Ford of Bruinen = Red Sea/Book of Exodus
Good Afternoon All
Long time no post , hope everyone's doing well . Just a thought . I've started reading the Old Testament , and couldn't help noticing the similarity between Gods drowning of the Egyptians along with their horses in the Red Sea , and the drowning of the Ringwraiths with their horses at the Ford of Bruinen . And also the flight to the Ford & Rivendell could be compared to the flight of the Israelites out of Egypt to the Promised Land . I'm aware that Tolkein was a devout Christian so is it possible he based this part of LOTR on this old book of The Bible ? Sorry if this has been asked before ,
cheers ,
Dan
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