caedmon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:36 amOk. As long as they do it well and don't pull me out of my suspension of disbelief. Sounds great. (This was something only one of the PJ flicks was able to do.)Harper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 8:58 pm Lord Of The Rings TV Show Actor Says It Will Be Multicultural, Diverse, And Feature Strong Female Characters
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lord- ... 0-6496973/
However, there shouldn't be any hobbits in the Shire this early. That's got me a little worried. However, some 'Elf Quest' style early Hobbits could be interesting and fun. ( Once again... If they do it well and don't pull me out of my suspension of disbelief. )
Our one data point on early(ish) Hobbit-like folk (i.e. Smeagol's people) suggests a possibility of matriarchy. Of course the Shire was 800-900 years old by the time that Deagol found the ring.
I had the same thoughts about the Hobbit-folk, the settlement of the Shire and the matriarchy.
That is the only culture that I can recall where Tolkien talks about a matriarchy.
There were three ruling Queens in Numenor in the SA.
Galadriel was certainly around.
Tolkien was a man of his time. He was a boy who grew up in the Edwardian period and came of age during the War Period. He was a monarchist, a devout Catholic and put women on pedestals. The exception seems to be the shield-maiden Eowyn-and she settled down in the end, too. Tolkien portrayed powerful women, but they had a different kind of strength--and that's great.