>Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Lord of the Rings had a very medieval philosophy: that if the king was a good man, the land would prosper. We look at real history and it’s not that simple. Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesn’t ask the question: What was Aragorn’s tax policy? Did he maintain a standing army? What did he do in times of flood and famine? And what about all these orcs? By the end of the war, Sauron is gone but all of the orcs aren’t gone – they’re in the mountains. Did Aragorn pursue a policy of systematic genocide and kill them? Even the little baby orcs, in their little orc cradles?
Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with...
He would fit well as a German politician.
Has the proper treasonous attitude for it.
write book
FINISH
WRITE YOUR FUCKING BOOK INSTEAD OF CRITICIZING A DEAD MAN FOR NOT TALKING ABOUT INCONSEQUENTIAL SHIT IN HIS FANTASY NOVELS, YOU FAT, LAZY FUCK
FUCK YOU
>The age of men is over, the time of das dritte Geschlecht has come!
GRRM is so far ahead of Tolkien its not even funny. His characters are so much more iconic and memorable than the bland ones in lord of the rings. Think of Jon Snow, Daenerys, Jaime Lannister - household names, they all have real in depth character development and the audience feels attached to them. This is no contest against fucking Aragorn and Frodo, and the entire plot of Lord of the Rings is so convoluted and confused that it's not even worth talking about. Whereas GRRM's plot, full of twists and turns, is compelling and engaging. He portrays war so much more realistically, and his story is gritty, human, real, and authentic. He actually draws from real history, and unlike Tolkien doesn't rely on meme languages and """lore""" to make his work great. His work is already great because it stands on its own merits, and his is the story of our generation. It is for this reason that Game of Thrones is the current pinnacle of television, and why ASOIAF is so iconic and beloved, and why its legacy will far outlast Tolkien's.
He isn't the American Tolkien because he is far beyond that level.
have sex
>Even the little baby orcs, in their little orc cradles?
Virtue signaling retard.
>the entire plot of Lord of the Rings is so convoluted and confused that it's not even worth talking about.
Just like his fans.
Yep, they deserve each other.
Based
Why does this still fill me with rage even though I know it's a pasta?
>if the king was a good man, the land would prosper.
Has he even read Lord of the Rings
people are more attached to Aragorn and Frodo since the movies, because the movies gave them more personality. but yeah, this is a longstanding criticism of the books.
Because it denigrates an ACTUAL literary giant and his monumental work by elevating the convoluted degenerate scribble of this fat cuck.
Because it was originally posted seriously and there are people out there who actually believe it.
lotr=for manchildren
got=for edgy manchildren
>I do quibble with
>actively quibbling with a dead man
Honestly, who cares really? TV-series are already ahead in the plot and soon we'll know the ending, too. I mean, obviously books bring much more to the table, especially how progressively shittier the TV-series became. But last two books were also meh, so I don't expect much from new ones...
But these are good points, and he writes politics and conflict well. You can say that ASOIAF isn’t high lit the way LOTR is, but you can’t say that he doesn’t write political dynamics well; and the show clearly suffers badly with out his source material. It’s fair for him to make points about others in the areas he’s strong at, and the trope of a good and just man = a good ruler is simplistic idealism.
lotr cucks on suicide watch
>the show clearly suffers badly with out his source material
show started going to shit before the end of S2. pretty sure they hadn't run out of source material yet
grrrrrrm incest fappers reeeing
>incest fappers
what is the children of hurin
>Tolkien *burps* did not consider the important *FRRRRP* things like where the king went to the toilet *crisp packet rustling* and the incestual relationships *BRAAAAAPPP* between the peasant folk and *weezes* royalty, nor did he *wow that was pungent* consider Boromir’s *licks fingers* monetary policy.
A true genius.
Virtually unknown.
obviously grrm is not that great but i dont know why some people worship tolkien as some sort of god
It's tolkincels. Also reminder that the lore of Song of ice and fire is already more developed than tolkien's
>shittalks tolkien's unrealistic economics
>robert's tourney in AGOT costs 100,000 dragons
>bronn can raise an army with 10,000 dragons
Fuck this fat hack
Orcs don't have cradles
My friend was telling me there are rumors of him working on some video game?
But honestly I don't give a shit anymore. This guy, in my eyes, lost all of his clout, because he stopped writing the one thing that people began to care about him for.
because he laid the foundation for all fantasy games/movies. in that sense he is some sort of god, seeing as how he started it all.
Everything fantasy in the past 4 decades has had some hint of tolkein. Also the only book that’s sold more is the bible
>"The more she drank, the more the shat"
>ACOK Cersei shitting and farting violently because Tyrion fed her poisoned food
>Jaime shitting his pants in ASOS
>Randoms from the Night's Watch pissing all over themselves during battle
He has certain areas of interest
GRRM is terrible writer, his only *decent* book is A Storm of Swords
Pretty sure of Tolkien met him he'd laugh right in his fat face. Easy for this jumped-up fat neckbeard to act so familiar with a fucking dead man leaps and bounds more talented than he is.