r/lordoftherings

Lotho Sackville-Baggins was Sarumans friend and ally inside of The Shire, why kill someone who is helping you attain power? Also wouldn't keeping him alive have possibly prevented Saruman from being killed later and given him mercy from the Hobbits?

You have to wonder what date Lotho Sackville-Baggins would met if he was alive when Frodo and his friends returned home? Just accuse Saruman of forcing him into compliance because of his voice and maybe jail or even death for treason? Maybe being exiled and becoming a vagabond in Bree or Middle Earth himself?

Would the ring still be threat to middle earth? Would it be more of a threat? Would Sauron be defeated and the ring too? Would Sauron be defeated but the ring still be a threat to middle earth, or to the undying lands, or to everything?

It's not that I don't like poetry—I do. I just find Tolkein's poems to be completely uninteresting and a chore to read. He relies heavily on stock phrases and cliches, and his rhymes are so formulaic and conventional (night/light, sky/high, etc) that I can usually predict the next word before I get there. Reading his poetry feels like just filling in the blanks.

Out of curiosity how do you think Christopher Tolkien (if he was still alive today) would react to directors/writers/actors wanting to “correct” his fathers legacy, if he heard about the “first female dwarf”, not enough diversity, his father was racist and whatever other claim we have heard/seen.

We all know how he felt about Peters Jackson’s trilogy.

If he saw this whole situation or who will make movies (can’t remember his name) … what he would say?

I like to say that I'm a Hobbit with a little bit of Took. I love good food, a warm hearth, and all the comforts of home. But I also want a little adventure in my life. What about you?