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minus-squarearctanthrope@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up103·1 month agooh cool, more supervillains appropriating Tolkien
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 month agoQuite the opposite. The Star of Eärendil was a guardian of the Doors of Night, through which Morgoth was banished. It was light from Eärendil, stored in the Phial of Galadirel, that was instrumental in defeating Shelob in Lord of the Rings.
minus-squaredanekrae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month ago Quite the opposite. So the supervillains appropriating Tolkien are not the servants of Morgoth, or is one of us misunderstanding?
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month agoThere are no “supervillains” and Morgoth is a fictional character, so yes, one of us is misunderstanding.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down14·1 month ago“Sunlight on demand” is an exaggeration. The plan is to create a 5km spot of 0.1 lux, which is a bit brighter than a full moon. Every time I’ve seen this news posted (and I’ve seen it a lot over the past few days) everyone has leapt to some very extreme conclusions.
oh cool, more supervillains appropriating Tolkien
Servants of Morgoth.
Quite the opposite. The Star of Eärendil was a guardian of the Doors of Night, through which Morgoth was banished.
It was light from Eärendil, stored in the Phial of Galadirel, that was instrumental in defeating Shelob in Lord of the Rings.
So the supervillains appropriating Tolkien are not the servants of Morgoth, or is one of us misunderstanding?
There are no “supervillains” and Morgoth is a fictional character, so yes, one of us is misunderstanding.
Clearly…
“Sunlight on demand” is an exaggeration. The plan is to create a 5km spot of 0.1 lux, which is a bit brighter than a full moon.
Every time I’ve seen this news posted (and I’ve seen it a lot over the past few days) everyone has leapt to some very extreme conclusions.