Tolkienian Fate and Free Will: Mount Doom

*The Lord of the Rings* Reading Challenge bonus, week 8

Actual photo I took on my most recent trip to Mount Doom. (Not really.) Photo by USGS on Unsplash

Earlier this week, we carried the Ring almost to the foot of Mount Doom. Today, we chuck the thing into the fire and free ourselves of our burden—provided we have the will to do so.

Book Six, Chapter Three: Mount Doom

On Wednesday, we discussed some of the way…