 Re: Tolkien v Rowling
The idea of Horcruxes seems to definitely have roots in Lord of the Rings:
-Sauron, the Dark Lord, cannot be truly vanquished when the Ring survives
-When Sauron is defeated, he returns , but is bodiless
-Sauron is said to have put some of himself into the Ring, as he forged it.
-The Ring is not destructible by normal means (although, of course, Sauron was somewhat cleverer in this aspect than Voldemort)
-Wearing the Ring/Horcrux, and becoming emotionally attached to it, causes the Ring/Horcrux to exert a negative influence over the wearer.
Mithandir and Dumbledore play extremely similar roles, from looks as the wise and whitebearded wizard, to their guidance of those meant to truly defeat the evil (Frodo, Harry), to their own substantial power, and their leadership of the opposition against the Evil. |