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Did J.K. Rowling Influence Tolkien?

Did J.K. Rowling influence Tolkien?

In Harry Potter, there are also literary references to Tolkien's epic fantasy, but whether Rowling made these references consciously or not is debatable. ... It is likely that some of her borrowing from Tolkien is conscious and some is not, but there is definitely a Tolkien influence in her books.

Did Rowling read Tolkien?

Yes she did. And yes she was influenced. To be fair to her – no fantasy author living in post Tolkien times can claim they were not influenced by Tolkien. Tolkien is the frigging Father of the fantasy genre.

Did J.K. Rowling take inspiration from Lord of the Rings?

J K Rowling has said she read Lord of the Rings before writing the Harry Potter books, so it's quite possible she was influenced by the earlier book. However, Tolkien himself would be the first to admit that he too was drawing on ideas and narrative tropes that were far older than his own work.

Is J.K. Rowling better than Tolkien?

The last reason why J.K. Rowling is so much better than J.R.R. Tolkien is that her books and all that came along with them, made for mmore money and did mach better things with it than Tolkien. The movies for Lord of the Rings Trilogy had made 2.924 billion dollers.

Is lord of the rings similar to Harry Potter?

It seems like many parallels can be made between Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. ... Now Hobbits (Frodo/Bilbo) and Harry Potter: Unassuming, and mostly ignored previous to their discovery with a massive burden imposed on them and a connection to some great evil (scar/ring) in some form.

Is Dumbledore a copy of Gandalf?

Dumbledore = Gandalf Let's start with the obvious. Dumbledore and Gandalf are so similar that for an embarrassing percentage of my misled youth, I thought Michael Gambon (who plays Dumbledore in the films) and Ian McKellan (Gandalf) were actually the same person.

Why is LOTR so similar to Harry Potter?

It seems like many parallels can be made between Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. Firstly between Sauron and Voldemort: They both crafted magical items so that they could transcend death. They are killed in a war, becoming ephemeral until dark magic allows them to retake a human form.

Which is older Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter?

The Lord of the Rings book trilogy started in 1954, while Harry Potter was not released until 1997 and not finished until 2007.

Who would win Voldemort or Sauron?

7 Different: Sauron Is Probably More Powerful Than Voldemort While both wield enormous power, Sauron is probably a force beyond Voldemort's reckoning. Voldemort might have descended into the depths of darkness, but Sauron is an entity from another time, possibly with powers that even Voldemort cannot imagine.

Was lord of the rings made before Harry Potter?

For the record, J.R.R. Tolkien published "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" in 1954. ("The Hobbit" was published several years earlier in 1937.) The first Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" came out in 1997. Yep.

Who would win Gandalf or Harry Potter?

Gandalf would easily win, harry is no match for dumbledor and dumbledor and gandalf would apear to have very similar abilities and attributes, albeit gandalf appears to not be too bothers by using his magic as much after 2018 years it must have gotten boring but he has the ability to kill men with his bare hands harry ...