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Tolkien’sThe Lord of the Ringsstands as a fascinating enigma, eliciting both adoration and bewilderment from readers.
Others felt the Ring’s pull but handled it in various ways.
For Aragorn, Gimli, and others, it’s unclear.
They showed no obvious signs of wanting the Ring, but the books don’t reveal their inner thoughts.
They might not have been tempted at all, or they might have resisted without showing it.
Firstly, Tom Bombadil seems to be able to see Frodo while he is wearing the ring:
Hey!
Come Frodo, there!
Where be you a-going?
Old Tom Bombadil’s not as blind as that yet.
Take off your golden ring!
Your hand’s more fair without it.
The Lord of the Rings is a multimedia franchise consisting of several movies and a TV show released by Amazon titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The franchise is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings saw mainstream popularity with Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
Leave your game and sit down beside me!
Certainly, in a letter, J.R.R.
Tolkien has referred toThe Lord of the Ringsin particular as afundamentally religious and Catholic work(Tolkien Gateway).
Conversely, Tolkien famously disliked and distrusted allegory and, despite his warm friendship with his peer C.S.
Tolkiens stuck to their mission better than others.
Bombadil states,Eldest, thats what I am,and he is also referred to asfatherless.
He is so old that heremembers the first raindrop and the first acorn,implying he predates creation itself.
This makes him at the very least a Pagan nature spirit.
Some argue that these qualities hint at a deeper, perhaps intentionally veiled, divine significance.
However, Tolkien consistently describes Bombadil as separate from Eru Iluvatar.
Textual evidence emphasizes Bombadil’s connection to the natural world, a force of balance rather than divine intervention.
The franchise is based on J.R.R.
Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring.
