and is sauron meant to be God in the lord of the rings?
2007-06-13 07:01:19 · 10 answers · asked by wave 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
JRR has said there is no symbolism in the books and this person does not represent that person.
You can read into it whatever you wish.
2007-06-13 08:13:19 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No,Tolkien was a good Christian,the Orthodox church even said once that Lord of the Rings is a way better book for the kids than Harry Potter,because Frodo acts like a Christian:he had the ring,but was strong enough not to use it,while Potter uses magic.And Sauron is the image of devil himself.
2007-06-13 17:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by Opera Phantom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.. He is actually a very very loyal christian. As you can see in his writings (Lord of the rings and other works) there are similaritites to the bible.. hERE ARE SOME:
There is only one God: Eru Lluvatar
Angelic beings are the Valar
One of the Angels rebel much like to Lucifer and that would be Melkor
The prophecy of Mandos which states that Melkor or morgoth will return when the world is to end much like the bible's revelationb which also states that Satan will return to start the end of the world.
And oh yeah Sauron would be the servant of Morgoth....
And the only God in Lord of the rings is Eru Lluvatar...
Note: Valars and Maiar are not God but are beings voluntarily go to Arda (the world where LORD OF THE rings is).and bounded to it till the end of time..
2007-06-13 16:25:24 · answer #3 · answered by sadloner07 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Off course not!!! He was a devout catholic. Sauron is just a fallen entity, a demi-god who chose to follow after Melkor the adversary of Iluvatar. Read “ The Silmarillion” you’ll be amazed by the wisdom and insight of Tolkien’s cosmogony.
2007-06-14 08:12:12 · answer #4 · answered by MARY B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe Mr. Tolkien to have been a Christian, however.....
LOTR draws greatly from Norse and Germanic mythology and folklore. As did Wagner's Ring series. To think that he based it (LOTR) on the bible is incorrect. It was to give Britain more of its own folklore.
2007-06-17 08:37:51 · answer #5 · answered by tanagila0530 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Tolkien was quite a devout Catholic; however, he always denied any 'deeper' meaning to LOTR. Many have seen both religious and political metaphor in his work, but he made the point several times in his life that none was intended.
Some may sort of confuse him with C.S. Lewis, who wrote the Narnia books, and many others; his work was explicitly and unashamedly Christian. [If you've never figured who 'Aslan' is supposed to be.....!]
2007-06-13 14:11:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
he was a christian, but he made great efforts to bar religous meaning from his story. How is sauron meant to be god?
he wasn't anti christian, he just tried to make his story have as little religion in it as possible.
2007-06-13 20:16:15 · answer #7 · answered by moon dragon 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I read somewhere that Tolkien said that he wrote about God's earth. Hope this helps.
2007-06-13 14:54:34 · answer #8 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if i am correct about the reason he wrote the hobbit and lord of the ring books is because he thought england need a few more legends and lores to read about. instead thanks to him we now have games such as dungeons and dragons, gurps and others.
2007-06-13 14:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by drakelungx 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who knows... But Jr can surly tell and write some good stories.......................................................................
2007-06-13 19:04:42 · answer #10 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋