The Fellowship of the Ring | Themes
Tolkien attempts in Fellowship of the Ring to unite two conflicting world-views: the essentially cyclic Old Norse system and the more linear Christianity, reflecting the hope he derived from his religion but also his frustration in watching Europe torn apart by two world wars during his lifetime. Sauron thus receives a vaguely reptilian name, representative of the evil dragon that appears both in Norse mythology devouring the Tree of Life and as representative of Satan in the Christian "Revelation of Saint John." The Ring itself obviously symbolizes the never-ending cycle, but is...
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