People,
J.R.R. Tolkiens' Middle Earth did not come out of thin air. Tolkien, an
academic linguist, drew on the following source materials to inspire his
world-building exercise.
This Finnish saga, replete with battling wizards and heroes, quests and
magical objects has been cited as one of the early inspirations for Tolkien.
The languages of Middle Earth also have more than a passing resemblance to
Finnish.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ring/index.htm http://www.sacred-texts.com/ring/index.htm
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People,
In all fairness, Tolkien was a writer on subterranian worlds.
J.R.R. Tolkiens' Middle Earth did not come out of thin air. Tolkien, an
academic linguist, drew on the following source materials to inspire his
world-building exercise. The texts presented at this site are complete and
in some cases in the original languages.
This Finnish saga, replete with battling wizards and heroes, quests and
magical objects has been cited as one of the early inspirations for Tolkien.
The languages of Middle Earth also have more than a passing resemblance to
Finnish.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ring/index.htm http://www.sacred-texts.com/ring/index.htm
Dean