God and Lord of the RIngs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Ten'oio · 02-06-2003, 08:04 PM

Hey Aerandir. I totally support your opinion here! Tolkien would be turning in his grave if he saw just a few of the things that we have turned the Lord of the Rings into. The Lord of the rings represents the endurance of painful struggles and burdens, a hope in the greater good and overcoming the ultimate evil--that sure sounds an awful lot like the Christian faith to me. I hold strong to Christian beliefs as well.(sorry if I come on too "preachy" to a few of you.) If you don't think Tolkien meant to bring Christian allegories into the L.O.T.R, then what do you think he was trying symbolize?

02-06-2003, 08:04 PM	#10
Ten'oio Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rohan Posts: 18	Hey Aerandir. I totally support your opinion here! Tolkien would be turning in his grave if he saw just a few of the things that we have turned the Lord of the Rings into. The Lord of the rings represents the endurance of painful struggles and burdens, a hope in the greater good and overcoming the ultimate evil--that sure sounds an awful lot like the Christian faith to me. I hold strong to Christian beliefs as well.(sorry if I come on too "preachy" to a few of you.) If you don't think Tolkien meant to bring Christian allegories into the L.O.T.R, then what do you think he was trying symbolize? __________________ "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble" -James 4:6