The Lord of the Rings Pop DNA

Hope you’ve had your elevenses because we are travelling through Middle Earth this month, with our friend Rebecca and the Fellowship of the Ring! …and The Two Towers, and The Return of the King… We look at how Tolkien was influenced by his experience in WWI, his Catholic Faith, and mythology, as well as the psychology of the characters and the series’ lasting influence, from the hippies of the 1960s and 1970s to the popular fantasy fiction of today.
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Links
Tolkien movie review
The Battle of the Somme
The Inklings
The Inklings by Humphrey Carpenter
Catholic and Christian themes in The Lord of the Rings
Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy Stories”
How mythology influenced Tolkien
The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
Smeagol’s psychology
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Tolkien and Hippie Culture
Newsweek story on Tolkien’s influence on fantasy
Rolling Stone interview with George R. R. Martin
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