Christians and LOTR

[Tim Regan]

Hi All,

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter Kathryn wrote two statements:

1:
> Middle Earth is clearly not our Earth

2:
> JRRT was very clear that what he was creating 
> was a mythology for England 

Aren't these two statements contradictory? Isn't England part of our 
Earth? I don't think that the myths of a country are intended to be 
(or used as) just stories, just fictions. So in that sense Middle 
Earth would be more upsetting than the Potterverse.

I also remember Tolkein saying that when he first read Saxon (?)
English it felt as if he already knew the language. 

Cheers,

Dumbledad.

PS The two times I read (well tried to read) the Simarilion, I too 
got bogged down in the Old Testament syle bits and gave up. I never 
realised that a story was going to emerge later. I may try it again. 
Thanks.