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Jared Lobdell examines Tolkien's methods and his worldview by following a thread of three affects: the Edwardian adventure story, the knowledge of philology, or comparative dialects, and Roman Catholic theology. The "Edwardian mode" of adventure story (Ruler Solomon's Mines, The Lost World) is one in which a small group of Englishmen make an expedition to international parts and find supernatural terrors awaiting them, finally going back home, mission achieved. The architecture and narrative design of these adventure testimonies is used completely in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Wedding rings. Tolkien's towering erudition in ancient Germanic and Celtic dialects helps to explain his successful use of a mixture of period styles in his storytelling, as well as his amazing facility coining memorable brands. Although Tolkien's testimonies betray a strong Religious conception of virtue and fighting, his Catholic qualifications increases difficult problems for understanding the stories, using their heroes who are in essence irreligious. Lobdell pursues many refined clues to arrive at balanced answer.
