Thank you, Kalessin, for starting a fascinating discussion and thanks to all who've written so eloquently and intelligently - it's been great reading! The archetypal aspects of the mythology of fantasy have been mentioned. I would like to pick that up on a new thread, since it would take this one a different direction, unnecessarily so. Look for "Tolkien and Psychology" on this forum if you're interested; I hope it will become a worthwhile discussion as well!
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