With all due respect to Mithadan, the religous and indeed Orthodox [ which I am] Christian implications only increased the value the essay has for me and of course my ever deepening respect for the Prof.
To me Osanwe Kenta , the Akallabeth and the Athrabeth are the height of JRRT's written contemplations.He crosses the boarder from myth into spiritual perception and communication. The implications of Osanwe for us are revealed for us as bombadil layed the treasure of the barrow upon the hill, free for all folk.
and indeed seeing the O-K and Athrabeth included in 'the Silmarillion ' is one of the motivating factors for a new canon of the Silmarillion. However small the circulation!
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The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.
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