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    These men of rthe south are still today one of the most polemic subjects in Tolkien's private mithology. Who were they? What motivates them? Why does evil seem to hold such a grip on their atitudes? Think you have the answer? Then post here. ...
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    Author: * Dravidia CuChulainn - 3 Posts on this thread out of 1,099 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Dec 7, 2003 - 09:48

    Only, I don't think 'dim view' is strong enough. JRR hated allegory, by his own statements in the Forward to FOTR. My personal view is that he introduced the so-called 'evil men' simply to explain the vast armies of Sauron. After all, there is a limit to how many Orcs and monsters could be produced or left over from the Eldar days...


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