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Within Tolkien's invented languages, the Elvish words for "orc" are derived from a root ru In Tolkien's fictional legendary, the uruk-hai orcs were made by Sauron in the Third A

Treants are supposed to be an un-copyrighted version of J.R.R Tolkien's Ents, and are thus sentient trees with human characteristics. They are ty

* [[Dragon (Middle-earth)]], featured J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth

...heir decayed soul. Probably inspired by Scandinavian folklore (of vættir), Tolkien also used the word to denote human-like creatures, such as elves or ghosts ...video games use the term as the name of spectral creatures very similar to Tolkien's Barrow-wights, such as Dungeons & Dragons' wights.

...) is the reverse of the original truth". This mistaken reversal in size on Tolkien's part has generally been followed in other fictional 'hobgoblins'.

...al goblin and hiisi. Hiisi has also been used as a translation of "orc" in Tolkien's books.

...earing in Ariosto. This orco probably inspired, at least in part, J. R. R. Tolkien's orcs in his The Lord of the Rings.

...ology. When written as ''haltia'', the term usually refers to the elves in Tolkien's mythology or other such fantasy works.

...inhabit in the Shire and in Bree in northwestern Middle-earth of J. R. R. Tolkien's world. ...an the average table but broad in the shoulders and of great strength."[3] Tolkien wrote to W. H. Auden that 'The Marvellous Land of Snergs' "was probably an

* [[Tolkien]] most likely had this in mind when he described Bilbo's adventures in the

...imers.). His father, Nudd, is related to the Celtic deity Nodens. J. R. R. Tolkien. 1932. "Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of

*In 1936, J.R.R. Tolkien's, Beowulf: the Monsters and the Critics discussed Grendel and the dragon i * [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''Beowulf, the Monsters and the Critics.'' (Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial

..., they taught these arts to the Britons. These legends may have influenced Tolkien's concept of the Dwarves, consummate miners and stoneworkers who taught the

In ''The Adventures of Tom Bombadil'', [[Tolkien]] made a little verse that claimed the name "Fastitocalon" from ''The Whale ...e Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien'', no. 255; Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien, eds. (Allen & Unwin, 1981; ISBN 0-261-10265-6)

J. R. R. Tolkien use of the word in the naming of the creatures known as the Ringwraiths has *The Nazgûl or Black Riders in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings are also called "Ringwraiths", though they are not

...''Bewitched''. It is also possible that this story inspired both [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]s Endor, as well as the forest moon of Endor from Star Wars VI: Return of

...hese words may derive from a shared Indo-European mythological concept (as Tolkien himself speculated, as cited by Tom Shippey, The Road to Middle-earth, 45).

===Used by J. R. R. Tolkien=== The twentieth century fantasy writer [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] Anglicized the Old Norse name ''Álfheim'' as ''Elvenhome'' which is imag

[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] got some of the names of the dwarves in his books from the [[Völuspá]],

...settings, particularly in the stories of Middle-earth written by J. R. R. Tolkien and derivative fictions. Tolkien sometimes, particularly in The Hobbit, used the word "goblin" instead of "o

...le to witches or talking animals or deceased mothers. However, [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] described these tales as taking place in the ''land'' of [[Álfheim|Faeri In the earlier versions of Tolkien's [[Middle-earth]], the creatures later known as [[Elf|Elves]] were called

...y humanoids that share many common characteristics with the [[goblin]]s of Tolkien's Middle-earth and other works of modern fantasy fiction. *[[Tolkien]] used the word ''gnome'' in his early work ''The Book of Lost Tales'' for

Following [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s influential ''The Lord of the Rings'', wherein a wise, immortal people ...any years had passed in the real world. (This time phenomenon is retold in Tolkien's ''Silmarillion'' when Thingol watches Melian dance. It also has a remote

...ed to as ''[[corpse candles]]'', as in the Denham Tracts and by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], ''hobby lanterns'' (another term from the Denham Tracts), or by any of t * [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (first published 1954 - 1955), mentions

...manoid, largely based upon the [[orc]]s appearing in the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Orcs speak Orcish.

...evil, and could be quite noble, if a bit backward. The term "Dark Elf" in Tolkien's writing seems to hold an additional special meaning, as it is given as a

...is view has been further contested by those who note that the tentacles of Tolkien's monster are nowhere described as octopus-like, though "The Watcher" does

...'(1954-55) are outstanding works of fantasy for children and adults alike. Tolkien based the goblins in The Hobbit on George Macdonald's portrayal of the crea *The book is said to have been a childhood favorite of J. R. R. Tolkien, who populated his Middle-earth with goblins, but later preferred to call t

...gons]] and the like often draw comparisons to the work of [[Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien]], although Gygax maintains that he was influenced very little by ''[[The L * Gygax, Gary (1985). 'On the influence of J.R.R. Tolkien on the D&D and AD&D games.' ''Dragon'', 95:12-13, Mar 1985.

...thology has been termed [[Mythopoeic literature|mythopoeia]] by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] (''On Fairy-Stories''), and was notoriously also suggested by Nazi ideolo ...et similar psychological needs. An example is that developed by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

...a draugr is Frodo's spectral struggle with the "barrow-wight" in [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s book The Fellowship of the Ring, in the chapter "Fog on the Barrow-Down

...'[[The Faerie Queene]]'', and to more contemporary authors from [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] to [[Mercedes Lackey]] and [[J. K. Rowling]]. ...gic is that the ability to use it is innate and often rare. In [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth]], it was limited to non-humans — even [[Aragorn]], wh

In J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, Troll (Middle-earth)|trolls are very large (around

...tself was used in Old English for that specific kind of wolf (see J. R. R. Tolkien's novel ''The Hobbit'') and it was used as well for what would now be calle

...ture differ. For example, [[Smaug]], from ''[[The Hobbit]]'' by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], who is a classic, European-type dragon; deeply magical, he hoards treasu

...07) was a member of the Aesthetic movement and influenced the young J.R.R. Tolkien, who purchased the ''Works of Francis Thompson'' in 1913–14. Perceived as