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For LOTR fans, it's King Thoden and Wormtoungue (Original Post) edhopper Mar 2017 OP
And Wormtoungue lusted for the kings daughter ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #1
Eowyn was Theoden's niece. LisaM Mar 2017 #4
Theoden, but drumpf is more Saruman mcar Mar 2017 #2
Yeah... 2naSalit Mar 2017 #3
I've been saying that for a long time Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #5
More like regular Orc and Uruk-hai, maybe? Solly Mack Mar 2017 #6
I think for Denethor, the parallel is the secure Trump Tower-Alfa Bank palantir link muriel_volestrangler Mar 2017 #8
I really prefer not to put either in one of my favorite book series. Solly Mack Mar 2017 #9
No. Theoden was fundamentally a good guy. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #7

2naSalit

(86,534 posts)
3. Yeah...
Sun Mar 19, 2017, 12:10 PM
Mar 2017

I made that comparison months ago, and a couple days after I posted that here some enterprising photoshop wiz came up with this...

 

Jonny Appleseed

(960 posts)
5. I've been saying that for a long time
Sun Mar 19, 2017, 12:15 PM
Mar 2017


But in this case even if Wormtongue is removed, Theoden will still be a despot.

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)
6. More like regular Orc and Uruk-hai, maybe?
Sun Mar 19, 2017, 12:18 PM
Mar 2017

Theoden regained his honor. Those two never had any.

Maybe Denethor II and Wormtongue?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,306 posts)
8. I think for Denethor, the parallel is the secure Trump Tower-Alfa Bank palantir link
Sun Mar 19, 2017, 03:35 PM
Mar 2017

Though even there, Denethor had some honour when he was younger.

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)
9. I really prefer not to put either in one of my favorite book series.
Sun Mar 19, 2017, 04:53 PM
Mar 2017

Trump and Bannon are real. LOTR is a yearly escape from the real. I read "The Hobbit", LOTR, and "The Silmarillion" each year.

One of my favorite worlds.

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