Minas Tirith and The Shire: Parallel Problems on a Diffe...

 Minas Tirith and The Shire: Parallel Problems on a Different ScaleIn reviewing my highlights from my reading of The Lord of the Rings, a couple years ago I struck by some parallels between Minas Tirith and the Shire. This isn't a full treatment of the matter, but some simple observations based on fuzzy memory and haphazard highlights.The reader gets an impression of Gondor's great city of Minas