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Tolkien's Villains

How Middle Earth's dark corners assume Christian ideas of evil

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Sep 16, 2025
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The evil in the world — with so much in just the past few weeks — feels surreal, like a lead-up to an apocalyptic battle between good and evil. Often it feels like modern chapter in The Lord of the Rings, with the forces of Sauron in constant struggle with the forces that uphold all that is true, good and beautiful. But why does The Lord of the Rings’ i…

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