tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post6842908827587264727..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: The Return of "Tolkienian Gloom"John D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-74264223670540829262016-09-13T10:30:57.171-07:002016-09-13T10:30:57.171-07:00I suppose there's a characteristic of the huma...I suppose there's a characteristic of the human mind that makes negative associations more indelible. The arrestingly bleak visuals of Mordor and Mirkwood seem to have left a greater imprint on the public conscience than the shining white walls of Minas Tirith or the rustic beauty of Beorn's house.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175785397319800053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-22047156949360790512016-09-01T19:36:57.899-07:002016-09-01T19:36:57.899-07:00I'd bet an eye that the writer that made that ...I'd bet an eye that the writer that made that reference to "Tolkienian Gloom" has never read anything by Tolkien, but is thinking of D&D and similar games and sword and sorcery stories that were *influenced* by Tolkien. Sigh. Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.com