Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Why D&D is not (just) Tolkien
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7273412" data-attributes="member: 996"><p>I went to the wrong public schools in the 70s. We got Where the Red Fern Grows, Charlotte's Web, and Wind in the Willows.... ;(</p><p> Then there was Bakshi doing Hobbit & LotR in the late 70s, too.</p><p></p><p> It's not like any of the stuff in D&D is that un-recognizable. You've got knights in armor, wizards, the spells & magic items drew from all the heck over mythology, fantasy literature, movies &c - and the monsters, too. The skeletons & black pudding, of all things, made D&D immediately recognizable to me as a fan of Harryhausen and b-horror movies, who'd never heard of Tolkien at the time.</p><p></p><p>Also, the flaming sword thing, for some reason, really resonated. There wasn't a flaming sword in Tolkien, was there? But there was in the Bible - angel's had 'em.</p><p></p><p>By the time I saw the Hobbit on TV, and started plowing my way through LotR, though, the stuff in it was very recognizable from D&D. "Hey, Glamdring, there's that Sword, +1/+2 vs goblinoids..."</p><p></p><p>I know! They were practically a household name after they did the Star Wars poster! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p> Yeah, the svartalfar made it into D&D as Dwarves, as Drow, and as xvarts. Amusing, that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 7273412, member: 996"] I went to the wrong public schools in the 70s. We got Where the Red Fern Grows, Charlotte's Web, and Wind in the Willows.... ;( Then there was Bakshi doing Hobbit & LotR in the late 70s, too. It's not like any of the stuff in D&D is that un-recognizable. You've got knights in armor, wizards, the spells & magic items drew from all the heck over mythology, fantasy literature, movies &c - and the monsters, too. The skeletons & black pudding, of all things, made D&D immediately recognizable to me as a fan of Harryhausen and b-horror movies, who'd never heard of Tolkien at the time. Also, the flaming sword thing, for some reason, really resonated. There wasn't a flaming sword in Tolkien, was there? But there was in the Bible - angel's had 'em. By the time I saw the Hobbit on TV, and started plowing my way through LotR, though, the stuff in it was very recognizable from D&D. "Hey, Glamdring, there's that Sword, +1/+2 vs goblinoids..." I know! They were practically a household name after they did the Star Wars poster! ;) Yeah, the svartalfar made it into D&D as Dwarves, as Drow, and as xvarts. Amusing, that. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Why D&D is not (just) Tolkien
Top