Posted: November 25, 1998 at 20:27:45: by Michael Martinez
: I was wondering, what do you think the people of Far Harad,
: Near Harad, Khand, and Rhun thought about Sauron? did they all
: worship him like a god, or were they just afraid? personally I
: think that Rhun exspecially had a hatred with Gondor that was
: easily kindled by Sauron, but were the people all worshippers
: of Sauron or were they simply ordered around by Warlords and
: enticed by the promise of riches and revenge against a nation
: that Suron actually pitted them against for his own purposes.
: I'd like to think (exspecially by tolkien's comments on the
: Blue Wizards's works in Rhun) that not all the people from
: these lands were evil and that some might have opposed him.
: What do you think?
: (Cyberlock)Tolkien left the issue open for reader interpretation. He makes vague reference to Sauron's "worshippers" without naming names. On the other hand, when Sam looks at the dead southerner in Ithilien, he wonders if the man wasn't coerced or deceived into following Sauron.
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The Fairy Tales of J.R.R. Tolkien
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