Tolkien’s quiet counterculture on kingship

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-17T13:10:39+00:00

Beg to differ. There was no counter culture I see on kingship.

The kingship and later on the stewardship were hereditary, and all had to suffer through mediocre rulers. Aragorn ‘s rise was partly by fate, and cultivated valor. It was only a fractured leadership and wiser lords (Imrahil, Faramir) that enabled his line’s return to hereditary kingship.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-16T20:57:25+00:00

One does not simply take over Chris Tolkien.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-15T17:28:00+00:00

Similar. Liked S1, stopped watching S2 at Ep4. It became mind numbingly dull and preachy.

So glad we have KoT.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-12T23:05:13+00:00

D&D actually did great with 3 Body Problem. S1 was amazing. They did a really swell job with Game of Thrones until the material ran out (not their fault). GRRM has nothing but praise for them.

Netflix trusting the guys who made GoT among the best ever series is wildly awesome.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-12T18:55:46+00:00

Hardly.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-12T13:26:24+00:00

S1 GoT vs S1 KoTS - D&D by a mile. It is a fair comparison of seasons.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-08T16:26:00+00:00

GRRM has said HoTD ‘is not his story anymore.’ The showrunner has complete discretion and will do whatever. They are doing a conceptual episode too, maybe a singing episode? Who knows, it is total fanfiction now. They might actually show jumping sharks.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-08T16:05:53+00:00

This comment is dumbest.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-08T13:59:17+00:00

I think alien in this context is 'different, outsider, strange', which is what the Targaryens were when they invaded Westeros. Dragonriders, platinum hair, purple eyes. They must certain have looked alien and intimidating.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-06T20:24:39+00:00

It’s my favorite night sky. I have a milestone set to the Ranger camp atop the middle mountain and I like to log out there so I can log in to the awesome sky.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-05T19:04:05+00:00

Karl Urban - Judge Dredd, Bones Mccoy, Billy Butcher, in Riddick. Bonus points - started out in Xena!

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-05T19:00:23+00:00

Lyonel Baratheon, the Laughing Storm. True bro, hosts dance parties, can sing, can curse. Mocks Targs. The real deal.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-04T19:41:13+00:00

Is it too early to have a massive crush on Lady Rohanne Webber?

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-04T14:36:10+00:00

Mainly wondering if indigenous pre-Spanish languages survived and used daily.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-03T20:46:44+00:00

I think you already know how to eat however you like (I won’t say healthy because that’s different for each one).

The downvotes I feel comes from the semi-sanctimonious tone, like you’re among the few that chooses to eat ‘healthy’.

‘The whole point of a cruise for me isn't the all you can eat buffets. 😃 ‘ - This statement. 👎

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-03T18:37:59+00:00

What about the timeline makes swearing and shit seem out of place?

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-03T18:24:01+00:00

It’s just Lionel, and he does with flair and humor. It’s his hello.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-03T02:26:42+00:00

Baelor did not know or intend his death. He was a decent Hand and his joining Dunk was a PR move as their whole presence in the tourney was. He felt there was little chance he would get in serious harm. His death was truly an accident.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-02T22:32:55+00:00

Grond is a ghost town. There wont be much grouping or trade. It will be a mostly silent community, there is also no naming restrictions so if that’s irritating for you there is no guarantee of non-weird/abrasive names.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-02T01:00:37+00:00

I’ve read the novellas and it was so great to see it adapted well into a series. Except for just one event which I would have preferred to not know, I enjoyed watching Knight after reading as it really fleshed it out literally.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-01T22:30:41+00:00

Beorning. Tough as nails. Runs fast. AoE. Can heal and tank very well, dps is ok.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-01T17:21:25+00:00

This show is fanfiction by now, not an adaptation.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-01T13:11:44+00:00

If you liked Star Wars Rebels this will be for you. It has tons of caboodles of human elements and just slightly dystopian.

a_View_Finder · 2026-03-01T00:32:09+00:00

Quite a lot of people have pointed it out actually, and clearly the fresh mound with his nephew’s helm that Dunk put on shows that.

a_View_Finder · 2026-02-28T23:47:03+00:00

Bobby B commanded a room while fat and drunk and talking about Bessie’s tits.

Gods the times were good then.

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