Ford of Bruinen = Red Sea/Book of Exodus - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

SonofUgluk · 03-17-2021, 09:45 AM

Good Afternoon All

Long time no post , hope everyone's doing well . Just a thought . I've started reading the Old Testament , and couldn't help noticing the similarity between Gods drowning of the Egyptians along with their horses in the Red Sea , and the drowning of the Ringwraiths with their horses at the Ford of Bruinen . And also the flight to the Ford & Rivendell could be compared to the flight of the Israelites out of Egypt to the Promised Land . I'm aware that Tolkein was a devout Christian so is it possible he based this part of LOTR on this old book of The Bible ? Sorry if this has been asked before ,

cheers ,

Dan

03-17-2021, 09:45 AM	#1
SonofUgluk Pile O'Bones Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 11	Ford of Bruinen = Red Sea/Book of Exodus Good Afternoon All Long time no post , hope everyone's doing well . Just a thought . I've started reading the Old Testament , and couldn't help noticing the similarity between Gods drowning of the Egyptians along with their horses in the Red Sea , and the drowning of the Ringwraiths with their horses at the Ford of Bruinen . And also the flight to the Ford & Rivendell could be compared to the flight of the Israelites out of Egypt to the Promised Land . I'm aware that Tolkein was a devout Christian so is it possible he based this part of LOTR on this old book of The Bible ? Sorry if this has been asked before , cheers , Dan