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The Harry Potter series and the Lord of the Rings trilogy are both some of the most well-known books in literature. Both series have had an immense impact on the fantasy genre. Because they share so many similarities, authors today use these books as inspiration for their own writing. Despite there being many similarities, they still are fairly unique from one another and have many differences.

The Harry Potter series, written by British novelist J.K. Rowling, is composed of seven novels. The novels and films take the audience through Harry Potter’s life growing up as a wizard. When Harry was just a child, his parents, Lily and James Potter, were murdered by an evil wizard, Lord Voldemort. When Voldemort attempted to use a …show more content…

R. R. Tolkien. The books are The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. The novels and films take the audience through Frodo Baggins and his companions’ journey to destroy the One Ring. Long before the trilogy sets off, nineteen rings of power were forged by the elves. Three of these rings went to the elves, seven went to the dwarves, and the remaining nine rings went to the race of men. One additional ring was forged by the Dark Lord, Sauron, in the pits of Mount Doom. This ring, known as the One Ring, was forged to put those who wore the other nineteen rings of power under Sauron’s control. Sauron failed to deceive the elves and the dwarves but succeeded in deceiving the nine men who bore the rings. Thousands of years after these events is when the Lord of the Rings trilogy takes place. Frodo Baggins, the trilogy’s main protagonist, is passed down a ring from his guardian, Bilbo Baggins. After thorough research and inspection, a great wizard, Gandalf the Grey, finds out that this ring belongs to Sauron, the trilogy’s main antagonist. Hobbit Frodo and his good friend, Samwise Gamgee, are given the task to destroy the One Ring at Mount Doom, where it was forged. Shortly into the two hobbits’ journey, they meet some faces willing to help. Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, and Boromir all make up the Fellowship of the Ring. The Fellowship’s main goal

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