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I can understand that if people are of a religious persuasion there is an attractive option always available to them, whereby they try and underpin and reinforce their belief by attributing its features to the works of authors , contending that the writer consciously or unconsciously used the belief framework as a basis for the book .
Sorry .
LOTR is FICTION .
You can use allegory to explain anything . I'm sure a devout Muslim could take LOTR apart and cite as many Islamic traits in the book as a commited Christian could . In the end it's all a meaningless exercise . Just enjoy the story .
I am the Mouth of Sauron .
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