The elves and the romans - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Afrodal Fenyar · 04-14-2003, 10:45 AM

Yes, Tolkien said that the Numenoreans are like ancient egyptians. But I think they are very much like Romans too.

In their mightiest days, they both were truly the greatest might in the world(well, the Valar can't really be counted), but were eventually divided(Arnor/Gondor, East Rome/West Rome). West Rome eventually fell and was divided, as was Arnor, but Byzant and Gondor survived.

But the elves.. Njah, I don't think there's anything in our world that they could resemble. Well, maybe us Finns.. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

04-14-2003, 10:45 AM	#12
Afrodal Fenyar Haunting Spirit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 94	Yes, Tolkien said that the Numenoreans are like ancient egyptians. But I think they are very much like Romans too. In their mightiest days, they both were truly the greatest might in the world(well, the Valar can't really be counted), but were eventually divided(Arnor/Gondor, East Rome/West Rome). West Rome eventually fell and was divided, as was Arnor, but Byzant and Gondor survived. But the elves.. Njah, I don't think there's anything in our world that they could resemble. Well, maybe us Finns.. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] __________________ "Out of doubt, out of dark to the day's rising I came singing in the sun, sword unsheathing. To hope's end I rode and to heart's breaking: Now for wrath, now for ruin and a red nightfall!" ~Eomer