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Elvish Influence On Lord Of The Rings

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While the Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most sold books ever the plot is quite a simple one. The hobbit Frodo must take a ring, created by Sauron, the dark lord, to Mordor – the only place it can be destroyed. Unfortunately for Frodo Mordor is also the residence of Sauron. If he fails his mission, Sauron will take the ring and finally unleash his wrath on Middle Earth, the setting of J. R. R. Tolkien's story.1
This story written by J. R. R. Tolkien has been influenced by multiple different mythologies e.g., Norse, Greek, Finnish and even Celtic. The Celtic influence was not as big as the Norse one, but it's still worth mentioning.
First, there are the Noldrian elves whose story strongly resembles the one of the Tuatha de Dannan. The …show more content…

This is insofar a joke as that the most important source of Welsh transmission is the book named 'Red Book of Hergest'.3 With that in mind it seems clear where the name the book of elvish lore is derived from.
Moreover parallels can be drawn between two characters. One the one side there is Sauron, the evil eye, the king of all monstrous being and on the other side there is Balor, the evil eye, king of a deformed and monstrous looking giants called Formors.4 While Tolkien's inspiration for Sauron could come from various sources, Balor seems to be a similar enough …show more content…

They have lived during the Iron Age, more than 2000 years ago and although the Celtic mythology is not the most popular mythology, it has survived two millennia of history and established itself in today's media. Whether it be in books, TV Series, Movies or any other format, Celtic mythology and along with it the Celtic heritage, is still very much present in the world of today. If Julie Kagawa's or J. R. R. Tolkien's decision to include Celtic mythology in their stories has been made consciously or not, is unknown, but it seems clear that the Celtic mythology has not only established itself in today's media but also in the minds of the people. This is insofar important as that every viewer of a TV Series and Movie and every reader of a book belongs to a new group of people, who will, directly or indirectly, spread the knowledge about said mythology and therefore contribute to its

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