Myth and Mysteries in “The Lord of the Rings”

Abstract

Sanderson’s ‘The Way of Kings’, Jim Butcher’s ‘Storm Front’. ‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman, ‘Small Gods’ by Jerry Pratchett are some books which are a great blend of Sci-Fi, mystery and dark fantasy. An incredible Trilogy, one of the unsurpassed fantasy tales to come out, more solicitous , more pragmatic, post modern fantasy, prototypical fantasy of 20^th century, there is indubitably much in Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ that invites us seeing it through the Jungian framework. The first part of Tolkien’s  ‘The Hobbit’ is followed by ‘The Lord of the Rings’, both have the hobbits as its protagonists and carries a very old chronicle with the eminence of antiquity. ‘The Lord of the Rings’ registers all the persona of a magical land with all its mysteries as mysteries are often a habitual part of fantasy. The Hero, King(s), the Warrior and the Wizard are quite palpable and map easily and directly to Jung’s “standard” archetypal images. It has a lot to hollow out since it is more rich in myth and mysteries.