Tolkien translated the poem into modern English, and one of its main themes-resisting temptation-plays a big role in The Lord of the Rings. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Written in Middle English, this 14th century poem tells the story of one of the knights of King Arthur’s Round Table. Meanwhile, Tolkien borrowed several elements from the poem that showed up in The Hobbit.They include the evil but intelligent dragon Smaug and the naming of Bilbo’s sword Sting, based on an ancient Anglo-Saxon custom of naming legendary swords. Tolkien gets credit as the first scholar to treat it as literature, instead of just an historical artifact. Beowulf is a warrior who saves a kingdom from a monster named Grendel and later returns home to fight a dragon.
Here are some of his biggest literary inspirations!īeowulf (pictured): This Old English epic poem (a long poem that tells a story) was probably written in the 7th century. Tolkien was a scholar before he was an author, and his knowledge of the literature, languages, and ancient cultures of Northern Europe influenced his own fictional works. Moby dresses up as Gandalf, while Tim pretends to be Gollum.Tim and Moby re-enact scenes from The Fellowship of the Ring.Tim suddenly realizes that Moby now has the Ring of Power, and tries to look for him. Tolkien, the author for The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Moby puts the ring on and turns invisible. His voice then turns into that of Gollum's as he calls the ring his "precious".Īfter talking about J.R.R. The first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is set to debut on Amazon Prime Video on September 2nd.Moby walks into Tim's bedroom, and Tim finds a decoder ring.
The show also stars Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.Īmazon is also spending some serious cash to try and turn The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power into the next big fantasy hit: according to Vanity Fair, the company spent a whopping $250 million on the rights for the adaptation alone, on top of the staggering $462 million that the company is said to have spent on just making the first season.
The Rings of Power will feature a massive ensemble cast, too, with both familiar characters to Lord of the Rings fans, like Elrond (Robert Aramayo), Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and the human warrior Isildur (Maxim Baldry).
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