What books inspired D&D

[Ariddrake]

I'm sure this has been posted many times before so don't hit me.

I know Lord of the Rings and Conan (I'm reading Conan for the first time right now and its alot better then I expected. Holds up real good.) Thanks.

 

[Staffan]

There's a pretty good list at http://users.rcn.com/aardy/faq/rgfdfaq7.html (the FAQ for the UseNet group rec.games.frp.dnd).

 

[Ariddrake]

Thanks for the list. I heard like the Gray Mouser was an inspiration.