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HerenIstarion · 12-21-2004, 01:25 AM

Welcome to the Barrow-Downs, Thorondor

What we've been trying to find out in this thread, is, to an extent, limited by the sub-created world of Middle-Earth. The issue we were after was not to find relation between Tolkien's Catholicism and what happens in ME, but to find only the latter - i.e., what happens inside the [sub]world, not what particular beliefs affected Tolkien in [sub]creating this particular form of afterlife for elves or men inside his own [sub]created world

I do not intend to say you have no point there. What I'm driving at is, that though somehow touching the issue you raised, this particular thread does not deal with it directly

You may find it interesting (and more relevant) to take a look at the following discussions:

Tolkien, Lewis and Theology by InklingElf
LoTR - A spiritual Allegory? by Ardwenna
Tolkien and Philosophy by Hookbill the Goomba
10 Commandements for Middle Earth by Aerandir Carnesir

Side-touch on the issue may be found in Evil Things by Nirvana II, on the pages 2 and 3 of that latter thread, and in Acceptance of Mythology by Snowdog

Enjoy reading and posting

12-21-2004, 01:25 AM	#25
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Welcome to the Barrow-Downs, Thorondor What we've been trying to find out in this thread, is, to an extent, limited by the sub-created world of Middle-Earth. The issue we were after was not to find relation between Tolkien's Catholicism and what happens in ME, but to find only the latter - i.e., what happens inside the [sub]world, not what particular beliefs affected Tolkien in [sub]creating this particular form of afterlife for elves or men inside his own [sub]created world I do not intend to say you have no point there. What I'm driving at is, that though somehow touching the issue you raised, this particular thread does not deal with it directly You may find it interesting (and more relevant) to take a look at the following discussions: Tolkien, Lewis and Theology by InklingElf LoTR - A spiritual Allegory? by Ardwenna Tolkien and Philosophy by Hookbill the Goomba 10 Commandements for Middle Earth by Aerandir Carnesir Side-touch on the issue may be found in Evil Things by Nirvana II, on the pages 2 and 3 of that latter thread, and in Acceptance of Mythology by Snowdog Enjoy reading and posting __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!