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[–] [email protected] 45 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Dwarves venerate, not worship their ancestors. And elves named their weapons too, probably more often than men

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

men: We learned it by watching you!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Olcrist the Goblin-cleaver and Glamdring the Foe-hammer!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hobbies: beer, weed and vibing

I wish I was a Hobbit.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

Be the change you want to see, my dude.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

Where are we starting the commune at? I'm down for this. Return to Shire.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And dwarves don't love gold?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And Elves don't love jewelry or name weapons?
Hobbits with no class structure?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It appears to be a ideal commune without class structure when you are only showing the heirs of the most powerful class leaders with the only working class hobbit being subservient to the richest.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Only recently I've been made aware that most people who haven't read the books don't know especially Merry and Pippin are actually pretty big shots.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah isn't Merry like heir to a fairly big chunk of the Shire?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Everything east of the Brandywine if I'm not mistaken. Though technically Buckland is not part of the Shire at the time of the lotr events.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Hobbits absolutely do have a class system

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Those no-good Sackville-Baggins... always stealing the silver...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I recently read this article which, sadly, totally goes against the meme.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

That article was a very good read.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

That was a fascinating read, thank you for sharing! The fact that Tolkien's world can be analyzed to this degree and still make sense is absolutely mind boggling to me.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

the so-called political compass as a concept is stupid, but taking it at face value, how are dwarves economically on the left? they work to death in mines and love gold.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

they work to death in mines

Perfect!

and love gold.

No issue there!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are the arrows supposed to carry meaning? Label your axis, kids!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

also the hobbit films sucked.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That wasn't the hobbits' fault, was it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

the book character's fault or the actors

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Yeah that's pretty much it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Subaltern is a great word.