Repatriamento de Arte e Emperialismo Cultural
Pottermore contém uma conta da criação da Espada Goblin de Ragnuk , comumente ( mas erroneamente) conhecida como a "Espada de Gryffindor".
Como você pode ver abaixo, mesmo que o autor (humano) tenha tentado esconder a posse verdadeira por trás de uma meada de mentiras e mistrentes, deve ser imediatamente aparente que Godric Gryffindor usou magia ilegal e ameaças de genocídio para impedir que seu verdadeiro dono, o Rei dos Duendes Ragnuk, retome a posse dele, em total concordância com a lei Goblin.
The sword was made to Godric Gryffindor's specifications by Ragnuk the
First, finest of the goblin silversmiths, and therefore King (in
goblin culture, the ruler does not work less than the others, but more
skilfully). When it was finished, Ragnuk coveted it so much that he
pretended that Gryffindor had stolen it from him, and sent minions to
steal it back. Gryffindor defended himself with his wand, but did not
kill his attackers. Instead he sent them back to their king bewitched,
to deliver the threat that if he ever tried to steal from Gryffindor
again, Gryffindor would unsheathe the sword against them all.
The goblin king took the threat seriously and left Gryffindor in
possession of his rightful property, but remained resentful until he
died. This was the foundation for the false legend of Gryffindor's
theft that persists, in some sections of the goblin community, to this
day. - Pottermore
Um dos representantes modernos da nobre raça Goblin; um herói chamado Griphook tentou convencer um grupo de jovens feiticeiros humanos da verdadeira posse da Espada. Seu primeiro instinto foi negar essa afirmação, em seguida, tentar roubar os Goblins de sua legítima herança;
‘No!’ cried the goblin, bristling with anger as he pointed a long
finger at Ron. ‘Wizarding arrogance again! That sword was Ragnuk the
First’s, taken from him by Godric Gryffindor! It is a lost treasure, a
masterpiece of goblinwork! It belongs with the goblins! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Mais tarde, aprendemos que a lei dos duendes é extremamente clara, todos os objetos feitos pelos duendes são considerados como vendidos sob arrendamento e devem retornar à posse do
após a morte de seu locador
‘You don’t understand, Harry, nobody could understand unless they have
lived with goblins. To a goblin, the rightful and true master of any
object is the maker, not the purchaser. All goblin-made objects are,
in goblin eyes, rightfully theirs.’
‘But if it was bought –’
‘– then they would consider it rented by the one who had paid the
money. They have, however, great difficulty with the idea of
goblin-made objects passing from wizard to wizard. You saw Griphook’s
face when the tiara passed under his eyes. He disapproves. I believe
he thinks, as do the fiercest of his kind, that it ought to have been
returned to the goblins once the original purchaser died. They
consider our habit of keeping goblin-made objects, passing them from
wizard to wizard without further payment, little more than theft.’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
O princípio da repatriação de obras de arte saqueadas e objetos de significado cultural é bem conhecido e amplamente aceito em todo o mundo civilizado. . Muitos consideram inegável que a Espada Goblin de Ragnuk é um desses itens. Como tal, a espada é a posse legítima e justa do povo dos duendes tanto moral como legalmente.