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11-11-2002, 03:39 PM | #1 |
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LotR=?
Ok, basically try to find other books/films which have characters/settings etc. almost identical to LotR. (the most obvious one is Harry Potter, eg.
Wormtail?Wormtongue, Invisibility cloak?Cloak of Lorien
You get the point. However, try to come up with other books apart from HP... [ November 11, 2002: Message edited by: LePetitChoux ] [ January 11, 2003: Message edited by: LePetitChoux ]
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11-11-2002, 05:23 PM | #2 |
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The Magic Three of Solatia
Three Elven Rings, one all powerful ring => Three magic buttons, third rules the other 2 Dark Lord with many personalities => Evil Wizard with many personalities
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11-11-2002, 05:46 PM | #3 |
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Garath (birth name, became Belgarath) - Gandalf
Garion (reluctant hero...hmmm...) - Frodo Lelldoran - Legolas C'Nedra - Eowyn Barak - Beorn Polgara - a grouchy Arwen Oh...what's his name? Began with an "R" I think: The Horse Lord - Aragorn Silk - Smeagol when good and Sam all in one Mandorallen - an uncorrupted Boromir This is all in the David Eddings series (you know, "Polgara the Sorceress", "Belgarath the Sorcerer", etc.) EDIT: just remembered the horse lord's name: Dernik (roughly spelled). Okay: didn't begin with an R... [ November 12, 2002: Message edited by: VanimaEdhel ]
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11-14-2002, 01:17 PM | #4 |
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The Fionavar Gobeline (by Guy Gavriel kay):
Lisen (most beautiful of all, falls in love with mortal man, sacrifice her life for him) = Lúthien Dark dangerous forest, which I can't remember the name of = Mirkwood Dark lord captured in a mountain = Sauron Middle-earth = Fionavar (the maps look alike) Erú = The Weaver History of ME = History of Fionavar Elves going west when they leave Middle-earth/Fionavar = well, you choose which of them... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Sorry I can't remember the names, I find it annoying too. VanimaEdhel, I know who you are talking about, allthough I'm not so sure he was named Dernik - did you check the books? [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] The Sword of Shannara (by Terry brooks): Flick = Sam Shea = Frodo Allanon = Gandalf etc. etc. with the characters Shire = Valley of Shadows (is that the correct name? I've only read the Danish translation, so I have to guess on the "real" names) Mordor = Kingdom of Skulls (? again [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ) Moria = those dark halls of kings or something, they have to pass to go to Paranor Paranor = Isengard? Hope it's okay I did two in the same post [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] And if you know the names of all the things I mentioned with a wrong name, please let me know [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [ November 17, 2002: Message edited by: Melephelwen ]
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11-14-2002, 04:11 PM | #5 |
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Amazing!... I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about!
That was a poinlesss post, I apologise.
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11-15-2002, 05:42 AM | #6 |
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How about the obvious resemblances with the Ring of the Nibelungen? Hey, wait, that was before Tolkien...
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11-16-2002, 01:02 AM | #7 |
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Well, this isn't exactly a book, but... Have any of y'all ever seen Babylon 5? You should see the similarities there!
B-5 vs. LOTR Rangers - Rangers Sheridan falls off this place in Zha-ha-dum, comes back when thought dead - Gandalf falls of bridge of Kha-zad-dum(sp?), and comes back when thought dead Grey council - White council Well, I think there are more, but I can't remember at the time. Arwen
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11-16-2002, 01:34 PM | #8 |
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In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:
Aragog, the giant Spider, and all his sons and daughters In LOTR: Shelob, the giant Spider In The Hobbit: the giant spiders of Mirkwood
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11-16-2002, 03:02 PM | #9 |
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I forget how to spell his name. I know it's pronounced Dernik, but I forget whether it's Dernik or Durnik.
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11-17-2002, 02:15 PM | #10 |
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Thought hard about it, VanimaEdhel, and I think the Sendarian smith is Durnik, and the horse lord is something else, which I forget everytime I get close to remembering... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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11-17-2002, 04:37 PM | #11 |
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That's right...I meant whoever Polgara married...haven't read that series since I was seven, so I forgot so much of it...
Isn't Sendaria a lot like "Sindarin"?
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11-20-2002, 11:11 AM | #12 |
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LotR=>Harry Potter (comparison)
Ringwraiths=>dementors (book3)
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11-20-2002, 04:39 PM | #13 |
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To add to gralin's post...
Blackguard => Blackheart (what Ungoliant calls Feanor) I love that book!!!
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Shire= Shady Vale Mordor= Skull Kingdom And here are some additions from the Sword of Shannara: Aragorn= Balinor Minas Tirith= Tyrsis Gimli= Hendel Legolas= a combination of Durin and Dayel Merry= Menion Leah Rivendell= Arborlon (though it's not exactly in the SoS) Nazgul= Skull Bearers Sauron= Warlock Lord orcs= gnomes Alright, the Sword of Shannara may be quite similar to LOTR, but I love that darn book (though not as much as LOTR). Plus, that's only one out 11 Shannara books. The rest are completely different from LOTR. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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11-22-2002, 03:40 PM | #15 |
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I suppose that the Ringwraiths are quite similar to the Dementors in Harry Potter. But last time I checked, Ringwraiths were not soul-sucking fiends, as are Dementors. They are both, of course, servants of a higher dark power but I really don't think that Dementors were men at one time. And the chilling fear their presence inspires is similar, too.
OK, so I'm a Harry Potter maniac. So what! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Recently I've been trying to calm my anxiousness by reading fanfiction, but I want the next book really bad!
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