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Old 15-01-2006, 04:33 PM
Space_Man
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Originally Posted by Elen0Sila
The most compelling parallel I've read about between LotR and Christianity is a post I read that compared Frodo, not to Christ, as I expected, but to Job.
Yeah, because although the ring does indeed end-up getting destroyed, it is only by a twist of luck; Frodo (and even Sam) otherwise succumb to its powers.

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Originally Posted by Elen0Sila
In general, however, I think I'm a little skeptical about direct parallels ... I think there are themes that connect LotR with Christian ideas, but I don't think the characters and/or races are meant to be representative of specific figures.
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