A Possible Interpretation of Mordor of the Lord of the Rings

I thank ararmer1919 for accepting, I've read quite a few of his debates and know he's capable of making compelling arguments.lol, I actually thought the movies (at least the extended versions) were surprisingly faithful to the books. I suppose I'm a rather visual person. =)I want to remind CON that regardless of whether or not he forwards a case, BoP is on me, and CON must specifically refute my presentation. Even if CON successfully proves that the LotR can possibly be interpreted as a representation of the events of WWII, he still must disprove that Mordor cannot be interpreted as Israel. For this debate, I do not need to make my presentation more compelling than CON's case should he forward one...I only need to prove that my interpretation is possible.Finally, for most of the LotR-related terminology, I'll mainly be using wikipedia and wikia (http://lotr.wikia.com...) for ease of reference, as I do not have a copy of the LotR or the Silmarillion with me at the moment.Anyway, onto the debate!ArgumentsMordor is IsraelTo begin, here is a map of Middle Earth: The hobbits of the Shire are in Eriador in the northwest, whereas Sauron of Mordor is in the southeast. Geographically speaking, this happens to be the general locations of England and the Middle East relative to each other, England being northwest of the Middle East.On the southern edge of the map, Tolkien's Haradrim of Haradwaith are classified as "southern" folk, ride elephants, and have dark skin. "Harad" itself is actually the name of an Indian herb used in ayurvedic medicine (http://www.kandmool.com...). The elephant creatures in LotR are called "mumaks", which bears strong linguistic resemblance to the real-life elephant-wielding Islamic Mamluk dynasty that ruled various parts of the Middle East, Egypt, and India (http://www.britannica.com...). It is thus rather clear that Tolkien, a Brit, may have used the Indian subcontinent, a British colony, along with the surrounding Islamic regions as a template for these southern people.What about Mordor then? It lies close to Harad. It is walled off by a gigantic mountain range on its west side, a possible reference to the Western Wall of Jerusalem, one of Israel's holiest sites (http://english.thekotel.org...). Its signature resident Sauron is preoccupied with "Oneness", i.e. the "One Ring to Rule Them All", a possible reference to the monotheistic Abrahamic religions. The Haradrim rally to Sauron's side, similar to how Islam is itself an Abrahamic religion.What about Sauron himself? Sauron is the spiritual successor of Morgoth, the principle antagonist of the Simarillion, Tolkien's work that created the foundational myth upon which the LotR is based. Morgoth waged war against his fellow Ainur, the "holy ones" i.e. the immortals of Tolkien's fictional universe, and lost. While this may seem to be a reference to Lucifer's war against heaven in Christianity, a reading of Old Testament would also suggest that Morgoth may actually represent the Jewish nation and the Jewish God waging war against the other peoples and religions of the region. Similar to Morgoth, the Jews lost and were disenfranchised and scattered.Sauron came to prominence in a different age, well after the fall of Morgoth. He created his signature Ring of Power in the fires of Mount Doom, similar to how the signature of Christianity, the Christian Cross, manifested as a symbol of worship on the hilltop of Golgotha. Upon creation of this Ring, Sauron's influence spread across Middle Earth, turning nearly all who associated with him under his control. Sauron would thus be the representation of the Christ, a Jew.Morgoth and later Sauron are worshipped over the other Ainur by various fallen creatures of Middle Earth - an extremely colored yet appropriate reference to Judaism and Christianity. The God of the Old Testament was a jealous God that recognized the existence of other gods. (http://biblehub.com...)The near-omniscient Eye of Sauron would then be the equivalent of the Holy Spirit.All three, Morgoth, Sauron, and the Eye of Sauron, all represent one central theme and purpose, that of power and malice. The idea would then be that Tolkien is advocating the destruction of this power.Finally, there is Gollum, or perhaps a "golem" per Jewish religion (http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org...). Like the golem, Gollum is "an artificial creature created by magic, often to serve its creator." Smeagol, what Gollum used to be, would have died long ago if not for the Ring's power - instead, the Ring created Gollum, who lived an unnatural, indeed in many ways an "artificial," life spanning hundreds of years beyond a hobbit's normal life-span.ConclusionThis is an extremely anti-Semitic and anti-Christian interpretation of the LotR, however I do believe that it is substantiable by a close reading of the books.