Arhturian Themes in the Lord of the Rings

[durinsbane2244]

arhturian themes, in the lord of the rings, the title says it all, but wait, there's more, i have thought of a few:

-Aragorn as King Arhtur, Arhtur being "ill-begotten", Aragorn being a ranger for so long and not being "kingly".

-Gandalf as Merlin, Merlin being advisor to the king and facing evils, than leaving Arthur to do his own work, Gandalf being advisor and helper to Aragorn, (and others before him, which Merlin did also), than leaving him at Moria, than showing up again,(Merlin's many travels), and than showing up at the crucial moment, and than leaving him for good, like Merlin.

-The Council of Elrond was the Round Table of the LotR, meeting place and where they made they're decisions, selecting who would go on the ultimate quest, and it was a circle!

-The Quest itself, being the counterpart to the quest for the Holy Grail, if anyone has read the Holy Grail quest,(which I;m sure you have), you will see that not all of them made it, and that some were killed or turned back, or wwent to other quests, which happens it the LotR! Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn go to the help of Merry and Pippen, which in turn leads to the salvation of both Rohan and Gondor, also freeing the dead guys, which could be seen as the healing of the Maimed King,< again for those of you who've read it, Boromir is slain, and only the chosen three, Sam, Frodo, and yes, Smeagol, are granted entry to the Black Land and Mount Doom, liiiike, Galahad, Bors, and Percival, they all eventually end up in Valinor, except for Smeagol, who goes INTO the fire of Mount Doom, now, Bors and Percival ended up priests, but Galahad died by again going INTO the Mystery of the Grail.

-This one isn't as big, but Mordred, pretty much the untimate evil and downfall of Arthur, starts with MOR, liiiike, MORdor, and MORgoth, so evil+MOR.

WOW! I feel great! PLEASE KEEP THIS ONE GOING!!!