molave@reddthat.com to Tolkien, Lord of the Rings (LotR), etc.@lemmy.world · 3 months agoTolkien’s work: Is it Christian allegory or pure fantasy?www.deseret.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down12
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1external-linkTolkien’s work: Is it Christian allegory or pure fantasy?www.deseret.commolave@reddthat.com to Tolkien, Lord of the Rings (LotR), etc.@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarehalyk.the.red@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 months agoRead his letters. He’s stated that he doesn’t like allegory and he wanted mythology for England free of christian influence. One of his hangups with Arthurian legends is they’re influenced by christianity.
Read his letters. He’s stated that he doesn’t like allegory and he wanted mythology for England free of christian influence. One of his hangups with Arthurian legends is they’re influenced by christianity.