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| Lord of the Rings the Mein Kampf of Forces of Good |
| 2021-05-31 |
| By Ales Mishchenko Direct translation of the article [Regnum] The book "The Lord of the Rings" was written at a time when Tolkien's homeland, Great Britain, was losing influence and power over half the world. And, undoubtedly, the writer foresaw that Asia, with its billions of people, would crowd out Europe. The symbol of Asia, crowding Europe, is the Turkic hordes of Attila and Genghis Khan. Hence, the Orcs appeared, speaking a language very similar to Turkic (this cannot be considered a coincidence, since Tolkien is a philologist by education). In fact, the Lord of the Rings is a call to destroy the Asian superpowers before they have had time to use their enormous potential (which is called in the book "the ring of omnipotence"). Moreover, this is a call to destroy Asia not so ceremoniously with the choice of means, judging by the description of how the Gondorians (Europeans) do not stand on ceremony with the Turks (orcs): I remember the proud description of how, after some battle, their corpses were dumped in a pile, in the middle of which was stuck some kind of stick, on which a goblin head dangled. Note that Tolkien also recorded the Russians as the forces of evil - among the allies of Mordor there are “northern bearded men with berdyshs” and “thieves” (Varangians). Russians make the bestest Bad Guys in fiction In "The Lord of the Rings" Tolkien's admiration for the past is evident (remember that he is a teacher of ancient Germanic legends). But we know how it was written in those ancient German (like many others) annals that Tolkien taught: “they came to a new land and cleansed it” (as explained in the story “Janissaries of the Unknown Homeland” of the book “People's Indulgence” - all civilizations were built on bones and there is nothing good about that). So the fact that Chingiz Khan's invasion of China holds the palm in the destruction of the civilian population is a "merit" of the large number of Chinese, and not at all of ancient European humanism. In ancient times, there was little humanism at all. He appeared later, after Buddha and Jesus. But one should not judge Tolkien harshly: in his time, the topic of inequality and the competition of nations and races was not yet taboo (since it had not yet led to gas chambers) and, unfortunately, it was actively discussed alongside, for example, also popular topics of the world behind the scenes. secret societies or spiritualism. And besides, in an attempt to disguise his call to attack Asia, he created a new literary genre - fantasy. "But why can't you see it as a struggle between good and evil? !!" - one of my acquaintances objected to me. But I did not see good there. I saw that Tolkien convinces us that the orcs are evil, because they smell bad and they eat all kinds of nasty things - a typical European view of uncivilized peoples. No sign of good or evil. On the contrary, I saw that Gondor attacked Mordor first, fearing its growing power. That is, discarding the Gondorian propaganda, objectively speaking, it is Gondor that can be called the evil that unleashed this war. As there is no God in religious disputes, so there is no good in the Lord of the Rings - only inter-tribal showdown and propaganda like "Carthage must be destroyed." So I saw ... But then I did not find a single person who would look at this book in the same way ... Well, let's assume I'm wrong. The struggle between good and evil, so is the struggle between good and evil. But the goblin heads impaled on the mountains of their corpses remain ... Okay, so then this book is the Mein Kampf of the forces of good. PS And the descendants of Tolkien chose a more risky and noble path: to take all those whom Tolkien considered "orcs" to their castles, to give them human rights ... And perhaps they will die in this battle, unable to cope with others, more totalitarian and cruel customs. But in this battle, they really are on the side of good. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #12 #10 there is an effort underway to Woke all things Fantasy...By attacking the fountainhead of fantasy as racist, the attempt is on to, using their words, colonize Fantasy and Fantasy Gaming Wokesters: FOOK.OFF. Very much. |
| Posted by: Betty Glinetch1592 2021-05-31 20:02 |
| #11 #9: But that is how I was taught, with the heavy leaning on Nordic creatures and Christian overtones, is that the... Or maybe, just maybe, Tolkien never felt the need to explore the history and myths of Ancient China or India to write his story. Silly of him, right? Thanks to all the Rantburgers by discussing this Academic "digression from practical reality". |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-05-31 19:49 |
| #10 As for this garbage think, there is an effort underway to Woke all things Fantasy, especially the well known Dungeons and Dragons, and what may be Game of the Year, Frosthaven. By attacking the fountainhead of fantasy as racist, the attempt is on to, using their words, colonize Fantasy and Fantasy Gaming. So instead of having the unexpected hero as an orc, like say in the movie Dudes and Dragons, they send in thought police to review canon, characters, and events to create a safe space. In fantasy adventure. In other words, if you are thirsty, you have to drink the punch they shit in and make comments like, I never knew grape and corn go well together! I'm sorry, I meant maize! I meant maize! Don't punish my character! |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-05-31 17:46 |
| #9 Never heard that one about the Dwarves. In The Hobbit, the Dwarves were the vassal of the plot point Dragon Sickness, both a literary and cultural concept during Tolkien's time which had to be explained in the movies, one of the good things about the movies. It is a reference to the olden times concerning the lords who would amass wealth trough taxes and tolls, and not spend it on anything other than the one who suffered from Dragon Sickness. Bilbo points this out and is cast aside. In The Rings, it again bites the Dwarves in the ass as they stay inside their fortified keep to amass wealth, waking the Balrog this time. More about English assholes who didn't want to untie purse strings for philanthropy, churches, or civic projects, likely from Caxton's 16th century translation into English St. George and the Dragon. But that is how I was taught, with the heavy leaning on Nordic creatures and Christian overtones, is that the invaders from the East and South were Vikings, Gondor was King Alfred's London, and the question of the winner was parallel to whether the Isles would be Christian or Nordic Pagan. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-05-31 17:42 |
| #8 The Nazis were in power when "The Hobbit" was being translated into German. A German official contacted Tolkien and asked about his heritage. Tolkien responded, "Thank you for your letter. I regret that I am not clear as to what you intend by arisch... But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people." |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2021-05-31 15:33 |
| #7 Tolkien later regretted that his Dwarves had some of the stereotypes attributed to Jews as he had not intended any connection. Most of the claims against Dwarves have to do with their greed but in the books the only greed we see is others coveting Dwarven wealth and the Dwarves hoping to reclaim what was taken from them. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2021-05-31 14:47 |
| #6 And Trump is Tom Bombadil. Or is he Gandalf? Brennan is Sauron (the 'all seeing eye'). The Squad is the Nine Nazgul... Please continue... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-05-31 12:38 |
| #5 "the ring of Eisenhower and Southeast Asia, Part I: Building Containment |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-05-31 11:39 |
| #4 But the Dwarves are definitely Jews? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-05-31 11:22 |
| #3 ^ Given English academia of the time, I'm pretty sure the fairies had a real-world parallel as well. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2021-05-31 10:35 |
| #2 Ales Mishchenko is a moral and mental retard. He must do obscene things to icons of Putin every night, while muttering "my precious, my precious". Tolkien told a story of the fight against the lust for power. There were only three real-world cultures he used as models: the Anglo-Saxons (Rohirrim), loosely the Byzantines (Gondor), and the British country folk (Hobbits). To believe it was a screed against "Asiatics" and Russians, you have to be paranoid as only a Russian can be. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2021-05-31 06:26 |
| #1 "It was caused by the infamous Hobbitt Pipeweed Cartel conspiring with Gondor's military-industrial complex!" Or so goes a satirical parody on McSweeney's Internet Tendency (here is part 1 of 3): UNUSED AUDIO COMMENTARY BY HOWARD ZINN AND NOAM CHOMSKY, RECORDED SUMMER 2002 FOR THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (PLATINUM SERIES EXTENDED EDITION) DVD, PART ONE by TOM BISSELL and JEFF ALEXANDER |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-05-31 00:23 |