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BeastOfTheEdelwood
Feb 27, 2023

Led through the mist, by the milk-light of moon, all that was lost is revealed.
Probably, like, Anglo-Saxon era Britain. The Hobbit is, among other things, an homage to Old English literature.

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BeastOfTheEdelwood
Feb 27, 2023

Led through the mist, by the milk-light of moon, all that was lost is revealed.

Applewhite posted:

I bet the classical Hellenic cultures could probably grasp most of the concepts, but the style of storytelling and the themes are very different than the stories they tell. I feel like a story about the clash of mighty nations that didn't mention the gods even once would probably fall flat for them.

They also might not like how it's mostly prose, rather than verse.

BeastOfTheEdelwood
Feb 27, 2023

Led through the mist, by the milk-light of moon, all that was lost is revealed.

Icochet posted:

That's not how I remember it. Song after song that you can just skip. Actual story maybe 15 pages

Touché.

BeastOfTheEdelwood
Feb 27, 2023

Led through the mist, by the milk-light of moon, all that was lost is revealed.

BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:

I think the concept of “no ring” is timeless op

The Eye of Sauron, too, if you know what I mean. :goatsecx:

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