[ SECRET POST #3315 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3315 ⌋

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Comments

[philstar22]

Because that's what the OP was saying. And because all the person you were responding to was disagreeing with was the idea of dwarves as a direct copy. That's what they called a stretch. So if you weren't saying that, I'm not sure why you even disagreed with them.

[(Anonymous)]

Because... it's not a stretch? Perhaps I misinterpreted what the anon I responded to was saying, but I got the impression that they thought it's a stretch to say that the dwarves MIGHT have been based on Jews.

There are several elements of dwarvish culture and history that are remarkably similar to elements of Jewish culture and history, and Tolkien admitted that their language was inspired by the Semitic languages and that he thought there were parallels. It's not a stretch at all. That's what I was arguing.

[philstar22]

I don't know. Maybe we're all using terms differently? I thought they were disagreeing with them being a direct copy not about there being the inspiration.

I guess I wouldn't personally use "based on." I think inspiration fits better. To me based on denotes a closer copy than I actually think we have.