>>15780705>Middle Earth is a representation of traditional white European society. Tolkien wrote all these characters as white.One does not follow the other. You can still portray a European-type society (i.e. kings, broadswords, village pubs) that us populated with people of different skin tones. POC have been part of Europe from the beginning.
Ffs Europe doesn't have talking trees or fire monsters either. So a melanated elf is not a big deal.