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Lord Of The Rings Memes

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[–] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"Why didn't they just get the Eagles to take the ring to Mt. Doom?"

"Tolkien was really bad at subtlety and metaphor. Depicting Sauron as a literal flaming eye is such a dumb literary choice."

"Why does the Balrog have wings when it can't fly?"