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Why didn't Sauron just make 1 billion rings and call it a day.

>> No.8764515

he didnt have that much magic juice

>> No.8764528
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>>8764515
If he doesn't want to shatter his soul to a billion pieces, why not 1 billion ring wraiths instead?

>> No.8764673

>>8764528
Ring wraiths were only royal blood.

Honestly as evil as the guy was made out to be, he didnt seem more evil than your average asshole conqueror. The only times he genocided/sacked was when it was useful.

>> No.8764677

>>8764508
Would make for a shit book desu

>> No.8764728

if you made a billion rings, that would mean there would be a billion people out there with the exact same powers as him.

Kinda defeats the purpose, huh?

>> No.8764744

>wanting retarded deus ex machina that destroys a story

/lit/ is shit

>> No.8764756

>>8764744
>he forgot Randolph returning from the dead during a battle that was certainly lost, leading an army of ghosts

>> No.8764774

>>8764756
>hasn't read the book at all

>> No.8764825

>>8764744
>reading for story

>> No.8764876

>>8764673
LOTR was racially charged.

Orcs were literal embodiments of evil and Elves were literal embodiments of purity/good.

>> No.8764990

>>8764876
And dwarves were literal embodiments of Jews

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>>8764876
Orcs are elves who turned away from the light of Iluvatar out of fear and the trickery of Melkor. Technically, orcs and elves come from the same race (the Children of Iluvatar)
>>8764990
Okay, I'll give you this one.

>> No.8765302
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>reading manicheistic children's literature for the masses

>> No.8765311

>>8765302
I keep seeing people call thing "manichean" lately and I think it's really dumb so please stop.

>> No.8765429

>>8765211
This.
>>8764876
I read it more as a spritual thing, the Elves were closest to God.

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Why didn't they just fly the eagles to mordor?

>> No.8765769

>>8765739
Nazghuls

>> No.8765780

>>8765739
there's no airport at Modor, how're they going to land

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>>8765769
Nazgul were the actual ringwraiths. I believe you are referring to the "fell beasts", the dragon-like creatures the Nazgul rode.

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>>8764508