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Lord Of The Rings And Mythology

            The Lord of the Rings has been regarded as one of the greatest stories of modern times. It is a story filled with original ideas and creates an entire world unto itself with a history of it's own along with it's many races. This creation of a new world and the storytelling involved in it holds many parallels and similarities to ancient and classical myths that people have been telling for thousands of years. The Lord of the Rings has been classified as a modern extension of the family of myths by many critics and has a following to support this claim.
             The classification of The Lord of the Rings as a modern myth can be seen in several different ways. There are many characters in The Lord of the Rings, which have parallels with characters in classical mythology such as Tom Bombadil, Gandalf, Gollum and Frodo. Other examples of mythological concepts held in the novel are seen simply in the storyline, the quest in particular and the battle between good and evil. .
             The status of myth for The Lord of the Rings can also be seen in the deep history that Tolkien gave to Middle Earth and it's people. There are extensive histories given through thousands of years of Middle Earth and is thoroughly recorded in Tolkien's works such as The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth and The Book of Lost Tales. This element of storytelling is seen throughout almost all stories regarded as mythology, the story is given a deep background involving deities and the beginning of the Earth into the creation of man and in some of them has a deity interacting with the characters in the myth. This is true in Tolkien's later work in The Silmarillion which is mostly a story somewhat similar to The Lord of the Rings except that The Silmarillion takes place much earlier in Middle Earth's history and several allusions to it are made in The Lord of the Rings that could not be understood without doing proper historical research into Tolkien's world which is vast to say the least.


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1. The Hero in The Lord of The Rings

In The Lord of The Rings, Frodo Baggins, a simple hobbit, is seen by many as the hero of the story. ... At Aragorn's coronation, as everyone bows to the new king, the hobbits follow suit, but Aragorn is quick to tell them, "You bow to no one " (The Lord of The Rings). ... By this definition, Frodo is the ultimate hero of The Lord of The Rings. ... "The Hero's Journey. " Mythology Teacher. ... The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. ...

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2. The Influences of J.R.R. Tolkien

In the epic, The Lord of the Rings, Norse mythology, English literature, and Tolkien's own experiences, contributed to the development of one of the most significant and unique fantasy stories in Western culture. ... Many characters in The Lord of the Rings are similar to those of Norse mythology. ... In The Lord of the Rings, there is a great battle between Gandalf the Grey and the Balrog. ... In The Lord of the Rings, there is a similar prophecy that no man could kill the witch king. ... With the influences of Norse mythology, English literature, and Tolkien's own adventures, T...

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3. The greatest story

You can tell how incredible his life had to be by reading the books that he wrote, specifically the Lord of the Rings novels. ... Either by accident or on purpose, Tolkien puts this preparation for battle in The Lord of the Rings. ... Craigie was one of the four co-editors of the Oxford English Dictionary (Grotta 61) In writing the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings; Tolkien applied his talents as a language professor and a lover of mythology. ... " In the Lord of the Rings, I have tried to modernize the myths and make them credible," said Tolkien in an early interview. ... (Grotta 95) Tol...

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4. Mythology

Interest in mythology has grown steadily throughout the last hundred years. ... One reason for taking mythology seriously is that a society cannot be understood in isolation from its myths. ... There are many types of mythology. ... He is known as the lord of the sky, the rain god, the cloud gatherer, and he wielded the thunder bolt (Zeus). ... Ringing church bells were believed to disperse lightning and many medieval bells bear the inscription "Fulfure Frango"- which means " I break up the lightning". ...

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5. Greek Mythology

Nobody I surveyed really knows much of anything about Greek Mythology; according to the answers to my survey. ... There answers were Lord of the Rings, Hercules (2), Mothman Prophecies, map of the stars, and Zena Warrior Princess (television series). ... They both had answers for the question "Can you name any books, films, or products- They answered with Lord of the rings, Clash of the Titans (70's or 80's), and Hercules (Walt Disney). ...

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6. The Appeal of Traditional Literature on Writers of Film

Addition to this I will recount the similarities between the 1954 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien novel, The Lord of the Rings and Lucas" motion picture Star Wars: A New Hope. ... Perhaps the most compared mediums of this era are Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, and this may be due to the overwhelming popularity of both. ... It seems likely that what he had learned from writing The Hobbit and from reading Beowulf through the lenses of Middle-earth, Tolkien gave us The Lord of the Rings." ... (Winkler 2001: 272) But Lucas" characters cause one to notice the similiarities with Lord of the Rings. ...

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7. Theseus Vs. Heracles

In Greek mythology, heroes, gods, and goddesses had many characteristics in common. ... Two heroes in Greek mythology that had a lot in common were Theseus and Heracles. ... In Greek mythology being half mortal and immortal wasn't rare. Heracles parents were the great god Zeus (king of Olympian gods and the Lord of the sky)and a mortal woman named Alcmene. ... Theseus" parents were Poseidon (Lord of the sea, brother of Zeus) and the mortal Aethra (daughter of Pittheus). ...

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