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[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] stated in a letter that he was inspired by ''The Roots of the Mountains'' in his depiction of the [[Dead Marshes]] and the approaches to the [[Morannon]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{L|226}}</ref> It has also been suggested that "almost certainly J.R.R. Tolkien remembered ''The Roots of the Mountains'' when he created [[Gollum]]".<ref name=TS>[[Tom Shippey]], "Introduction", in ''The Wood beyond the World'' (Oxford, 1980)</ref>
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] stated in a letter that he was inspired by ''The Roots of the Mountains'' in his depiction of the [[Dead Marshes]] and the approaches to the [[Morannon]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{L|226}}</ref> It has also been suggested that "almost certainly J.R.R. Tolkien remembered ''The Roots of the Mountains'' when he created [[Gollum]]".<ref name=TS>[[Tom Shippey]], "Introduction", in ''The Wood beyond the World'' (Oxford, 1980)</ref>
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The Roots of the Mountains
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AuthorWilliam Morris
PublisherReeves & Turner (1st ed.)
ReleasedNovember 1889 (1st ed.)

The Roots of the Mountains is a novel by William Morris, which follows the Gothic theme from its predecessor, The House of the Wolfings.[1]

J.R.R. Tolkien stated in a letter that he was inspired by The Roots of the Mountains in his depiction of the Dead Marshes and the approaches to the Morannon in The Lord of the Rings.[2] It has also been suggested that "almost certainly J.R.R. Tolkien remembered The Roots of the Mountains when he created Gollum".[3]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Boenig, "The Roots of the Mountains", in The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 24 August 2007. Accessed 01 September 2010.
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 226, (dated 31 December 1960)
  3. ↑ Tom Shippey, "Introduction", in The Wood beyond the World (Oxford, 1980)
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