LotR's importance - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

King of the North · 01-02-2005, 03:03 PM

This has been on my mind for quite some time. Have tolkien's works (especially LotR) become a mythology? C.S. Lewis (a member of the Inklings) said that one attribute of a mythology is that everyone knows about it, I strongly agree with this. If that is true, than in my opinion Tolkien's works are a mythology. Ask anyone and even if they have not read the books or god forbid see the movies they have heard of the LotR. Do any of you think that this great author's writings have become worldwide folklore?

01-02-2005, 03:03 PM	#1
King of the North Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 60	LotR's importance This has been on my mind for quite some time. Have tolkien's works (especially LotR) become a mythology? C.S. Lewis (a member of the Inklings) said that one attribute of a mythology is that everyone knows about it, I strongly agree with this. If that is true, than in my opinion Tolkien's works are a mythology. Ask anyone and even if they have not read the books or god forbid see the movies they have heard of the LotR. Do any of you think that this great author's writings have become worldwide folklore? __________________ Ask for everything, recieve nothing