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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).

...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.

...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

...'(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