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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-09-2002, 03:56 PM

Sorry about that. I seem to be misunderstanding rather too much of what you say these days. Reading that post again it's obvious that you weren't implying any such thing.

This one, however, may be justified: I think that the Rohirrim are much more closely related to the Anglo-Saxons than the Vikings (cf the rather good Gilbert and Sullivan parody on Flying Moose of Nargothrond), although where their tendency to fight as cavalry comes from is anybody's guess. As such, Vikings could be enemies from the East, although on reflection I'm not sure that Tolkien was partisan when it came to Northern Europe.

I suppose that it's all a bit academic anyway: enemies from the south and east could mean just about anyone when talking about this part of Europe, so I suppose that anything goes.

[ August 09, 2002: Message edited by: Squatter of Amon Rudh ]

08-09-2002, 03:56 PM	#27
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Sorry about that. I seem to be misunderstanding rather too much of what you say these days. Reading that post again it's obvious that you weren't implying any such thing. This one, however, may be justified: I think that the Rohirrim are much more closely related to the Anglo-Saxons than the Vikings (cf the rather good Gilbert and Sullivan parody on Flying Moose of Nargothrond), although where their tendency to fight as cavalry comes from is anybody's guess. As such, Vikings could be enemies from the East, although on reflection I'm not sure that Tolkien was partisan when it came to Northern Europe. I suppose that it's all a bit academic anyway: enemies from the south and east could mean just about anyone when talking about this part of Europe, so I suppose that anything goes. [ August 09, 2002: Message edited by: Squatter of Amon Rudh ] __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?