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Tumblr crosspost (18 September 2020)
According 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