veluthukaran Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 seems like LOTR have taken a lot out of mahabharata like the four yugas, at the end the transition to the age of man...interesting, comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 I think the author has mixed ideas. I heard somewhere that the idea of Middle Earth comes from Chinese Beliefs (Taoism) where the World is split into three :- Upper World (where Gods lived - symbolized by Elves). Middle World (Where Man, Draves and such lived) Lower World (Where demons and Satan lived - symbolized by Dark Elf who were originally Elves but fallen to the temptation of the Darkness, and also other creatures). Also, if you watch "Kingdom of Heaven" (came out this year also), you will notice the similarities between Jerusalem and the White City at the end of the trilogy (Return of the King). I believe J.R. Tolkien were using Beliefs in Chinese Metaphysical worlds as basics for potraying the Crusaders in attempt to recapture Jerusalem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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