If LoTR appears to be one, it was not intentional. In the Lotr film documentaries it mentions he prefers applicability instead of allegory, which means the reader can apply their own meaning or allegory (if you want to call it that but I imagine it means a specific meaning that the author references). Tolkien on the BBC: How WW1 inspired The Lord of the Rings To celebrate J.R.R. The Ring did not represent a nuclear bomb, the orcs were not meant to be German soldiers, and Sauron was not supposed to be Hitler or Stalin. Tolkien's experiences during World War I influenced the themes and descriptions in The Lord of the Rings. In the question you mention "a very obvious allegory for the First World War" but in a comment you mention "the parallels between LotR and the second world war". Tolkien wrote, "The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision." The Lord of the Rings is not an allegory of World War I or World War II but is rather a Roman Catholic allegory. The first installment of the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, was published in 1954 by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, more commonly known by his pen name—J.R.R. The Tolkien critic Richard C. West writes that the story of The Lord of the Rings is basically simple, the hobbit Frodo Baggins's quest to take the Dark Lord Sauron's Ring to Mount Doom and destroy it. J.R.R. But that presents a problem for filmakers. (United States Department of Energy) The novel was released in 1954, and, as people do, there was speculation that it was about either World War I or World War II. He was stationed in Belgium. However, any attempt to equate Sauron with Hitler is dubious. J.R.R. Although Tolkien claimed to “cordially dislike” allegory, “The Hobbit” – say many Tolkien scholars – is unmistakably permeated by the events of World War I. Tolkien … That distinction must be made for Tolkien hated allegory and definitely did not consider his works as such. – leekonghian Oct 25 '17 at 7:14. Hitler was evil; Sauron is evil. Tolkien fought in World War I. Tolkien did not consider the Lord of the Rings books to be a straight allegory. He calls the quest "primary", along with the war against Sauron. Tolkien’s 125th birthday, Simon Tolkien, his grandson and author of No Man’s Land , chatted to the BBC about how the war inspired his grandfather to write The Lord of the Rings. No, Tolkien was adamant that LotR was not a parable for either of the World Wars. That does not make an allegory. However, he instead believed that the best way to give a witness to Christ in the Lord of the Rings was to weave the ideas of Christianity, and images of the faith throughout the series from different angles and through varying lenses. Tolkien was adamant that LoTR was not an allegory and that he disliked allegories. [1] By design The Lord of the Rings is not a Christian allegory but rather an invented myth [2] about Christian and Catholic truths. When The Lord of the Rings trilogy was published in the 1950s, Tolkien claimed that his story was not directly an allegory for the First or Second World War. If you’re still not convinced… If the One Ring was about the bomb, then the eagles would have definitely been the ones to drop the Ring in Mt. Tolkien.Since that time, the world of Middle-earth has fascinated readers and transformed lives. Doom and not about the struggles of two hobbits going in on foot. The barren wastes of Mordor might resemble no-man's-land. 1. Tolkien's Faith and His Writings: Gandalf, Aragorn, and Sam as Symbols of Christ. J.R.R. It was not, however, an allegory for World War I.