Aslan pulls the sword from the rock - the earth quakes - he defeats the giant. By William Van Zyl. Published in Oct 2022.

The Extravagant Podcast

The senior pastor of the Gateway Church in New Zealand loved to talk about C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien getting together at a nearby pub to discuss their writing. I attended his church for several years - around 2015. He delivered great messages to his congregation. ‘The Eagle and Child Pub,’ which I am referring to, is famous in the UK. See the picture of the pub in this post. Can you imagine the extravagant discussions by the two well-known writers while sitting in the relaxed environment of the pub? According to reports, they have critiqued one another’s writing.

Where did the inspiration of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien come from? Which places did they visit during their lives? What could have inspired them? In this article, I look at their extravagant thoughts and the events and locations that could have inspired them. What inspires you?

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This article endeavours to point to the parallels between the legend of King Arthur and King David (Biblical character). I compare the richly layered true stories of the Kingdom of God with the legend of King Arthur. I also search for allegories to Biblical events. The point I want to make in this article is the rich inspiration of the Bible stories combined with myths and folklore of the past in Lewis' work - The Chronicles of Narnia.

Please take a look at the image of the rock in the blog post. According to legend King Arthur found a stone in his shoe and threw it from Carmarthenshire to the middle of the Gower Peninsula. As it had been touched by the hand of King Arthur, the stone grew with pride, and the rocks around it raised the main stone high up with admiration. Holding it up for us to see. King Arthur's Stone (or in Welsh 'Maen Ceti') is on the Gower Peninsula in Wales. It is a Neolithic burial tomb dating back to 2500 BC. Credit: Robin Leicester - Own work. Description: A massive capstone over a Neolithic Chambered Tomb, on the Cefn Bryn hillside, in the center of Gower (Wales).

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