If Middle Earth had guns, Gandalf definitely would have carried an AK instead of a stick.
Tolkein fought in WW1, it’s no wonder he romanticized a time when wars were fought with swords. His war was a meat grinder over literal inches. Just waved of bullets and bombs that killed indiscriminately.
So he built a world where combat was about skill and one highly trained and motivated person could beat 100 enemies face to face
The people in WW1 with the highest kill counts were the ones that spent 12 hours a day loading shells into artillery miles from the fighting.
i love how the battle scenes in the books are really short compared to the scenes where the hobbits are smoking, eating and enjoying life. i think tolkien romanticized more the simple life, peace and quiet and good tilled earth.
If Middle Earth had guns, Gandalf definitely would have carried an AK instead of a stick.
Tolkein fought in WW1, it’s no wonder he romanticized a time when wars were fought with swords. His war was a meat grinder over literal inches. Just waved of bullets and bombs that killed indiscriminately.
So he built a world where combat was about skill and one highly trained and motivated person could beat 100 enemies face to face
The people in WW1 with the highest kill counts were the ones that spent 12 hours a day loading shells into artillery miles from the fighting.
i love how the battle scenes in the books are really short compared to the scenes where the hobbits are smoking, eating and enjoying life. i think tolkien romanticized more the simple life, peace and quiet and good tilled earth.