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re: Amazon's LOTRs cast announced

Posted on 1/16/20 at 9:48 am to
Posted by Tackle74
Columbia, MO
Member since Mar 2012
5296 posts
Posted on 1/16/20 at 9:48 am to
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Uh oh. A lot of non-Northern-European names in there.

Prepare yourselves.


While I hate the forced integration of historical era media, Tolkien does have diversity in his works. The Easterlings are equivalent to Central Asian raiders. The Haradrim are based on Middle Eastern or Arabic origins. Southerns are most likely Africans.
Posted by BloodSweat&Beers
One Particular Harbor, Fl
Member since Jan 2012
9153 posts
Posted on 1/16/20 at 9:57 am to
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Tolkien does have diversity in his works.


Most of the legendary figures in the LOTR story are mixed raced and their descendants
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