Return of the King: Chapter VI The Battle of Pelennor Fields
There are many epic elements in this reading. Aristea is very prominent in many forms including taunting of the victim, arming, the return of the hero and more. Also, the battle scenes that were so consistent with The Iliad and the Aeneid are back, although they seem to be less the focus, and it is not about the glory of how many are killed. It seems very epic and that Tolkien paid tribute to these past epics.
It is interesting how Tolkien turns a few conventions on their head, such as having a female hero defeating one of the main villains. This was a very enjoyable read and I think LoTR is one of the closest things we have to a modern epic, with the exception of it being community generated. In a sense it is, since it incorporates so much of previous epics, but Tolkien is the main imaginator and compiler. The tension still exists, I guess, as it always has since the Iliad.
It is interesting how Tolkien turns a few conventions on their head, such as having a female hero defeating one of the main villains. This was a very enjoyable read and I think LoTR is one of the closest things we have to a modern epic, with the exception of it being community generated. In a sense it is, since it incorporates so much of previous epics, but Tolkien is the main imaginator and compiler. The tension still exists, I guess, as it always has since the Iliad.
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