What did Tolkien really mean .... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aaron · 11-24-2006, 02:30 PM

Hi, I'm an old member with a brand new name and I'd like to cash in my two cents on this issue. Being a Protestant one may beleive that I would see a Christian message within LOTR but this is not the case.
Christian teaching borders on pacifism and one of the messages of LOTR appears to be the righteous undoing of injustice, this is not to suggest that people of my faith are weak or servile but it merely appears that with heroes such as Aragorn and Boromir The Lord of The Rings appears to be based more on Arthurian concepts of chivalry then Catholic dogma.

11-24-2006, 02:30 PM	#12
Aaron Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England Posts: 96	Hi, I'm an old member with a brand new name and I'd like to cash in my two cents on this issue. Being a Protestant one may beleive that I would see a Christian message within LOTR but this is not the case. Christian teaching borders on pacifism and one of the messages of LOTR appears to be the righteous undoing of injustice, this is not to suggest that people of my faith are weak or servile but it merely appears that with heroes such as Aragorn and Boromir The Lord of The Rings appears to be based more on Arthurian concepts of chivalry then Catholic dogma.