The Dwarves were the Jews. Yes, really.
The forces of Sauron / Morgoth were the minions of authoritarians.
As when death smites the swollen brooding thing that inhabits their crawling hill and holds them all in sway, ants will wander witless and purposeless and then feebly die … (henneth-annun.net)
It’s a pity that Tolkien was a jew worshiper. Also, his opposition to Germany was tempered by his emotional and illogical take on The Great War, having served in that abomination in loyalty to the Bank of England née Rothschild.
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