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slickpoppa
02-13-2005, 02:31 AM
Why?
BreakEvenPlayer
02-13-2005, 02:48 AM
I think that the concept behind the Lord of the Rings was that the British Isles did not have much recorded history or folklore during a certain time (something like 400-700 A.D.). So Tolkien was taking the liberty to make something up, thus his creation of Middle Earth, thus the British accents.
jstnrgrs
02-13-2005, 03:25 AM
Tolkein actually specifically described the accents of the various peoples of middle earth.
Luv2DriveTT
02-13-2005, 05:30 AM
Why not?

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jakethebake
02-13-2005, 02:02 PM
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It's almost as weird as American actors doing fake British accents when they're making gladiator movies (ie. Troy).