Morgthorak the Undead on Nostr: Excellent article. Tolkien’s works were Catholic in nature, and so sex has its ...

Excellent article. Tolkien’s works were Catholic in nature, and so sex has its place: it exists for the higher purpose of creating families and passing on life to a new generation. Sam and Rosie exemplify this, and Frodo - Sam’s dearest friend and comrade, not his lover - does his part by bringing Sam and Rosie to live in Bag End, and by leaving everything to the married couple.

Frodo is asexual in the book, as is Bilbo. Neither of them had a sex life, nor was it necessary for Tolkien to create one for their characters. To do so would not have made a better fantasy world, it would simply have been an unnecessary distraction from the main story.

Regarding Martin, his books will be forgotten over time. The TV shows won’t be able to save the books. The years will roll by, one after another, and he will slowly be forgotten. But Tolkien? Tolkien’s books are the closest things to eternal for high fantasy novels, and that is because the books are written in a way that connects them to Christ, because Tolkien himself was connected to Christ through his Catholic faith.

[canadianculturecorner.substack.com/p/george-r-martins-core-beliefs-life](https://canadianculturecorner.substack.com/p/george-r-martins-core-beliefs-life )

Trevor Goodchild:pondering_orb: (npub1cka…4wty)