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VoltronGreen1981 1 point ago +1 / -0

JRR Tolkien was not a fan of allegories.

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VoltronGreen1981 1 point ago +1 / -0

He wrote a mythology for Great Britain because the nation never really had one of its own. That was one of his reasons for creating that fantasy world; also his experience in WWI had a big influence on his writing as well.

The Chronicles of Narnia on the other hand have a definite Christian Allegory going on. Aslan as a Christ-like figure being one example.