I'll just say that Frodo, at the very end, reminds me quite a bit of Arthur being carried off to Avalon, the Blessed Isle, which is also perhaps Tirna-n-Og -- and Frodo and Arthur both sort of merge into the Fisher King for me, too. Although that story's Christianized, the wounded King is also the wounded land, which corresponds to Mordor and the Scouring of the Shire as well.
That's a pretty valid connection to make. Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon, and also a very devout Catholic. So it's not out of bounds to see those echoes of Arthurian legend or Christian myth in his stories. Indeed, in one of Tolkien's language the isle in front of Valinor (the undying lands the elvish ships are going to) was named Avallonne.
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Date: 2003-12-31 07:27 am (UTC)That's a pretty valid connection to make. Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon, and also a very devout Catholic. So it's not out of bounds to see those echoes of Arthurian legend or Christian myth in his stories. Indeed, in one of Tolkien's language the isle in front of Valinor (the undying lands the elvish ships are going to) was named Avallonne.