"The Lord of the Rings" is intended to be applicable to the real world of relationships, religion, pleasure, pain and politics. Tolkien himself said that his grand tale of wizards, orcs, hobbits and elves was aimed at truth and good morals in the actual w
The Rings of Tolkien and Plato - Lessons in Power, Choice and Morality; the Cracks of Doom - Threat of emerging technologies and Tolkiens Rings of Power; "My Precious"; Tolkiens Fetishized Ring; Tolkiens Secrets of happiness; the Quests of Sam and Gollum