J.R.R. Tolkien

the clash of the gods

With “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” J.R.R. Tolkien attributed to the interest in the Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian

and British mythology and the imagination of the many readers worldwide. In both books maby traces are found of Nordic (Finnish) and Gaelic mythology and folklore. The Bible, read as the clash between good and evil, is manifest as well. Resulting in an “End Time battle” and the success of Frodo to destroy the ring.

But the most impressive passages stem from the Tolkien's combat experiences at the Somme during “the Great War” (1916). But the question can be asked. Is “The Lord of the Rings” an “anti-war” trilogy, because of his horrible experiences in the trenches? Tolkien even got wounded.