Tumblr crosspost (18 September 2020)
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anghraineAccording to Tolkien himself, Gondorian Dúnedain and their culture “are best pictured in (say) Egyptian terms,” and yet the imagery we so often get (certainly in the films) is just … /sigh
Tagged: #he also thought of gondor in association w/ byzantium and italy but i think this is his most explicit statement #meanwhile people go on about how it has to be generic renfaire medieval bc of his ~vision #(okay i probably owe apologies to renfaire) #note 1: the full quote this comes from is hashtag problematic (not as much as other things he said but nevertheless) #note 2: will i ever be done complaining about this? PROBABLY NOT
Tagged: #he also thought of gondor in association w/ byzantium and italy but i think this is his most explicit statement #meanwhile people go on about how it has to be generic renfaire medieval bc of his ~vision #(okay i probably owe apologies to renfaire) #note 1: the full quote this comes from is hashtag problematic (not as much as other things he said but nevertheless) #note 2: will i ever be done complaining about this? PROBABLY NOT