Eucatastrophe: Why the Eagles Always Arrive | Tolkien's Deepest Idea
What is eucatastrophe? Why did Tolkien believe the Eagles are not a plot hole but the entire point of his mythology? Eucatastrophe -- Tolkien's own word for "the good catastrophe" -- reveals the deepest theological conviction woven through The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Grace, unearned and undemanded, breaks into Middle-earth at its darkest hours through a chain of freely chosen mercy: Bilbo spares Gollum, Frodo spares Gollum, and at Mount Doom, providence completes what mortal will cannot. The Eagles descend from Manwe himself as divine agents, not convenient rescues. Sam's…
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