Lawrence Hall, HSG
Tropes, Dopes, and Culture
Worriers
I am not clear as to what you intend by arisch.
I am not of Aryan extraction: that is
Indo-Iranian; as far as I am aware none of my ancestors spoke Hindustani,
Persian, Gypsy, or any related dialects. But if I am to understand that you are
enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only
reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted
people.
-Tolkien, from a letter rebuking a
German publisher, 1938
One
does not imagine Tolkien schlubbing about
In a
garish cartoon tee and baggy shorts
A
Glock strapped to his 50-inch waist
Shopping
the dollar store in a Trumpy cap
One
does not imagine Lewis following QAnon
Encouraging
Peter to take an AR to Latin class
Or quartering
the Cross of good Saint George
With
a swastika’s spidering wheel of shame
Not
all evil comes from outside the Shire –
Sometimes
evil is our own internal desire
On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work
with Nazi-leaning publishers. ‹ Literary Hub (lithub.com)
Why does Lord of the Rings appeal to the
radical right? – The Irish Times
Behind the Catholic Right’s
Celebrity-Conversion Industrial Complex | Vanity Fair
