![]() ![]() ![]() Main outcome measures: Goodness and victoriousness of characters were scored with binary scales, and dietary intake and habitual sun exposure were used to calculate a vitamin D score (range, 0–4). We investigate the hypothesis that vitamin D deficiency, caused by both aversion to sunlight and unwholesome diet, could also be a significant contributor to the triumph of good over evil in fantasy literature.ĭesign: Data on the dietary habits, moral attributes and martial prowess of various inhabitants of Middle Earth were systematically extracted from J R R Tolkien’s novel The hobbit. Objective: Vitamin D has been proposed to have beneficial effects in a wide range of contexts. In other words, a Gollumesque “aversion to sunlight … may lead to vitamin D deficiency and hence reduced martial prowess.” So, I think we all know what this means really, don’t we? Next time we make plans to take over the World or destroy those sneaky little Hobbitses, we shall make sure we stock up on Vitamin D tablets! >=) “Systematic textual analysis of The Hobbit supports our initial hypothesis that the triumph of good over evil may be assisted to some extent by the poor diet and lack of sunlight experienced by the evil characters.” ![]() So, this is a strange one! A paper appeared in this month’s Christmas edition of the Medical Journal of Australia with a theory as to why, in fantasy novels, the bad guys tend to lose: Vitamin D deficiency! I will include a copy of the paper below (it is open access), but, for those who don’t have the time to read it, the conclusion is that: ![]()
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