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While very inventive, the story's of J. R. R. Tolkien were affected and influenced by a various amount of sources. Tolkien was swayed by his scholastic fields of philology and
Germanic writing, particularly things like poetry and mythology, and also an extensive variety of different beliefs, culture, and encounters. Biblical influence is a prime example of this, Tolkien implicated the theme of good against evil, mercy, resurrection and repentance. Tolkien alludes to the Lord's Prayer, particularly with the quote "And lead us not into enticement but rather convey us from insidiousness" regarding Frodo's struggles against the power of the One Ring. Tolkien has additionally stated “Of course God is in The Lord of the Rings. The period was

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