Parrallels between The Sil and the Catholic Faith

Dolenloteiel · 09-22-2002, 12:18 PM

I'm a Catholic and I noticed definitive parallels between The Sil and the Catholic faith.

Eru = God
Melkor = Satan
Valar = Angels
Balrogs, Sauron, etc = Minions

Did anyone else notice this? i also noticed the parrallels betwen The Pearl by John Steinbeck. The Silmarils are so beautiful that everyone wanted to own them, causing wars to spring up everywhere. Same with The Pearl of the World. The doctor and the Pearl Buyers want The Pearl and they try to kill Kino. I looked but I couldn't find anything on this topic.

markedel · 09-22-2002, 11:22 PM

Er...Tolkien was a devout Catholic and mentions his view on religion and middle earth in various works, including the introduction to the Sil itself. The reason there is God is because Tolkien wouldn't make a world without one.

09-22-2002, 12:18 PM	#1
Dolenloteiel I elenfea Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere in the chaos between the first and second ages! (Actually, CO) Posts: 556	Parrallels between The Sil and the Catholic Faith I'm a Catholic and I noticed definitive parallels between The Sil and the Catholic faith. Eru = God Melkor = Satan Valar = Angels Balrogs, Sauron, etc = Minions Did anyone else notice this? i also noticed the parrallels betwen The Pearl by John Steinbeck. The Silmarils are so beautiful that everyone wanted to own them, causing wars to spring up everywhere. Same with The Pearl of the World. The doctor and the Pearl Buyers want The Pearl and they try to kill Kino. I looked but I couldn't find anything on this topic. __________________ "Middle Earth is a real place. And it is New Zealand." Sir Ian McKellan **************************** QUESTION AUTHORITY Ask me anything ************************** "I have not failed, I've only found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison ************************** Visit Tolkien RP Site! Need members, RP all three Ages! (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) http://elvellon.suddenlaunch2.com **************************** "Yay, I can hear the voices in my head again! Last edited by Dolenloteiel : 09-22-2002 at 12:20 PM.

09-22-2002, 11:22 PM	#2
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	Er...Tolkien was a devout Catholic and mentions his view on religion and middle earth in various works, including the introduction to the Sil itself. The reason there is God is because Tolkien wouldn't make a world without one. __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"