Those lines are 100% straightforward and clear...
I just post this here:
I had a comic strip in mind about this subject that I will never draw:
Frodo and Sam walking in the Shire come across a Hole in the ground."I wonder what this is,Mister Frodo,"says Sam. Aragorn pops in.
"Its the entrance to the Barrow of Ulfraith the Unconcecrated,third king of the Nargoth Ulltamire"
Elrond steps in,dismissing this with a shake of his head."This was the lost entrance to Finrod Felegund's Forge of Fir'FaalFufufufu,where the Fundaments of Falialfuf were fashioned".The others nod,and quietly wipe away the flying spittle. Gandalf appears.
"Impossible! The markings in the earth denote Noxious Noldor Nadgers and this is that rare beast's burrow!"
Then all jump in surprise as an outhouse is slammed on top of the hole by an old whiskered hobbit holding a newspaper.
"Garn! This is me new CESSPIT!" He enters,slamming the door behind him.
Loud defication ensues.
And after looking at each other sheepishly, the group runs away .
Guess I don't have to draw this NOW,do I?
It's always funny when bad, irrelevant writers make fun of good, timeless writing.
If a work is compelling enough to spawn not only a slew of poorly received imitations, but an entire genre full of them that are hoisted onto every pedestal imaginable, I dare say that there is merit in the work.
Personal taste not withstanding, of course. Tolkien also isn't for me. But I can recognize good writing when I see it, even if I don't enjoy it. Celebration of ignorance is self-serving nonsense.
I remember when i wrote an article in my high school news paper on how the olsen twins are evil.
I remembered writing it not becuase i felt an injustice being done in the manufacturing of this image of these wholesome twin sisters going on adventures.
I hated them so much becuase my sister watched them non stop, and had bought into their makeup line.
Now in hindsight i realize that the olsen twins arent evil, they are oppressed like the rest of us. Im just reminded more of thier oppression than of my own.