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Exactly. Just compare the map of the Middle Earth to Europe and you will see how well it fits in WWI setup. Good Little Hobbits (Britain), some humans (France,
by loxs 16y ago
Exactly. Just compare the map of the Middle Earth to Europe and you will see how well it fits in WWI setup.
Good Little Hobbits (Britain), some humans (France, Italy), a dwarf (maybe a Scandinavian?), some Elves (Russians?) form the Good Alliance (of Christianity?) and fight against the Evil (muslim?) Empire of Mordor (Ottoman Empire) and its allies (Germany and Austria = Saruman's army?) who are traitors.
And also, the good Elves of Eastern Europe migrate to America after the war, because "the world has changed".
- Symmetry 16y agoI think its actually pretty clear, given the geography, that Mordor is Germany. Depictions of Germans in WWI propaganda posters are very similar to how orcs are described.
- gmac 16y agoInteresting analogies. I always thought the most obvious sermonising was about industrialisation and the loss of an innocent rural way of life (as described here, for example: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngbeyond/rings/influences.html#indust http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngbeyond/rings/influences....)