tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746173806126403959.post681873822540255371..comments2023-11-07T06:20:12.181-08:00Comments on Tolkien: Medieval and Modern: Do You See What I See?"Tolkien: Medieval and Modern"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04348913969813157482noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746173806126403959.post-63636910022899900732014-05-01T15:24:06.888-07:002014-05-01T15:24:06.888-07:00M.,
Very good discussion of the issues. Might I s...M.,<br /><br />Very good discussion of the issues. Might I suggest—and it’s just a personal theory—that what Tolkien may have been trying to do was <i>reconcile</i> Christian theology (and angelology, etc.) with the pagan beliefs of the various Angles, Saxons, Vikings, Goths, whom he loved. They might have <i>seen</i> their gods as gods, but they might have been misperceiving the action of mediators of a more distant, hidden God…<br /><br />Thanks for the post!<br /><br />Bill the Heliotrope"Tolkien: Medieval and Modern"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04348913969813157482noreply@blogger.com