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Child of the 7th Age · 11-24-2006, 10:16 AM

Esty -

I hadn't really thought before in a systemized way about the influence of Tolkien's Catholicism on this particular work. However, your long list of time references, the fact that Latin is sometimes used, and the other examples you give does suggest that this is more than simple coincidence.

Ninja91--There are many times when sub-conscious elements do slip in. But the explicit Catholic elements in this work seem to be too consistent to be an example of that. Surely we have some conscious planning here for whatever reason.
I'm going to have to think about this some before I can add anything more than that.

11-24-2006, 10:16 AM	#3
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Esty - I hadn't really thought before in a systemized way about the influence of Tolkien's Catholicism on this particular work. However, your long list of time references, the fact that Latin is sometimes used, and the other examples you give does suggest that this is more than simple coincidence. Ninja91--There are many times when sub-conscious elements do slip in. But the explicit Catholic elements in this work seem to be too consistent to be an example of that. Surely we have some conscious planning here for whatever reason. I'm going to have to think about this some before I can add anything more than that. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.