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'The Lord of the Rings' Is Not the Far Right's Playground (extract)
by David French https://t.co/ncwOkp2enS
These days, however, Tolkien isnrCOt just relevant to nerd world. It
feels strange to say this, but the proper interpretation of his work
has geopolitical implications. Critical factions of the new right at
home and the far right in Europe have latched on to TolkienrCOs work. By rCLnew rightrCY I mean the post-Reagan right, a movement that embraces
state power as a means of fighting and winning the culture war. But
theyrCOre getting Tolkien wrong, and the way in which they are getting Tolkien wrong matters for all of us.
Last month, PoliticorCOs Adam Wren wrote an extended analysis of the way
that the rCLLord of the RingsrCY trilogy shaped JD Vance. On a 2021
podcast, Vance said, rCLIrCOm a big rCyLord of the RingsrCO guy, and I think, not realizing it at the time, but a lot of my conservative worldview
was influenced by Tolkien growing up.rCY Vance named his venture capital firm, Narya, after a magical elven ring. His political ally and
benefactor Peter Thiel named one of his companies Palantir, another
magical object in rCLLord of the Rings.rCY Vance also invested in Anduril Industries, a defense firm named after AragornrCOs sword.
(Full disclosure: One of my most prized possessions is a replica of
Anduril. My wife, Nancy, commissioned a swordsmith to make it for me
almost 20 years ago. She gets me.)
But TolkienrCOs influence isnrCOt just domestic. In 2022, The Times
published a fascinating analysis by Jason Horowitz of how rCLThe Lord of
the RingsrCY shaped the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and much
of the Italian far right.
Read it all here: <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/opinion/maga-tolkien-lotr.html>
June Of Daventry<-|
'The Lord of the Rings' Is Not the Far Right's Playground (extract)
by David French https://t.co/ncwOkp2enS
These days, however, Tolkien isnrCOt just relevant to nerd world. It
feels strange to say this, but the proper interpretation of his work
has geopolitical implications. Critical factions of the new right at
home and the far right in Europe have latched on to TolkienrCOs work. By rCLnew rightrCY I mean the post-Reagan right, a movement that embraces
state power as a means of fighting and winning the culture war. But
theyrCOre getting Tolkien wrong, and the way in which they are getting Tolkien wrong matters for all of us.
Last month, PoliticorCOs Adam Wren wrote an extended analysis of the way
that the rCLLord of the RingsrCY trilogy shaped JD Vance. On a 2021
podcast, Vance said, rCLIrCOm a big rCyLord of the RingsrCO guy, and I think, not realizing it at the time, but a lot of my conservative worldview
was influenced by Tolkien growing up.rCY Vance named his venture capital firm, Narya, after a magical elven ring. His political ally and
benefactor Peter Thiel named one of his companies Palantir, another
magical object in rCLLord of the Rings.rCY Vance also invested in Anduril Industries, a defense firm named after AragornrCOs sword.
(Full disclosure: One of my most prized possessions is a replica of
Anduril. My wife, Nancy, commissioned a swordsmith to make it for me
almost 20 years ago. She gets me.)
But TolkienrCOs influence isnrCOt just domestic. In 2022, The Times
published a fascinating analysis by Jason Horowitz of how rCLThe Lord of
the RingsrCY shaped the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and much
of the Italian far right.
Read it all here: <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/opinion/maga-tolkien-lotr.html>
June Of Daventry<-|
'The Lord of the Rings' Is Not the Far Right's Playground (extract)
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings, the D||nedain--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
(/-edu-En+cda+-n/; singular: D||nadan, "Man of the West") were a race of
Men, also known as the N||men||reans or Men of Westernesse (translated
from the Sindarin term).
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> writes:In one of his letters, Tolkien described how he thought Orcs should be portrayed in a projected movie (never done).
'The Lord of the Rings' Is Not the Far Right's Playground (extract)
Are you sure Tolkien wasn't far right? I mean, he definitely wrote how >Western European-looking people were protecting their homelands from
hordes of nigg... I mean, orcs.
Aragorn was D.nedain:The D.nedain in Middle Earth were only a part of the population. The
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings, the D.nedain
(/?du?n?da?n/; singular: D.nadan, "Man of the West") were a race of
Men, also known as the N.men<reans or Men of Westernesse (translated
from the Sindarin term).