Fantasy

[davem]

Originally Posted by Gwathagor

Tolkien chose to focus on some of the nobler aspects of war and left the nastier stuff up to our imaginations. Both are equally real and legitimate subjects.

But I'm asking why Tolkien made the choice he did, what effect that has on his readers & what if anything would have been different if he had made the other choice - as well as whether his choice was legitimate.

Oh, another point - where are the crippled, maimed & blinded veterans in LotR?