Did Harry Potter sell more than Lord of the Rings?
What are the best-selling fantasy books of all time? J.K. Rowling's most popular Harry Potter series sold over 500 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling fantasy book series of all time. Lord of the Rings is in second place, as the series sold over 150 million copies.
Was anyone in both Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter?
John Hurt of Alien fame played Ollivander in the first Harry Potter movie, and had previously voiced Pantless Aragorn (he's the king of Arnor and Gondor and he just cannot find any goddamn pants) in the 1978 animated Lord of the Rings.
Lord of the Rings deals with themes of ecology and dichtomy of good and evil, Harry Potter deals with themes of acceptance. There's really little to compare the two (except "well its fantasy"). Star Wars is probably closer to Lord of the Rings than Harry Potter is. Its not a question of better or worst: its different.
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Can Gandalf beat Voldemort?
Gandalf is no mere man, but a Maiar, which are essentially the equivalent of angels in Tolkien's world. Not only that, Gandalf is capable of feats of sorcery that could easily beat back the Dark Lord. Fighting the Balrog for three days and two nights makes everything else seem like a cakewalk.
Gandalf by a long shot. Harry Potter is, at best, an above average wizard, whose best at disarming his enemies. Gandalf was a Maia, an angelic being. Harry Potter is just outclassed by a wide margin.
The Lord of the Rings was started in 1937 (just after The Hobbit was published) and was published in 1954 and Harry Potter was started around 1991 and published in 1997.
Which was written first, Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?
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.
Why are there only 2 wizards in Lord of the Rings?
The two Blue Wizards do not feature in the narrative of Tolkien's works; they are said to have journeyed far into the east after their arrival in Middle-earth, and serve as agitators or missionaries in enemy occupied lands. Their ultimate fates are unknown.
With over 5 billion copies sold and distributed, the Bible takes the top spot as the most read and widely distributed book in the world. It is considered the holy scripture of Christianity and is also revered by Judaism.
According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best selling book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed. Sales estimates for other printed religious texts include at least 800 million copies for the Qur'an and 190 million copies for the Book of Mormon.
Dumbledore kicks some serious ass, especially when it comes to wizarding duels, but in a contest of all-out brawls, the points have to go to Gandalf. Gandalf will frequently throw himself into the heat of battle, dispatching orc after orc with his sword and staff combo.
How much did J.K. Rowling take from Lord of the Rings?
Originally Answered: Did J. K. Rowling rip off Tolkien? No, other than publishing in a genre that Tolkien had made 'respectable' a few decades previous. Tolkien is very different than Rowling and only similar in the fact that both had a vaguely defined 'destiny' for some of their major characters.
Rowling maintains that she had not read The Hobbit until after she completed the first Harry Potter novel (though she had read The Lord of the Rings as a teenager) and that any similarities between her books and Tolkien's are "Fairly superficial.
Dobby was a house-elf and he served many masters. Harry Potter is startled upon his first encounter with Dobby. The ornate speech patterns employed by the house elf set him apart from other characters.
As of now, J.K. Rowling has never stated that the founders of Hogwarts were directly inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia. That said, Rowling has said that those books were a huge influence growing up. As a result, it's most likely that these four founders were meant as loose nods to the children of Lewis' books.
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit before he wrote The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit was first published in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings, a sequel to The Hobbit, was first published in 1954 and 1955, in three segments. In the plot of the story, the events in The Hobbit also occur before those in The Lord of the Rings.
Chronologically, the story kicks off with 2012's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which sees Martin Freeman take on the role of a younger Bilbo Baggins (played by Ian Holm in the LotR trilogy).
The wisest of the Maiar, Gandalf was created by Ilúvatar before the Music of the Ainur. At the beginning of Time, he was amongst the Ainur who entered into Eä. In his "youth" he was known as Olórin and lived in Lórien. Yet his ways often took him to Nienna, from whom he learned pity and patience.
The wizards arrived in Middle-earth separately, early in the Third Age; Gandalf was the last, landing in the Havens of Mithlond. He seemed the oldest and least in stature, but Círdan the Shipwright felt that he was the greatest on their first meeting in the Havens, and gave him Narya, the Ring of Fire.
With or without the Elder Wand, Dumbledore is invincible in traditional wizard duels. Dumbledore has studied nearly every branch of magic in intimate detail, including obscure and unusual spells, and he could beat Harry with just one or two spells if they fought.
And while Voldemort did have more versatility and more powerful spells, Sauron had the means to counter them with his Force Fields, which are strong enough to take hits from Gandalf, so there was no way Voldemort's spells could break them.
