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minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoQuite the opposite. The Star of Eärendil was a guardian of the Doors of Night, through which Morgoth was banished. It was light from Eärendil, stored in the Phial of Galadirel, that was instrumental in defeating Shelob in Lord of the Rings.
minus-squaredanekrae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months ago Quite the opposite. So the supervillains appropriating Tolkien are not the servants of Morgoth, or is one of us misunderstanding?
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·2 months agoThere are no “supervillains” and Morgoth is a fictional character, so yes, one of us is misunderstanding.
Quite the opposite. The Star of Eärendil was a guardian of the Doors of Night, through which Morgoth was banished.
It was light from Eärendil, stored in the Phial of Galadirel, that was instrumental in defeating Shelob in Lord of the Rings.
So the supervillains appropriating Tolkien are not the servants of Morgoth, or is one of us misunderstanding?
There are no “supervillains” and Morgoth is a fictional character, so yes, one of us is misunderstanding.
Clearly…