Symbolic and Mythic Expression in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

Understanding myth as a form of symbolic expression,
starting with J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

Symbolic and Mythic Expression in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings

The Black Rider Retreated When the Elves Came

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"As soon as he heard the voices he slipped away."

-- The Black Rider, when the Elves came along (Fellowship, p. 88)

Black Rider Overtaking Hobbits

Supernatural providence finds expression in the Elves coming along as the Black Rider was about to discover Frodo.

It was the Elves that made the Rider retreat.

"As soon as he heard the voices he slipped away" (Fellowship, p. 88).

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