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Phrim · 02-09-2003, 08:41 PM

Personally I'm glad Tolkien tried to stress realism over "coolness factor". Tolkien didn't include large armies of Dwarves or Elves in LOTR because of the political climate of the era. For him to throw all that out the window just to include different races that might appeal to some readers would have been a tragedy.

02-09-2003, 08:41 PM	#5
Phrim Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 72	Personally I'm glad Tolkien tried to stress realism over "coolness factor". Tolkien didn't include large armies of Dwarves or Elves in LOTR because of the political climate of the era. For him to throw all that out the window just to include different races that might appeal to some readers would have been a tragedy.