Freyr is Gandalf who is facing the beast. Like Gandalf, Freyr defeats his enemy. .
Different pieces of English literature were also great influences on Tolkien that he used in writing The Lord of the Rings (Piittin). Shakespeare's famous play, Macbeth, influenced the March of the Ents (Day 70). The March of the Ents is when tree-like creatures head to war and attack and overrun Isengard for the injustice done upon them. "The creation of Ents, Tolkien once explained, 'is due, I think, to my bitter disappointment and disgust from schooldays with the shabby use made in Shakespeare of the coming of 'Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill':I longed to devise a setting in which the trees might really go to war"(Day 70). Tolkien improved on the prophecy made by the witches in Macbeth by having the trees march to war rather than have humans disguise themselves as trees. Tolkien also borrows the three witches' prophecy in his story for the Witch King of Angmar, but he also improves it. The prophecy of Macbeth said that nobody born of woman shall harm him. Macduff only slays Macbeth because he tricks him into believing that since he was not born normally, that Macduff could kill him. In The Lord of the Rings, there is a similar prophecy that no man could kill the witch king. Instead of a man, it is a woman, Eowyn who slays him. This is a great improvement to the prophecy that Shakespeare wrote. A writer named William Morris also gave Tolkien inspiration. Morris inspired Tolkien to create an alternative world because he was the first story teller to write a story in an entirely fictional setting(Tolkien's Sources). "Several of Morris's novels have resonances in Tolkien, particularly The House of the Wolfling, based in part upon Norse mythology. The Rohirrim in The Lord of the Rings echo Morris's creation in Wolfings" (Tolkien's Sources).
Lastly, Tolkien's own experiences also influenced his writing significantly.
The time period J.R.R. Tolkien was a part of helped influence the fantasy he is so well known for today. If he was not able to experience World War I or witness the environmental impacts of the Industrial Revolution, novels such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings may never have existed. Althou...
J.R.R. Tolkien was a man of great creativity. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born to a Mabel Suffield and Arthur Reuel Tolkien. ... On January 3, 1892 J.R.R. ... During this time of war John focused mainly on poetic attempts and his own language that he came to call Qenya [sic], which was heavily influenced by Finnish. ...
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THE TWO TOWERS The Two Towers, by J.R.R Tolkien, is the second of the acclaimed Lord of the Rings series. ... The world Tolkien creates is engaging, the characters are captivating, and the plot is of an epic scale. ... This realistic way of portraying a fantasy world and the virtues of its inhabitants reinforces the reader's perception that the world Tolkien creates is tangible. ... This is reflected in Tolkien's writing. ... It has and will continue to inspire and influence the genre. ...
The preceding sentence was a quote spoken by J.R.R Tolkien. ... J.R.R Tolkiens" inspiration came from his life experiences. Different events in J.R.R Tolkiens" life led him to be the one of the most imaginative writers of our century. ... Tolkiens" memories of South Africa were vivid and slightly influenced his writing because on Febuary 15, 1896 his father died, forcing him and his family to move to England. ... His main focus at this time was the language created by his own mind called "Qenya," which was influenced by Finnish. ...
