What Is The Allegory Of Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings

From the image we can conclude that, for instance, The Shire is located in south-west England, Rohan is located in southern Germany, Helm’s Deep corresponds to the Franco-German-Swiss border, Eriador represents Britanny, The Sea of Rhûn is located in the place of the current Black Sea, while Gondor is placed in the plains of northern Italy. Even though it would be naive to believe that Tolkien intended to create Middle-earth as similar to Europe as possible, due to his lack of geological knowledge, the similarity is still very interesting. Moreover, “because the three-part novel was largely written during the second world war, some readers see it as an allegory for World War II, where, in the European theater, the Axis and Allies powers fought

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is yet another story of the battle between good and evil, however, it is the author who decides who is good, who is evil, therefore it is him who, purposefully or not, creates allusions and allegories to the real world in which he lives. After reading all three books of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, one obvious conclusion can be drawn, namely that white, bright colors represent good people, while black, dark colors represent evil ones. Moreover, the behavior and features of characters in the story are predetermined by their race. The language also plays an important role in the way Tolkien differentiates people of the Middle-earth. Apart from descriptions of appearance, such as the description of The Rohirrim, who are “tall men and fair women, valiant both alike, golden-haired, bright-eyed, and strong” (The Lord of the Rings 678), it is noteworthy how language also divides races in the story. In the passages such as: “their lords speak our speech at need; yet for the most part they hold by the ways of their own fathers and to their own memories, and they speak among themselves their own North tongue” (The Lord of the Rings 678) we can notice the differentiation of people from the Middle-earth according to the language they use. It is then possible to conclude that “race in Middle-earth