Dwarves venerate, not worship their ancestors. And elves named their weapons too, probably more often than men
45men: We learned it by watching you!
21Olcrist the Goblin-cleaver and Glamdring the Foe-hammer!
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Hobbies: beer, weed and vibing
I wish I was a Hobbit.
27Be the change you want to see, my dude.
14Where are we starting the commune at? I'm down for this. Return to Shire.
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And dwarves don't love gold?
22The Hobbits absolutely do have a class system
18Those no-good Sackville-Baggins... always stealing the silver...
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I recently read this article which, sadly, totally goes against the meme.
15That 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.
7Indeed, an excellent article. My favourite line:
The Thain was the nominal Head of State for the Shire, and had the authority to summon the moot and muster in times of emergency, but this was mostly ceremonial, given the lack of emergencies.
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That article was a very good read.
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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.
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Yeah that's pretty much it
6Subaltern is a great word.
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