Tolkien Influences
Allen, Elizabeth M. “Persian Influences in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.” The Transcendent Adventure: Studies of Religion in Science Fiction/Fantasy. 189–206. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1985.
This article talks about how Persian religion and Mithraism theology are the basis of Middle-Earth and gives answers to many questions and puzzles within the trilogy.
Barnfield, Marie. “More Celtic Influences: Númenor and the Second Age.” Mallorn: The Journal of the Tolkien Society 29 (Aug. 1992): 6–13.
This article discusses the influence behind the creation of the island of Numenor.
Cramer, Zack. “Jewish Influences in Middle-Earth.” Mallorn: The Journal of the Tolkien Society 44 (Aug. 2006): 9–16.
This article discusses Tolkien’s relationship with Jewish people, Judaism, and the influence they had on middle-earth.
Drout, Michael D. C. “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Medieval Scholarship and Its Significance.” Tolkien Studies. 4. 1 (2007): 113–176.
This article discusses the significance of Tolkien’s work as medieval scholarship and its influence on later scholars.
Fimi, Dimitra. “Tolkien’s “‘Celtic’ Type of Legends”: Merging Traditions.” Tolkien Studies. 4. 1 (2007): 51–71.
This article discusses Tolkien’s Celtic library of books. This article may discuss the influence these books had on Tolkien’s writing.
Ford, Judy Ann. “The White City: The Lord of the Rings As an Early Medieval Myth of the Restoration of the Roman Empire.” Tolkien Studies. 2. 1 (2005): 53–73.
This article discusses the influence of the language, literature, and culture of the northern Germanic people.
Hartt, Walter F. “Godly Influences; The Theology of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.” Studies in the Literary Imagination 14.2 (Fall 1981): 21–29.
This article discusses Christian influences and influences by God that contributed to the writings of both Tolkien and Lewis.
Hinton, D. “The Influences Behind Tolkien’s Epic.” BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY -YORK-. 65 (2002): 22–24.
This article discusses the influence of Anglo-Saxon archeology and story-telling on the Lord of the Rings.
Libran Moreno, Miryam. “Greek and Latin Amatory Motifs in ̐ưEowyn’s Portrayal.” Tolkien Studies. 4. 1 (2007): 73–97.
This article discusses Eowyn’s portrayal and the periods, languages, and cultures that led Tolkien to portray her in this way.
Prozesky, Maria. “The Text Tale of Frodo the Nine-Fingered: Residual Oral Patterning in The Lord of the Rings.” Tolkien Studies. 3. 1 (2006): 21–43.
This article discusses the oral patterns from ancient tales that contribute to the Lord of the Rings mythic power.
Ryan, John S. The Shaping of Middle-Earth’s Maker: Influences on the Life and Literature of J.R.R. Tolkien. Highland, Mich., U.S.A.: American Tolkien Society, 1992.
This book discusses general influences on Tolkien and his work. It mostly discusses various people and others who influenced him throughout his life and the elements he took from these people while writing.
Sinex, Margaret. “”Tricksy Lights”: Literary and Folkloric Elements in Tolkien’s Passage of the Dead Marshes.” Tolkien Studies. 2. 1 (2005): 93–112.
This article discusses the inspiration for the Dead Marshes.
St. Clair, Gloriana. “An Overview of the Northern Influences on Tolkien’s Works.” Mythlore: A Journal of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and the Genres of Myth and Fantasy Stu 21; 33.2 [80] (Winter 1996): 63–67.
This article assesses the extent and impact of the background that Tolkien had in Old Norse literature and mythology.
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