What would the books be like if Tolkien had lived in this age. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lyra Greenleaf · 05-23-2003, 11:34 AM

Thats quite a strange thought. We get kind of used to the assumption that everything revolves around Tolkien- on Wheel of Time book jackets, for example it says: "With the Wheel of Time Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal"
(Which goes to show the New York Times' ignorance of both!)
Anyway, it seems that maybe our fantasy would be different without Tolkien to lean on. But how true is that? Perhaps these books are really just similar to LOTR because they are all huge, wide ranging worlds based on similar source material (existing myths and legends).

Oh, and Drigel a lot of LOTR was written after/during WW2.

05-23-2003, 11:34 AM	#9
Lyra Greenleaf The Diaphanous Dryad Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: R toL: 531, past the wild path Posts: 1,152	Thats quite a strange thought. We get kind of used to the assumption that everything revolves around Tolkien- on Wheel of Time book jackets, for example it says: "With the Wheel of Time Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal" (Which goes to show the New York Times' ignorance of both!) Anyway, it seems that maybe our fantasy would be different without Tolkien to lean on. But how true is that? Perhaps these books are really just similar to LOTR because they are all huge, wide ranging worlds based on similar source material (existing myths and legends). Oh, and Drigel a lot of LOTR was written after/during WW2. __________________ “Sylphs of the forest,” I whispered. “Spirits of oak, beech and ash. Dryads of Rowan and hazel, hear us. You who have guided and guarded our every footstep, you who have sheltered our growth, we honour you." the Forbidden Link