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radagastly · 04-08-2004, 09:33 AM

I must admit it may be a stretch to think that 'The Golem' was necessarily an influence, but I would not discount the possibility. It may be fiction, and fairly recent, but it pre-dates 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit.' There was a film made in Germany with that title (and theme) produced in 1920 by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese. It might be interesting to compare the legend to the first version of Gollum from the original version of "Riddles in the Dark." Unfortunately, (like most people) I only posess the re-write that was done to tie it into 'The Lord of the Rings.'

04-08-2004, 09:33 AM	#12
radagastly Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Washington, D. C., USA Posts: 299	I must admit it may be a stretch to think that 'The Golem' was necessarily an influence, but I would not discount the possibility. It may be fiction, and fairly recent, but it pre-dates 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit.' There was a film made in Germany with that title (and theme) produced in 1920 by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese. It might be interesting to compare the legend to the first version of Gollum from the original version of "Riddles in the Dark." Unfortunately, (like most people) I only posess the re-write that was done to tie it into 'The Lord of the Rings.'