J. R. Tolkien

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J. R. Tolkien (English author and philologist) .

J. R. Tolkien was a devout Catholic and a contemporary and friend of C. S. Lewis. Tolkien incorporated many Biblical principles into his fantasy (and other) works such as "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings".
As a philologist, Tolkien studied languages and created languages of his own - for use in his works, etc.

The word "leaven" is not related to the number 110 as in "eleventy" as in "eighty", "ninety", "hundred", "eleventy".
It is from the Old English word "hundendlefti" ≈ "one hundred and ten" from the Old English prefix "hund" ≈ "hundred" and the Old English word "endleofan" ≈ "eleven" and ending "tig" where the hard "g" softened to a "y".

J. R. Tolkien in the Lord of the Rings trilogy popularized the usage of "eleventy" as 110. Tolkien writes the following in regards to Bilbo's birthday: Bilbo was going to be eleventy-one, 111, a rather curious number, and a very respectable age for a hobbit (the Old Took himself had only reached 130); and Frodo was going to be thirty-three, 33, an important number:…

This play on words was used in the Beverly Hillbillies TV comedy series (by Grannie) in the 1960's. The name "Eleventy" has been used in software as a name for a simple static web site generator.

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J. R. Tolkien was a devout Catholic and a contemporary and friend of C. S. Lewis. Tolkien incorporated many Biblical principles into his works such as "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings".
In "The Lord of the Rings", The wizard Gandolf does not want the ring, the "Ring to rule them all", as he knows that it's power would tempt and corrupt him. This appears to be motivated by the part of the Lord's prayer that goes "and lead us not into temptation".

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In Tolkien's trilogy Lord of the Rings, Legolas is an archer whose arrow never misses.

In real life, arrows miss. Unless they have some intelligence built into the arrow (or missile).
Tolkien, a devout Catholic, worked many Bible themes and ideas into his writings, just as his colleague and friend C. S. Lewis did with his writing's.

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Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. [kjv]

υμεις εστε το φως του κοσμου ου δυναται πολις κρυβηναι επανω ορους κειμενη [gnt]

… mundi … [v]

… midden-eardes … [wes]

In the Tolkien style, the Wessex Gospel Old English uses "midden-eardes", literally "middle-earth" or "middle-enclosure", for "world".

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Matthew 5:14

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KJV: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Greek: υμεις εστε το φως του κοσμου ου δυναται πολις κρυβηναι επανω ορους κειμενη

Latin: vos estis lux mundi non potest civitas abscondi supra montem posita

Wessex: Ge synd midden-eardes leoht. ne maig syo ceastre beon behyd. þe beoð up on munt äset.

Wycliffe: Ye ben liyt of the world; a citee set on an hil may not be hid;

Tyndale: Ye are ye light of the worlde. A cite yt is set on an hill cannot be hid

Luther: Ihr seid das Licht der Welt. Es mag die Stadt, die auf einem Berge liegt, nicht verborgen sein.

Slavonic: Вы есте свет мира: не может град укрытися верху горы стоя:

Russian: Вы-свет мира. Не может укрыться город, стоящий на верху горы.

Spanish: Vosotros sois la luz del mundo. Una ciudad asentada sobre un monte no se puede esconder.