Romance in LOTR

[jeffryl]

Hello

What do you think about romance in general in lotro ? Do you see any subject ahead of his time ? What do you see in each relationships ?

Example : https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-...tolkien-quotes

Please debate in calm and peace.

Last subject was closed because of troll and haters. So i hope it won't happen for this new thread.

All welcome.

[Bauglin]

As they say, "art is completed by the viewer" (though i forget who "they" are), and Tolkien himself seemed to want to leave room for interpretation ("The cycles should be linked to a majestic whole, and yet leave scope for other minds and hands, wielding paint and music and drama." (Letter 131)). So if that's the interpretation that speaks most to you, well, there's not much to be said.

I see a different interpretation, but it's already been stated by smarter people than me.

[DavidmeetHal]

Last subject was closed because of troll and haters. So i hope it won't happen for this new thread.

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Yes it was, if I remember, YOU called anyone that disagreed a homophobic.


https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthr...90#post8087090



With that being said, Sam and Frodo were straight, end of story. Frodo wasn't interested in anyone, and Sam was just totally devoted to his master, and he did get married and had kids.

[Langie]

Please debate in calm and peace.

Last subject was closed because of troll and haters. So i hope it won't happen for this new thread.

I seriously hope you were looking in a mirror when you typed that.

[Radhruin_EU]

Hello

What do you think about romance in general in lotro ? Do you see any subject ahead of his time ? What do you see in each relationships ?

Example : https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-...tolkien-quotes

Wow, such general, much subtle.

Coming up next, the erotically charged relationship between Rat and Mole in The Wind in the Willows. Feel a frisson as Rat tempts Mole with his pickled gherkins!

Seriously, if you want to have some real fun reading between the lines, I'd recommend Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited. It's not only a classic but there's some real meat on the bone, there as the relationship between the two key male characters is deliciously ambivalent, to put it mildly. But after everything that was said in that last thread there's really nothing to add (and you didn't want to hear it last time anyway) so do leave LOTR alone, because it's vastly unlikely there's any intended queer subtext there whatsoever. It's a mistake to leap on every least hint of close friendship and intimacy between two guys as implying they must be romantically involved.

[MourneBlade]

Hello

What do you think about romance in general in lotro ? Do you see any subject ahead of his time ? What do you see in each relationships ?

Example : https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-...tolkien-quotes

Please debate in calm and peace.

Last subject was closed because of troll and haters. So i hope it won't happen for this new thread.

All welcome.

Dude Just give it up already, You aren't going to change anyone's mind about it. Go find a rock to crawl under with your delusions.

[Wolfhelm]

Hello

What do you think about romance in general in lotro ? Do you see any subject ahead of his time ? What do you see in each relationships ?

Example : https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-...tolkien-quotes

Please debate in calm and peace.

Last subject was closed because of troll and haters. So i hope it won't happen for this new thread.

All welcome.

The last thread was closed because you started throwing insults at anyone who didn't agree with your point of view.

And by the way, trying to resurrect a closed thread by simply giving a new title is against the community guidelines, I believe.

[Harvain]

The last thread was closed because you started throwing insults at anyone who didn't agree with your point of view.

And by the way, trying to resurrect a closed thread by simply giving a new title is against the community guidelines, I believe.

I agree here, the old thread was closed for a reason and this one doesn't need to be around either.

[jeffryl]

Wow, such general, much subtle.

Coming up next, the erotically charged relationship between Rat and Mole in The Wind in the Willows. Feel a frisson as Rat tempts Mole with his pickled gherkins!

Seriously, if you want to have some real fun reading between the lines, I'd recommend Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited. It's not only a classic but there's some real meat on the bone, there as the relationship between the two key male characters is deliciously ambivalent, to put it mildly. But after everything that was said in that last thread there's really nothing to add (and you didn't want to hear it last time anyway) so do leave LOTR alone, because it's vastly unlikely there's any intended queer subtext there whatsoever. It's a mistake to leap on every least hint of close friendship and intimacy between two guys as implying they must be romantically involved.

Thanks for your advice. I will.

Yes it was, if I remember, YOU called anyone that disagreed a homophobic.


https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthr...90#post8087090



With that being said, Sam and Frodo were straight, end of story. Frodo wasn't interested in anyone, and Sam was just totally devoted to his master, and he did get married and had kids.

No i don't tell all don't like are homophobic. I only said it's should be the case for someone from my point of view not in general. Read and understand what you are quoting. The fact is there was much more deleted answer from other persons ( blaming harassment and insult). Mine has not been delete.

Move on instead to be a white knight and trying to derail the subject.

[DavidmeetHal]

Thanks for your advice. I will.




No i don't tell all don't like are homophobic. I only said it's should be the case for someone from my point of view not in general. Read and understand what you are quoting. The fact is there was much more deleted answer from other persons ( blaming harassment and insult). Mine has not been delete.

Move on instead to be a white knight and trying to derail the subject.

You provoke people and play the victim.

[Cordovan]

Closing this thread as well.