“ THE LORD OF THE RINGS IS OF COURSE A FUNDAMENTALLY RELIGIOUS AND CATHOLIC WORK; UNCONSCIOUSLY SO AT FIRST, BUT CONSCIOUSLY IN THE REVISION.
— J. R. R. TOLKIEN TO ROBERT MURRAY, S.J. [1]”
That's more of a refutation of people claiming his work is pagan, which if Varg is any indication, doesn't seem to have dissuaded any LARPers. That is not claiming his work is allegorical.
Any devout Catholic writing a work will produce a work that is fundamentally Catholic. Same with any other faith. A man's worldviews are deeply ingrained in him and will be reflected his work
Even if you try not to it ends up that way. I wrote two characters for a book without much thought. One ended up being an anti state, freedom lover, the other ended up being a hardcore Christian. Both characters ended up representing two of my value systems, without any conscious attempt to, it all just came out that way. They even debate each other, and it was like me debating with myself and my own ideological conflicts.
"The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is why I have not put in, or have cut out, practically all references to anything like 'religion', to cults or practices, in the imaginary world. For the religious element is absorbed into the story and the symbolism. However that is very clumsily put, and sounds more self-important than I feel. For as a matter of fact, I have consciously planned very little; and should chiefly be grateful for having been brought up (since I was eight) in a Faith that has nourished me and taught me all the little that I know; and that I owe to my mother, who clung to her conversion and died young, largely through the hardships of poverty resulting from it."
“ THE LORD OF THE RINGS IS OF COURSE A FUNDAMENTALLY RELIGIOUS AND CATHOLIC WORK; UNCONSCIOUSLY SO AT FIRST, BUT CONSCIOUSLY IN THE REVISION.
— J. R. R. TOLKIEN TO ROBERT MURRAY, S.J. [1]”
No. The letters to German publishers on a possible German translation of The Hobbit in the late 30s pretty much says he has nothing against Semitic people.
"But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people."
Don’t forget he also admonished them on Aryans being Indo-Iranian and not Northern European. It’s almost like the entire belief systems that 1930s Germany created is based on complete bull shit.
Oof, better nobody tell you what Tolkien said to your one balled god... Annnnddddd too late, someone already did it.
But here is another snippet!
“I have in this War a burning private grudge—which would probably make me a better soldier at 49 than I was at 22: against that ruddy little ignoramus Adolf Hitler (for the odd thing about demonic inspiration and impetus is that it in no way enhances the purely intellectual stature: it chiefly affects the mere will). Ruining, perverting, misapplying, and making for ever accursed, that noble northern spirit, a supreme contribution to Europe, which I have ever loved, and tried to present in its true light.”
Considering nazi germany was a censorious heaven with Marxist economy... I still think the one balled god of the stormcucks was the ignoramus. Plus, those little allies to the nazis back in the day, remember those? The muslims... yeah, we all remember!
Tolkien would be furious. LOTR is an allegorical tale about and against the semitic invasion of Northern Europe.
Tolkien would cane you for insinuating his story was any kind of allegory
“ THE LORD OF THE RINGS IS OF COURSE A FUNDAMENTALLY RELIGIOUS AND CATHOLIC WORK; UNCONSCIOUSLY SO AT FIRST, BUT CONSCIOUSLY IN THE REVISION. — J. R. R. TOLKIEN TO ROBERT MURRAY, S.J. [1]”
That's more of a refutation of people claiming his work is pagan, which if Varg is any indication, doesn't seem to have dissuaded any LARPers. That is not claiming his work is allegorical.
Any devout Catholic writing a work will produce a work that is fundamentally Catholic. Same with any other faith. A man's worldviews are deeply ingrained in him and will be reflected his work
Even if you try not to it ends up that way. I wrote two characters for a book without much thought. One ended up being an anti state, freedom lover, the other ended up being a hardcore Christian. Both characters ended up representing two of my value systems, without any conscious attempt to, it all just came out that way. They even debate each other, and it was like me debating with myself and my own ideological conflicts.
"The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is why I have not put in, or have cut out, practically all references to anything like 'religion', to cults or practices, in the imaginary world. For the religious element is absorbed into the story and the symbolism. However that is very clumsily put, and sounds more self-important than I feel. For as a matter of fact, I have consciously planned very little; and should chiefly be grateful for having been brought up (since I was eight) in a Faith that has nourished me and taught me all the little that I know; and that I owe to my mother, who clung to her conversion and died young, largely through the hardships of poverty resulting from it."
Why not fullquote?
“ THE LORD OF THE RINGS IS OF COURSE A FUNDAMENTALLY RELIGIOUS AND CATHOLIC WORK; UNCONSCIOUSLY SO AT FIRST, BUT CONSCIOUSLY IN THE REVISION. — J. R. R. TOLKIEN TO ROBERT MURRAY, S.J. [1]”
No. The letters to German publishers on a possible German translation of The Hobbit in the late 30s pretty much says he has nothing against Semitic people.
Yep.
"But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people."
Don’t forget he also admonished them on Aryans being Indo-Iranian and not Northern European. It’s almost like the entire belief systems that 1930s Germany created is based on complete bull shit.
Socialists of the "national" variant, basing their belief system on bullshit?
Inconceivable!
That's what socialists do. Believe in complete bullshit, and then refuse to accept it.
Hope he enjoys his work being niggerfied from the after life.
Tolkien's Orcs were WWI Germans and medieval Mongols combined.
Oof, better nobody tell you what Tolkien said to your one balled god... Annnnddddd too late, someone already did it.
But here is another snippet!
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Looking at London I wonder who really was the ignoramus.
Are you referring to the influx of immigrants from Islamist countries? The ones that allied themselves with Germany in WWII?
Yes. Pisslam shitskins get the rope. Or are you that retarded to think mustache man would have let them immigrate?
Considering nazi germany was a censorious heaven with Marxist economy... I still think the one balled god of the stormcucks was the ignoramus. Plus, those little allies to the nazis back in the day, remember those? The muslims... yeah, we all remember!