11-28-2005, 09:47 AM
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
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Originally Posted by Letter 211
Sauron was first defeated by a 'miracle': a direct action of God the Creator, changing the fashion of the world, when appealed to by Manwë: see III, 317. Though reduced to a 'spirit of hatred borne on a dark wind', I do not think one need boggle at this spirit carrying off the One Ring, upon which his power of dominating minds now largely depended. That Sauron was not himself destroyed in the anger of the One is not my fault...
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Originally Posted by Helen
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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
I'm not by any means an authority on The Silm (nor particularly a fan of it), but this passage does seem to show that Tolkien himself conflated Eru with the Christian God. What is also mildly interesting to me is Tolkien's use of 'One' here.
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"The One" is the english translation of the elvish "Eru".
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Oh, I know that, Helen. I am just intrigued by the juxtaposition of "One Ring" and "the One". 
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