Did J.K. Rowling borrow from Lord of the Rings?

Did J.K. Rowling borrow from Lord of the Rings?

No, J.K. Rowling did not rip off The Lord of the Rings. The stories of her Harry Potter books are so dissimilar to The Lord of the Rings that no one familiar with both works would consider her to have ripped off Tolkien.

What did J.K. Rowling take from Lord of the Rings?

The Ring grants the wearer the power of invisibility, and it also corrupts them in a way that's super Horcrux-like. My theory: Rowling took the Ring and spliced it into two separate, convenient halves so that Harry could wreak magical mayhem after hours without drop-kicking his soul out the window.

Where did J.K. Rowling get her inspiration?

J.K. Rowling first had the idea for Harry Potter while delayed on a train travelling from Manchester to London King's Cross in 1990. Over the next five years, she began to plan out the seven books of the series. She wrote mostly in longhand and amassed a mountain of notes, many of which were on scraps of paper.

Did Lord of the Rings inspired Harry Potter?

Because The Lord of the Rings was written several decades before Harry Potter was, many think all those similarities between the two works aren't coincidence or inspiration, but rather a copy of one another. ... However, there are some actual similarities in Harry Potter that have copied The Lord of the Rings.

How many times did Harry Potter get rejected?

J.K. Rowling's original 'Harry Potter' pitch was rejected 12 times — see it in new exhibit. A new exhibit in the British Library features a number of magical delights!

Is Gandalf and Dumbledore the same actor?

It's one of the premier pop culture debates of our time: Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, or more specifically, Gandalf vs. Dumbledore. The two wizards, portrayed by Ian McKellen and Richard Harris/Michael Gambon, respectively, are iconic characters in two of the biggest franchises of the 21st century.

What was Lord of the Rings inspired by?

Some critics have suggested that The Lord of the Rings was directly derived from Richard Wagner's opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, whose plot also centres on a powerful ring from Germanic mythology.

What did J K Rowling borrow from The Lord of the Rings?

• Even J.K. Rowling, the pinnacle of all human endeavor, is not immune to the temptation of borrowing—as evidenced by some of the stuff in her books that you might recognize from a little thing called The Lord of the Rings. And we ain’t even mad.

When did JK Rowling read The Hobbit?

• Rowling maintains that she hadn't read The Hobbit until after she completed the first Harry Potter novel (though she had read The Lord of the Rings as a teenager) and that any similarities between her books and Tolkien's are "Fairly superficial.

Who are some of J K Rowling's literary influences?

• J.K. Rowling's literary influences -- We spot the ''Harry Potter'' author's nods to ''Macbeth,'' ''The Lord of the Rings,'' and Jane Austen

How is Harry Potter inspired by The Lord of the Rings?

• There is quiet, unassuming Luke/Harry who lives with his aunt and uncle after the death of his parents. He meets kind, lovable Obi-Wan/Hagrid who tells him he is a Jedi/Wizard like his father. He travels far away and makes friends with Han and Leia/Ron and Hermione who eventually fall in love.