Tolkien -- Enemy of Rome

[Thiudareiks Flavius]

Crispvs wrote:<br>
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Quote:</em></strong><hr>Despite the seemingly interminable length of some of your recent postings on this thread, you seem always to be harping on about a single point: that Tolkein's work, and in particular 'The Lord of the Rings' was nothing more than a thinly disguised attempt to elevate the warriors of Ariovistus and Arminius into the saviours of the world, to be admired by all.<hr><br>
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The reason his "theory" makes so little sense is that he doesn't actually believe it himself. His silly post is his second attempt at provoking me - I ignored the first one completely (if it had neon signs all over it saying "Troll Bait for Tim O'Neill" it couldn't have been more obvious). This one, OTOH, has at least stimulated some genuinely interesting posts, especially those by Hadrianus.<br>
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Originally I was puzzled as to why he chose "Germanics" and "Tolkien" as his bait. It's well known that I'm into the Germanics, but why Tolkien? I haven't read <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> in 15 years. Then it occured to me that I also contribute to an EzBoard forum devoted to the Peter Jackson movies, though rarely on the movies themselves or on Tolkien - mainly on the Iraq War.<br>
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Now if Dan really wants to lay out some troll bait he can always start a thread on Iraq.<br>
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Why is this strange guy stalking me across the internet and posting repeatedly in a rather creepy attempt to get me to respond?<br>
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Now, <strong>that</strong> is a mystery ... <p>Tim O'Neill / Thiudareiks Flavius<br>
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