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Lord of Rings was based on Vedas as well
Don't be silly..While highly creative, the fiction of
J. R. R. Tolkien was influenced by a number of sources. Tolkien was inspired by his academic fields of
philology and early
Germanic literature, especially
poetry and
mythology, as well as a wide range of other beliefs, culture, and experiences.
Tolkien once described
The Lord of the Rings to his friend, the English
Jesuit Father Robert Murray, as "a fundamentally religious and Catholic work, unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision." Many theological themes underlie the narrative, including the battle of good versus evil, the triumph of humility over pride, and the activity of
grace, as seen with Frodo's pity toward Gollum. In addition the epic includes the themes of death and immortality, mercy and pity, resurrection, salvation, repentance, self-sacrifice, free will, justice, fellowship, authority and healing. Tolkien mentions the
Lord's Prayer, especially the line "And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil" in connection with Frodo's struggles against the power of the One Ring.