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Re:Christopher Tolkien has died by rodgerd on Thursday January 16, 2020 @06:04PM (#22070045)
Scouring was key for one of the things that concerned Tolkien the most: that even after the most virtuous war, there are losses and hurts that can't be mended.
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Re:Christopher Tolkien has died by flyinghamster on Friday January 17, 2020 @06:48AM (#22073862)
And also, that the oppressed can come together and cast off their oppressors. I've always thought that was a secondary reason _Scouring_ was left out of the movie.
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Re:Christopher Tolkien has died by solstice on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:30AM (#22072155)
I remember being quite shocked when reading that part.
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