And speaking of The Lord of the Rings (there's more in the thread):
If you’re a Gondorian soldier your experience with hobbits is a tiny guy shows up with a wizard and is immediately taken in the Steward’s counsel. He saves Faramir when the Steward goes mad. A second tiny guy arrives with the Rohirrim and kills the Witch King. The first one then goes on campaign …
— Vituperative Erb (@vituperativeerb.bsky.social) August 1, 2026 at 9:44 AM
…where he slays a troll. A giant eagle then brings two more tiny guys, who as far as you can tell personally defeated the Dark Lord. All four on on nickname-basis with the long-prophesied king who arrived around the same time as the first one
— Vituperative Erb (@vituperativeerb.bsky.social) August 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I’m having just done a rereading: (1) he shows up with Gandalf (2) they know he’s from way up North, so he’s like insanely well-traveled (3) the Westron in the Shire has dropped what was essentially a tu/usted distinction so he is speaking to Denethor the way like Prince Imrahil does
— Vituperative Erb (@vituperativeerb.bsky.social) August 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM