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LOTR had proper oaths. Remember how Gollum swore "by the precious"? Edit: augh, commented before finishing the article, it gives this exact example.
by cousin_it 7y ago
LOTR had proper oaths. Remember how Gollum swore "by the precious"?
Edit: augh, commented before finishing the article, it gives this exact example.
- pfortuny 7y agoIt is simple culture. An oath is the calling of a witness whose authority is undisputed (thus God, the Precious for Gollum...). Absent the witness there is no oath.