What is the commonality between Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter?

The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling and The Lord of the Rings series by J. R. R. Tolkien have numerous similarities. They both take place in fantasy worlds with elaborate backgrounds and histories. The authors are both British, and the stories draw from the same mythological and cultural roots.

Is Harry Potter inspired by Lord of the Rings?

J K Rowling has said she read Lord of the Rings before writing the Harry Potter books, so it’s quite possible she was influenced by the earlier book. However, Tolkien himself would be the first to admit that he too was drawing on ideas and narrative tropes that were far older than his own work.

Is The Hobbit and Harry Potter related?

I would say that there is no connection at all. The Hobbit was completed 27 years before Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, was born. The Hobbit is what we would now call High Fantasy, taking place in a world of Faerie, while the Rowling books are low fantasy, happening here on Earth in our time.

Was Star Wars based on Lord of the Rings?

J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1937 The Hobbit and 1954–55 The Lord of the Rings novels inspired George Lucas’s creation of Star Wars in 1977.

Is Gandalf a Dumbledore?

Sir Ian McKellen reveals why he turned down playing Dumbledore in Harry Potter. Few wizards are as beloved as Gandalf the Grey from Lord of the Rings or Professor Dumbledore from the Harry Potter movies, and it turns out that Sir Ian McKellen almost played both. “When he died, he played Dumbledore, the wizard.

Did JK Rowling copy Lord of the Rings?

No, J.K. Rowling did not rip off The Lord of the Rings. The stories of her Harry Potter books are so dissimilar to The Lord of the Rings that no one familiar with both works would consider her to have ripped off Tolkien.

Did JK Rowling copy LOTR?

Because The Lord of the Rings was written several decades before Harry Potter was, many think all those similarities between the two works aren’t coincidence or inspiration, but rather a copy of one another. However, there are some actual similarities in Harry Potter that have copied The Lord of the Rings.

Is Star Wars better than LOTR?

LOTR brought medieval fantasy to the masses and Star Wars brought space fantasy to the masses. LOTR is possibly one of the best books ever written and spawned some great movies. Star Wars is possibly one of the best movies and spawned some great spin-off books.

Is Star Wars or LOTR better?

Star Wars trilogy has an average score of 76 on Metacritic while the Lord of the Rings trilogy has an average score of 91. Star Wars has an average 89\% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and Lord of the Rings has an average 93\% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Was there 2 Dumbledore’s?

Albus Dumbledore: Richard Harris played Albus Dumbledore for the first two movies. However, when he passed away, the role was given to Michael Gambon for the remaining movies.