Jack and John
Tolkien was inspired by Lewis' bark for this character in The Lord of the Rings?
Who is Treebeard?
These mockers once fancied the idea of adapting The Lord of the Rings.
Who are The Beatles?
"Attercop, Attercop, won't you stop!"
Who are Bilbo to the Spiders of Mirkwood?
This Fang-tastic legend of the screen is the only actor in the Lord of the Rings movies to have actually met J.R.R. Tolkien.
Who is Sir Christopher Lee?
This merrie fellow had an entire additional book written about him by Tolkien.
Who is Tom Bombadil?
While Tolkien and Lewis had many disputes over worldbuilding, one icon part of Narnia came about purely out of spite to Tolkien's arguments.
What is The Lamp Post?
After failing to execute his vision on adapting Lord of the Rings, John Boorman reused many of his ideas and aesthetics into this psychadelic 1980s cult classic.
What is Excalibur?
"Waste of a good apple."
What is Sam to Bill Fearny?
Though they never met, this American Fantasy author changed his name to honour Tolkien.
Who is George R.R.Martin?
This book was written by Tolkien to comfort his children after losing a toy.
What is Roverandom?
Tolkien and Lewis turned into Statler and Waldorf in response to this epoch changing work of cinema.
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarves?
Walt Disney once considered including an adaptation of The Hobbit as part of this film he considered his Magnum Opus.
What is Fantasia?
"I would see you hang from a gibbet for the sport of your crows!"
What is Theoden to Saruman?
This beloved Canadian author got his start helping Christopher Tolkien edit The Silmarillion.
Who is Guy Gavriel Kay?
This mystery story was intended to be Tolkien's followup to the Lord of the Rings.
What is The New Shadow?
While Professor Diggory is Lewis' most famous fictional version of Tolkien, this unintended explorer of the stars was even more based on Tolkien.
Who is Dr. Elwin Ransom?
This legendarily intense director was floated as the potential director for an adaptation of LOTR.
Who is Stanley Kubrick?
"What is the House of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek, and their brats roll on the floor among the dogs?"
What is Saruman to Theoden?
This writer of fictional miliners once harassed Tolkien to do his job and actually work as a professor.
Who is Diana Wynne Jones?
This book was inspired by Tolkien's troubles getting used to driving.
What is Mister Bliss?
This British Socialist and artist was a major influence on the Medievalist interests of both Lewis and Tolkien.
Who is William Morris?
Tolkien once said that this iconic event from the Lord of the Rings could be cut to better streamline the narrative if his work was ever adapted.
What is The Battle of Helm's Deep?
"No more are you now than an escaped thrall of the Valar, and their chain still awaits you!"
What is Hurin to Morgoth?
This queer icon and "Close Friend" of Virginia Woolf, providing the model for her novel Orlando, is believed to have inspired Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.
Who is Vita Sackville West?
While Lewis wrote the Space Trilogy, Tolkien struggled to complete this epic tale of reincarnation and time travel.
What is The Lost Road?