Allegations of racism have been leveled against J.R.R. Tolkien’s works for a long time but have gained traction and attention since the highly successful film series by Peter Jackson. The critics are numerous, and their works and opinions have been widely posted. Tolkien fans and the Tolkien Society have worked hard to dispel myths and misconceptions. I am not an expert on Tolkien, nor am I am a member of the Tolkien Society. However, I am quite familiar with his work and hopefully, my post will help to clarify the debate on the nature of his works. JRR Tolkien as a soldier in 1916 - Wikimedia Commons The views of the outraged can be pretty well summed up by Suzzi Tordebring in “Stereotypes of Race and Gender in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings from an Intercultural Perspective”. In the article, she asserts that Tolkien has written in such a way to attribute moral superiority to blood and heredity, and f...