TIL some people think LOTR is based on true history

TIL some people think LOTR is based on true history, by old books ...

Tolkien claimed that he discovered a number of old books in the basement of the school's library. They contained an account of life in Europe 6, 500 years ago.

Did J.R. R. Tolkien actually believe The Lord of the Rings happened ...

JRR Tolkien did not believe The Lord of the Rings had happened in the history of our own world. However, he believed there was some truth to it.

TIL some people think LOTR is based on true history, by old ... - Reddit

Found it on Twitter. 'As a young student at Oxford, Tolkien claimed that he discovered a number of old books in the basement of the school's ...

The Real-World Inspirations Behind Lord of the Rings - YouTube

... real-world mythology and history on Tolkien's saga. But the ... People tried to say Sauron was actually Hitler. He absolutely denied ...

What did Frodo mean by "He told me the true story"?

When Tolkien began writing The Lord of the Rings, he decided to make the Ring the focus; and clearly it had to be of such power that Gollum ...

Did J.R.R. Tolkien Think The Lord of The Rings Was “English”?

ANSWER: The Book of Lost Tales was J.R.R. Tolkien's self-styled “mythology for England”, but years of passionate propaganda and ...

The Real Story of 'Lord of the Rings' Author JRR Tolkien - Facebook

A new film out this weekend, "Tolkien," dramatizes the life of the "Lord of the Rings" author. Here's the real story.

Tolkien's History: If it's not allegorical, what is it?

However, Tolkien directly claims in his Forward to the Second Edition of Lord of the Rings that “the real war [WWII] does not resemble the ...

'Did Tolkien Create a True Mythology'?

In order to do this, he also created a history of the people who used it, and he changed the language based upon that history. But I believe ...

How J.R.R. Tolkien Came to Write the Stories of 'The Rings of Power'

Haunted by the approach of another world war, the beloved fantasy author created a new story of Middle-earth that few people even knew about—until now.

Why do you like LOTR so much? - Planet Tolkien

My second answer is what so many people say: it is huge. It encompasses so much, and every time I get to the "end" I discover more. Once it was The Hobbit and ...

“The Silmarillion”, by J.R.R. Tolkein — yay or nay?

maybe it works for you because it is not the Lord of the Rings. Rather a history book, with lots of names and years and stuff. Some people dig ...

Letter 186: On the "real theme" of LOTR, etc. - The Hall of Fire

Tolkien starts by reiterating that LOTR is not an allegory of Atomic power, but rather of "Power (exerted for Domination)". Of course, as ...

Why we'll never see anything like The Lord of The Rings Trilogy ...

Peter Jackson also chose to film it as if it was an actual history, rather than a fantasy, just like Tolkien did in writing it. This, I ...

Tolkien's Middle-earth wasn't a place. It was a time in (English) history.

Different regions in Middle-earth correspond to distinct periods of English history. · The Lord of the Rings juxtaposes a pre-industrialized ...

How can people think that The Lord of the Rings is boring?

As for me I think a lot of people are perhaps too used of reading the easy stuff. Like many people think LOTR is similar to HP and Narnia so ...

The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to ...

The Lord of the Rings: Is the Movie Inspired by a True Story?

No, 'The Lord of the Rings' is not based on a true story. It is a fantastical tale about elves, dwarves, and dragons concocted by JRR Tolkien.

Building Middle-Earth: What Tolkien Did Right – and Wrong

LotR shows how much a strong grasp of history can flesh out your world. When it's clear that the peoples and creatures of your setting have ...

I Was an Atheist Until I Read “The Lord of the Rings” - Word on Fire

And how does the story make sacrifice so appealing? The Lord of the Rings showed me a world where things seemed more “real” than the world I ...