the passion for ‘The Lord of the Rings’ of the first woman to lead Italy

Just before Meloni steps on stage, a man’s voice is heard and ends up appearing before the audience in the historic Roman square. The masculine voice, deep and radio, with a cinematographic tone, is that of Pino Insegno, a well-known transalpine dubber of hundreds and hundreds of films in the country in the shape of a boot. Just before the expected appearance of Meloni, the dubber utters a phrase: “The time of wolves and shields will come when the age of men comes to failure, but this is not the day! Today we will fight!” The dubber Pino Insegno has done nothing but recite a passage from The Lord of the Rings, one of the most inspiring works for Giorgia Meloni, the big favorite in the upcoming general elections in Italy.

“I believe that Tolkien could explain better than we what we conservatives believe”, once said Meloni, currently president of the Party of European Conservatives. On more than one occasion, Giorgia Meloni, leader of the nationalist Brothers of Italy (HDI) party, has declared her passion for The Lord of the Rings, the well-known fantasy literary saga written by the famous British author JRR Tolkien.

A ring to govern them all…

The head of Brothers of Italy (HDI) does not miss an opportunity, on social networks, to recall events linked to the well-known series of books by the English writer born in South Africa. “JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings and many other extraordinary books that have marked the imagination of many generations, was born today. I hope that my daughter too can soon read and learn your unforgettable stories rich in values ​​and meanings,” Meloni once posted on her Twitter social network account, coinciding with the British author’s date of birth, adding: “Thank you for teaching us to believe and dream.

There are points of union that link Meloni, Tolkien and conservatism with catholic nuances. Throughout his life, JRR Tolkien has repeatedly mentioned the links between the Christian and Catholic message and fantasy literature. The point is that Giorgia Meloni gives it a twist, coming to consider the well-known saga of The Lord of the Rings a kind of “sacred text”, as the American newspaper The New York Times wrote a few days ago. Giorgia Meloni, already in his time as a member of the youth of his first party, Alianza Nacional (AN); She was a great fan of JRR Tolkien’s fantastic literature, where many of his companions called each other using nicknames typical of the Lord of the Rings saga.

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But why so much fascination with The Lord of the Rings? Beyond the legitimate personal tastes of each one, in addition to being a genre and works of recognized international success; the fantastic imagery present in the work of JRR Tolkien recreates the contexts of a world linked to the natural, the medieval, the tradition and the myths.

…and bind them in the dark

A world that reinforces, in fact, the conservative message of a nationalist party like the Brothers of Italy (HDI), which Giorgia Meloni herself founded a decade ago to relaunch the extreme right in the boot-shaped country leaving the pro-European schemes of Silvio Berlusconi.

In a practical sense, the fantastic symbology of Tolkien that fascinated those young companions of Meloni has allowed them to have myths to believebeing able to park Mussolini in the Italian democratic context after the end of the Second World War.

The rural versus the urban. Tradition versus globalization. Next Sunday, Giorgia Meloni, as leader of the Brothers of Italy (HDI), will play an important game not only in the political field, but also in the symbolic field. She as the favorite in the latest polls published 15 days ago in the country, where 24% of the votes are attributed to her; Meloni will try to defend a certain idea of ​​Italy. She that she could also influence the rest of the rights of the European Union.