Good comparison with Anduril and Excalibur. Didnt think of that one. Arthur/Aragorn. Interesting. It would seem to fit since Excalibr is the sword of the true King. There are a lot of similarites in the two legends, and I would not doubt if Tolkien borrowed ideas from the Arthurian Legend. he was somewhat disappointed in the different foreign ideas that got mixed up in the legend of arthur, and one of the reasons he write about middle earth was his desire for a true british legend.
like Tolkien i enjoy half believing that the events in LOTR actually happened. The legend of Arthur is a good place to find a crossover form that time to ours.
one thing someone told me was that avalon was most likely tol eressea. another possibilty.
right now i am working on a short story about Merlin, incorporating the ME legend into it.
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