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Originally Posted by teddylupin  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. |
Thank you Teddy for that much deeper look inside. I can fully agree with that.
I think on this level there is really a connection between both stories, and on this level I think it is OK too.
Because JKR has created her own story, and these things are not much more than an "echo" of another great story. (I liked that word "echo" she used in an interview)