A Thinking Question . . .

[dernhelm]

A part of me can believe whole-heartedly that Middle Earth exists, so I could read the books actually believing that they happened, and that the characters existed at some point.

That's exactly how I felt when I read Lord of the Rings or any of Tolkien's works! His descriptions of Middle Earth and his characters, although they are fantastical, are very believable to me. While reading the stories, I can be almost convinced that it is a real history of long ago and not just a story in a book. The fact that some of the characters don't really exist in our world, such as hobbits, elves, and dwarves, doesn't take anything away from the reality of the story. But then I love fantasy of all sorts. I have friends who think a story about things such as hobbits and dragons is childish and boring. I personally think though that since the Lord of the Rings' characters are from Tolkien's imagination, that they are made all the more interesting because of it.