Obviously the books can be interpreted in any fashion, so I think your idea is rational, davem. And the more I think about it, I can see that it would make sense on a very subtle level. We'll probably never know whether Tolkien intended for Frodo to be considered a king or not, but seeing as though there are hidden subtleties throughout the book, it could very well be that he meant for Frodo to be a king in his own right.<P>However, I don't know if PJ necessarily thought of that. The word on the street is that the scouring of the shire won't be included in the third movie, so I wouldn't count on that too much if I were you. I doubt that there will be a referance of any kind to Frodo being called a King, just because I don't think that PJ would have wanted Frodo to be elevated or anything like that. So, even if he had thought that Frodo could be considered a king, I don't think he would have used that idea.<P>As for the Frodo = Jesus deal, I don't agree with that just because I personally don't associate religion along with Tolkien's works.
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