The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 month agoYou ever get that feeling like you've forgotten something?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1311arrow-down12
arrow-up1309arrow-down1imageYou ever get that feeling like you've forgotten something?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoHe based Mordor on the heavily industrialized north of England and the shire on the idyllic south (Kent, where he grew up). So the ecological themes of the books are very much based on the times Tolkien lived in, consciously or subconsciously.
He based Mordor on the heavily industrialized north of England and the shire on the idyllic south (Kent, where he grew up). So the ecological themes of the books are very much based on the times Tolkien lived in, consciously or subconsciously.