Report, if you have a problem with this page“ Tolkien did admit that, 'As a guide, I had only my own feelings for what is appealing or moving.' In other words ~ he wrote about what interested him ~ and despite his protestation of including anything allegorical into his tale, Catholic history and mystic prophecy obviously received its fair share of attention ... ”
E.A. Bucchianeri
From : Lord of the Rings: Apocalyptic Prophecies