brace for incoming racists pissed about black actors/people existing.

  • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I think there's some truth to it, but Tolkien was always adamant that LOTR isn't a metaphor for anything in particular, it just is what it is. Obviously that doesn't mean certain elements were inspired by and taken from real life, however.