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It is not named in the text of either The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, but appears on the latter's map of Middle-earth drawn by Christopher Tolkien. Described as "the Trolls' wood" in the main text, the name "Trollshaws" is derived from troll + shaw, an archaic term for a thicket or small wood. [6]
Trolls are said to have been created by Morgoth "in mockery of" the Ents. They dislike the sun, and some types, like the three Trolls from The Hobbit, turn to stone if exposed to sunlight. Trolls dwell in the Misty Mountains as well as in Mordor. Sauron breeds the Olog-hai: large, clever, and resistant to the sun. [T 22] [T 23] [T 24] [T 25]
Tolkien has been called the "father" of modern fantasy. [14] The author and editor of Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, Brian Attebery, writes that fantasy is defined "not by boundaries but by a centre", which is The Lord of the Rings. [15] Many later fantasy writers have either imitated Tolkien's work, or have written in reaction against ...
There are other reasons fans are upset: The fact that, unlike LOTR and The Hobbit, Rings of Power is not based on specific Tolkien books, for example, but written with far more liberties taken ...
Trolls have appeared in many works of modern fiction, most often in the fantasy genre, with classic examples being the portrayal of trolls in works such as in Tolkien's Middle-earth [18] or the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. [19] [20] Beginning in the 1950s, Troll dolls were a popular toy based on the folklore creature.
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth is a 2018 art book exploring images of the artwork, illustrations, maps, letters and manuscripts of J. R. R. Tolkien. The book was written by Catherine McIlwaine, Tolkien archivist at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It was timed to coincide with an exhibition of the same name, also curated by McIlwaine.
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J. R. R. Tolkien's bestselling fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings had an initial mixed literary reception. Despite some enthusiastic early reviews from supporters such as W. H. Auden, Iris Murdoch, and C. S. Lewis, scholars noted a measure of literary hostility to Tolkien, which continued until the start of the 21st century.