<center><font color="red">One of my favourite authors, Raymond E Feist, borrowed some stuff from Tolkien.
His dwarves were almost identical, and their mines curiously resembled Moria, including the evil creature from the ancient caverns...
And the elves were similar as well... not only did they have the same characteristics, and live in a place almost identical to Lothlorien, but the four kindreds were NAMED IN TOLKIEN'S ELVISH: Eledhel (Star Elves), Moredhel (Dark elves), Glamredhel (Mad? Elves) and the Eldar.
And some of the characters were similar as well... the elf queen Aglaranna (Which incidentally means "Brilliant Gift" in elvish): Galadriel... Dolgan the Dwarf: Gimli... Kulgan:Gandalf... Martin the huntsman:Aragorn... Tom & Pug (Small boys destined for greatness): Frodo... the list continues...
However, his story was mostly different, with a rift joining lands, creating a war in which neither side is evil; a new world full of strange creatures and races; the attack of the mysterious dragon lords (the enemy)...
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- The Nazgūl they were; the Ringwraiths, the Enemy's most terribly servants; darkness went with them and they cried with the voices of death -
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