Reviews for "The Shadow over Rhudaur Part II. Intrigues and Sorcery."

Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:23 am

For a grim tragedy, this story is having quite a few hilarious madcap scenes! I'm enjoying this! But I'm also feeling the dreadful anticipation for when things really get bad. Malaneth isn't REALLY starting to like that animal, is she?

Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:15 am

orist said
For a grim tragedy, this story is having quite a few hilarious madcap scenes! I'm enjoying this! But I'm also feeling the dreadful anticipation for when things really get bad. Malaneth isn't REALLY starting to like that animal, is she?

Orist, thank you for your comments on the Northern Kingdom stories. I don't know if the relationship between Broggha and Malaneth is a case of love on her part. More likely her sense of self-preservation is at work here. Sometimes a victim's brain will attempt to preserve their body from further abuse by generating feelings of affection towards an abuser. It is the victim's subconscious hope that their abuser will treat them more kindly if they bend to the abuser's will. This phenomenon is called Stockholm Syndrome. This, of course, is an unhealthy relationship, but it is one forged out of great emotional strain and the threat of physical danger.

Although many people use the allegory of a drug addict to describe Frodo's attraction to the One Ring, Tolkien himself described it as a form of Stockholm Syndrome. (He did not use this term, however, for it was not in use until after his death.) He compared Frodo to a soldier who had been captured by his enemies and broke under the torture which he had received at their hands. Broken physically and emotionally, he ended up loving and praising his captor (the Ring).

Perhaps this describes the relationship between Malaneth and Broggha.

Angmar

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