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
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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
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* [[Dragon (Middle-earth)]], featured J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth
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...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.
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...) is the reverse of the original truth". This mistaken reversal in size on Tolkien's part has generally been followed in other fictional 'hobgoblins'.
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...al goblin and hiisi. Hiisi has also been used as a translation of "orc" in Tolkien's books.
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...earing in Ariosto. This orco probably inspired, at least in part, J. R. R. Tolkien's orcs in his The Lord of the Rings.
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...ology. When written as ''haltia'', the term usually refers to the elves in Tolkien's mythology or other such fantasy works.
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...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
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* [[Tolkien]] most likely had this in mind when he described Bilbo's adventures in the
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...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
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*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
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..., 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
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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)
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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
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...''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
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...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).
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===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
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[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] got some of the names of the dwarves in his books from the [[Völuspá]],
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...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
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