08-06-2007, 12:43 PM
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 Re: Tolkien v Rowling
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Originally Posted by Roxane  That will be very interesting for me, especially because I never read the LOR in original (english) so I think some parallels are invisible for me, as I know just the translation. | Hm... that might be possible, its' an intresting thought. Random possible similarities: Merry and Pippin always reminded me very strongly of the Weasley twins. The penchance for trouble and mischeif, certainly, is the same. Gandalf and Saruman, and Dumbledore and Grindelwald, who were both contemporaries of each other at some point- and later enemies. Both Saruman and Grindelwald were defeated by Gandalf (admittedly in a less direct way) and Dumbledore, but not killed until later on, neither times by someone who was on the winning side. Giant spiders- Shelob in LOTR, and Aragog (well, his family, at least) in HP. The Forests, Old and Forbidden, navigatable by Bombadil and Hagrid. Obviously, the difference being that the trees themselves are the threat in the Old Forest, while the creatures that inhabit the Forbidden are dangerous. However, Bombadil and Hagrid both have some measure of control over these dangers. Dementors find their forerunners either in the Nazgul, or in the Barrow-wrights. In that case, the Nazgul are representative of Voldemort's Inner Circle, summoned at their's master's will.  |