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Silmiel of Imladris · 04-19-2004, 03:18 PM

I am reading the Iliad (the story of Troy by Homer) right now and I see some similarities also. One of them is the way the story is writen. ( I am reading the translated version, not the poem version) I can't remember what names exactly but there are names in the Iliad that are very similar to those in LOTR. Shakespeare must have been inspired by it too for there is a Laretes in both Hamlet and in the Illiad.

04-19-2004, 03:18 PM	#6
Silmiel of Imladris Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Looking into a crystal ball- still see nothing Posts: 395	I am reading the Iliad (the story of Troy by Homer) right now and I see some similarities also. One of them is the way the story is writen. ( I am reading the translated version, not the poem version) I can't remember what names exactly but there are names in the Iliad that are very similar to those in LOTR. Shakespeare must have been inspired by it too for there is a Laretes in both Hamlet and in the Illiad. __________________ Legolas 20 ales later: I feel something, a slight tingling in my fingers. I think it's affecting me. Figwit on his name: Are you suggesting that I have the wit of a fig?

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