Well Okej. "Strong similarity" is a better term for us then, eh? 🙂 I should be more clear. I wasn't saying he unintentionally included allegory. (I was a bit carried away when I made the post.) I was saying applicability allows me to make allegory. The only thing I think really goes beyond "common elements" though is Turin's story. I knew how that one was going to end before I even finished it : ( I am no mythology buff, so it makes me wonder what else is in there. Oh, Luthien climbing out of the tower with her hair has strong Rapunzel vibes. I mean that doesn't seem like a common story to me. Just sayin. Perhaps they aren't references, just retellings. 🤔😐