Gondor famously has a king. There is an entire book and film called "Return of the King" Come on! - ThreadSky

jkass99.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Gondor famously has a king.

There is an entire book and film called "Return of the King"

Come on!

Reposted from Joy-Ann Reid

We will never be a monarchy. Know that. To quote the LOTR trilogy: Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king.

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nilsalot.bsky.social•2 days ago

Also, very famously, when Boromir DIES:
"Our people...I would have followed you, my brother...my captain...my king."

eddthegoat.bsky.social•2 days ago

Dude, that was the steward saying that.

pemryjanes.bsky.social•2 days ago

A just, charismatic, wise king.

That's why it's fantasy.

But fantasy could do with more stories about societies without kings.

weirdguy.bsky.social•2 days ago

Professor Tolkien. Famously against the magic blood. lmao.

delbertgseasons.bsky.social•2 days ago

Um hi spoilers much

kbkev.bsky.social•2 days ago

Not only so, but they were ruled by an unelected official in the temporary absence of that king.

tommybingbong.bsky.social•2 days ago

She hasn’t gotten to the third book yet ok

shmick.bsky.social•2 days ago

Return of the King might have been a hint.

seanickhart.bsky.social•2 days ago

Saruman fired her

willpilgrim.bsky.social•2 days ago

A significant portion of the third book is about how the character who says this is both wrong and an asshole, so this tracks.

tedmills.bsky.social•2 days ago

I thought Gondor was more of an anarcho-syndicalist commune? Didn't the men take it in turns to act as a sort of executive steward for the week?

thenatale.bsky.social•2 days ago

nslayton.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great Socialist People's Gondoran Jamahiriya

jiffwoof.bsky.social•1 day ago

And in the absence of the king they have a Steward, who acts as a king and is a total asshole!

oldmatecans.lol•2 days ago

Donald J Tolkien is such a cursed vibe.

schmoke.bsky.social•1 day ago

my love for lotr and my political leanings don't get along very well

thatmustmakeme7.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ye butt: he wears a hoodie so is he really

thebigmic33.bsky.social•2 days ago

omfg

boynamedshit.bsky.social•2 days ago

At least they’re finally reading another book

delbertgseasons.bsky.social•2 days ago

There was a Game of Thrones phase after the Harry Potter phase but I think they just watched the show

bendeaves375.bsky.social•2 days ago

Wasn't the power of gondor waining then the king returned? However, the steward of gondor did hate one of his sons, so it's all coming together

tsellhorn.bsky.social•2 days ago

It is thought Tolkien was attempting to create a mythology for England/Britain/Britannia and Gondor's final steward is meant to be despised. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_mythology_for_England

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