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There are a couple parallels between Frodo and Christ, as well. Both took on a great burden for the sake of "saving" the whole world, both were wounded during their last ordeal, Frodo was stripped before his final ascent of Mount Doom ("and they threw dice for His clothes"), on the final trip Frodo had two companions, one good and one evil (remember the good thief?), both are racked by doubt and despair in the final days and both of them "pass over" after their ordeal. Certainly I don't think that JRRT intended an allegory - Frodo gave in to the ring at the end, after all - but it seems that some comparisons could be made. What reminded me of this was that ijust found out that in the traditional English calendar March 25th (the date of Frodo's wounding on Mount Doom) was thought to be the date of the Crucifixion. Anyway . . .