molave@reddthat.com to Tolkien, Lord of the Rings (LotR), etc.@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTolkien’s work: Is it Christian allegory or pure fantasy?www.deseret.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarehalyk.the.red@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year 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.
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.