people? That sounds so insulting!
Ada
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Wauw. So literally nothing is known about them huh.
This is disappointing.
— Dec 06, 2025 02:49AM
This is disappointing.
Ada
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Did I miss when or where the Hobbits came from? Apparently they started in the First Age but on the genealogy pages they are never mentioned?!
Listen, I only care about the Hobbits. Cliché but true.
— Dec 06, 2025 02:46AM
Listen, I only care about the Hobbits. Cliché but true.
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I have lost the book. No idea where it is. Which is unlike me.
How do you lose a whole ass book?!
— Nov 22, 2025 12:40PM
How do you lose a whole ass book?!
