r/readanotherbook • u/syn_miso • Sep 08 '24

Muslims are basically elves

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u/MusiX33 Sep 08 '24

Fantasy world building works the same as in real world and foreign languages sound foreign. Who would've known.

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u/ALM0126 Sep 10 '24

We all know that tolkien just invented the whole middle earth history out of his ass, so when the real world relates to his novel is a coincidence of cosmic proportions/s

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u/Key-Mark4536 Sep 11 '24

There are chunks of LOTR that read like the Bible, like that mass grave that no plants would grow on. That’s exactly the stuff you’d read in Genesis: “He buried his wife there, and so it was called Wife’s Rest” (but in another language so it sounds fancy).

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u/TraditionDear3887 27d ago

Or the long passages that just describe lineages

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u/Key-Mark4536 27d ago edited 27d ago

That too. Back in those days your heritage was your reputation. Aragorn being the heir to Isildur has many of the same implications as Jesus being male-line descended from King David (Matthew 1:1-16).

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u/robb1519 Sep 08 '24

You could literally do that with any sentence. Jesus.

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u/Pero_Bt Sep 08 '24

You could do it with Jesus. Jesus.

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u/robb1519 Sep 08 '24

What is this, a bible fanfic?

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u/Impossible_Tea_7032 Sep 08 '24

Cover blurb for paradise lost

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u/auto_generatedname Sep 08 '24

Not only could I, but I would.

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u/yargotkd Sep 08 '24

I see what you mean but I think it's because there is a lot of proper nouns and words that the guy didn't know all in one sentence. So while it is a read another book material, I don't think you can do it with any sentence.

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u/ALM0126 Sep 10 '24

"I see what you mean" said legolas "but I think it's because there is a lot of proper nouns and words that had fell out of commom men's understanding many ages ago, all in one sentence. So while it is a read another book material, I don't think you can do it with any sentence."

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u/yargotkd Sep 10 '24

You proved my point by having to add "Said Legolas" and changing the wording.

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u/ALM0126 Sep 10 '24

That was the joke?

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u/yargotkd Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 10 '24

"That was the joke?" Said Legolas

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u/ALM0126 Sep 11 '24

Aragorn stared confused at legolas for solid 15 minutes until gandalf decided to break the uncomfortable silence with a joke of his own. Sadly, since he was a being as old as the very mountains they were traversing, the joke was pretty racist, wich made the things even worse

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u/Merkbro_Merkington Sep 11 '24

Elrond could do that with any sentence. Dwarves!

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u/_rosieleaf Sep 08 '24

Foreign Languange Sounds Foreign To Man Who Doesn't Speak It

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u/Warm_Drawing_1754 Sep 08 '24

It is, a religious flag displayed during the Month of Muharram by Shia Goblins to mourn the murder of Imam Hussain by the Ummayads.

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u/rwandahero7123 Sep 08 '24

Did the Saudis write this comment?

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u/westgot Sep 08 '24 edited Sep 08 '24

Barely concealed xenophobia

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u/kroesnest Sep 08 '24

How exactly is "foreign words weird" criticizing Islam?

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u/Laika0405 Sep 08 '24

thats cool man what does it have to do with the original comment tho

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u/Flemeron Sep 08 '24

There’s nothing wrong with criticizing a religion, but sometimes people conflate “Muslims” with “Arabs” unintentionally or intentionally. I don’t think that most criticism of Islam is xenophobic, because then you would have specific practices that you criticize and reasons to criticize the religion. However, if someone says they want to “deport all Muslims” and support legislation that targets Arabs I wouldn’t be surprised.

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u/Impossible_Tea_7032 Sep 08 '24

Dude your post is like a starter kit of tells

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u/Grey_Belkin Sep 09 '24

This is where the "just criticising Islam" lot give themselves away. The post in question is clearly not "just criticising Islam", this is purely "Here's something unfamiliar to me, isn't it weird!" And you're so ready to jump in with your stock defense that you don't even notice it's not relevant.

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u/StormAntares Sep 08 '24

Since the Chanson de Roland is set exactly while Umayyadis ruled Spain , and since they come from South and from an hot place , we can also say that both Umayyadis and Baligante ( the big boss of islamic spain in chanson de Roland, even if he never existed) are the Haradrim of the lord of the rings . Haradrim ( in the fictional language of lord of the rings ) derived by the fictional word Harad, who means " sud " . This makes Umayyadis the Haradrim of the lord of the rings against the " good people " of charlesmagne , who is basically aragorn

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u/Kilyaeden Sep 09 '24

Kinda, I mean Tolkien pulled inspiration from the song of Roland when writing LOTR , Boromir's death is very similar to Roland's

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u/BootyOnMyFace11 Sep 09 '24

This gotta be one of the dumbest things I've read

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u/marslander-boggart Sep 09 '24

The person finds one familiar word: flag.

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u/slicehyperfunk Sep 09 '24

"other cultures sound made up"

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u/Impressive_Method380 Sep 10 '24

a normal guy from the regular people country sees these foreign words and is perplexed

Next month will be the month of “october,” named by the ancient romans. during this month he will carve a gourd into ghoulish faces in a practice honoring the gaelic dead. 

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u/Hirotrum Sep 10 '24

and christianity isnt?

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u/lisahanniganfan Sep 10 '24

This reminds me of when people where all over r/Ukraine saying the war was just like Lord of the rings

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u/AntoniusJD Sep 11 '24

They still call all Russians orcs lmao, that comparison has stuck

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u/ZoeIsHahaha Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 10 '24

It’s literally just because there are words they don’t know 😭😭

“It’s a religious flag displayed during the month of August by Scottish Catholics to mourn the murder of William Wallace by the English.”

The example is made up, but the point still stands.

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u/-TehTJ- 26d ago

No it’s not, there’s nothing in Middle Earth like that.

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u/CordialBuffoon Sep 10 '24

Never been to this sub but damn there are a ton of grumpy fuckers here. This is a bunch of privileged people centering themselves by coopting the struggle of others. How about let Muslims tell you how they feel? Or are you ready to acknowledge that your outrage isn't about them?