molave@reddthat.com to Tolkien, Lord of the Rings (LotR), etc.@lemmy.world · 24 days agoTolkien’s work: Is it Christian allegory or pure fantasy?www.deseret.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down115
arrow-up1-12arrow-down1external-linkTolkien’s work: Is it Christian allegory or pure fantasy?www.deseret.commolave@reddthat.com to Tolkien, Lord of the Rings (LotR), etc.@lemmy.world · 24 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarehalyk.the.red@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-224 days agoRead his letters. He’s stated that he doesn’t like allegory and he wanted mythology for England free of christian influence. One of his hangups with Arthurian legends is they’re influenced by christianity.
minus-squareCagi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·24 days agoYeah, this question came up when they were being published and was settled then by the man himself. What a useless article.
Read his letters. He’s stated that he doesn’t like allegory and he wanted mythology for England free of christian influence. One of his hangups with Arthurian legends is they’re influenced by christianity.
Yeah, this question came up when they were being published and was settled then by the man himself. What a useless article.