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In the lord of the rings, do you think the eagles were synonymous with America?
Posted on 6/21/19 at 10:50 am
Posted on 6/21/19 at 10:50 am
I could be way off base and looking too much into this, but I’ve often wondered if the eagles were almost a metaphor for the USA. Obviously Tolkien based his idea of Mordor from no mans land in his time fighting in world war 1. I’d assume there were other parts of the story that were based at least partially on his wartime experience as well. It got me thinking about the creatures that could drastically change the fate of middle earth if they decided to help but for the large part stayed out of the fight until the very end. Has anybody else noticed this similarity?
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Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:56 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Hmmmm—- -I’ll buy it
Posted on 6/22/19 at 1:59 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
quote:Battle of the Somme
Tolkien based his idea of Mordor from
This post was edited on 6/22/19 at 2:02 am
Posted on 6/22/19 at 8:37 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
No
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:47 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
"As for inner meaning or message, it has in the intention of the author none. It is neither allegorical nor topical."
-JRR Tolkien's foreword to the second edition of LOTR.
I.E. No, Mordor is not the Somme. No, eagles are not the United States.
-JRR Tolkien's foreword to the second edition of LOTR.
I.E. No, Mordor is not the Somme. No, eagles are not the United States.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 1:04 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Not once did I ever correlate the two.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 1:30 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
It’s an interesting thought, but I really don’t think so.
Posted on 6/28/19 at 3:11 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Tolkien wrote in the prologue of one edition I have of The Silmarillion that he HATES allegories. So I would vote no.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 1:25 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Tolkien wrote in the prologue of one edition I have of The Silmarillion that he HATES allegories. So I would vote no.
I have the same edition. Anyone who is even a casual fan of LOTR must read the Silmarillion. It and its forward explain everything.
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