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{{Blockquote|The Lord of the Rings and its Christian/Catholic | {{Blockquote|The Lord of the Rings and its Christian/Catholic underpinnings. Tolkien, a devout Catholic, readily admits to theological elements in his famous trilogy. "There is, in fact, quite a lot of theology included in The Lord of the Rings (I was surprised to find how much when the work was analysed some time ago in a theological periodical), though perhaps it is made more palatable by a sugar coating." <ref name=Sothebys>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/books-manuscripts-n09066/lot.227.html|articlename=Lot 227, Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana, New York, 11 June 2012|website=[http://www.sothebys.com/ Sotheby's]|accessed=30 May 2013}}</ref>}} | ||
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On 6 December 1965, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to G.S. Rigby Jr. (of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania).[1][2][3]
- Subject: Acknowledging theological elements in The Lord of the Rings.
- Description: Typed letter signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien"), one page (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 172 x 130 mm).[3]
- Publication: A description of the letter appeared in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology.
From the auction
The Lord of the Rings and its Christian/Catholic underpinnings. Tolkien, a devout Catholic, readily admits to theological elements in his famous trilogy. "There is, in fact, quite a lot of theology included in The Lord of the Rings (I was surprised to find how much when the work was analysed some time ago in a theological periodical), though perhaps it is made more palatable by a sugar coating." [3]
Transcript
6th December, 1965.
Dear Mr. Rigby,
Thank you very much for your appreciative letter. It gave me much pleasure.
There is, in fact, quite a lot of theology included in The Lord of the Rings (I was surprised to find now much when the work was analysed some time ago in a theological periodical), though perhaps it is made more palatable by a sugar coating.
With best wishes and thanks.
Yours sincerely,
J. R. R. Tolkien
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 648
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull, "Tolkien Notes 7" dated 29 May 2013, Too Many Books and Never Enough (blog) (accessed 30 May 2013)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lot 227, Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana, New York, 11 June 2012", Sotheby's (accessed 30 May 2013)
