The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post

mark12_30 · 01-14-2002, 05:49 PM

Hi,
THere is a good article with some quotes from TOlkien himself on this topic. Check out: http://www.fotf.org/pplace/pi/lotr/A0018586.cfm

I was especially fascinated by the quote,
"The Lord of the Rings," he wrote in a letter to a friend, "is of course a fundamentally religious and Christian work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision."

So: when TOlkien started out, he was watching the story unfold; but when he revised it, I'm guessing that he realised he had Christian themes and concepts in there, and made them fuller.

--Mark12_30

01-14-2002, 05:49 PM	#24
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,407	Hi, THere is a good article with some quotes from TOlkien himself on this topic. Check out: http://www.fotf.org/pplace/pi/lotr/A0018586.cfm I was especially fascinated by the quote, "The Lord of the Rings," he wrote in a letter to a friend, "is of course a fundamentally religious and Christian work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision." So: when TOlkien started out, he was watching the story unfold; but when he revised it, I'm guessing that he realised he had Christian themes and concepts in there, and made them fuller. --Mark12_30 __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.