| Similarity |
Harry Potter |
Lord of the Rings |
| Evil sorceror referred to as "Dark Lord" who desires to
regain physical shape |
Voldemort |
Sauron |
| Wise old mentor with a long gray beard and a wizard
hat |
Dumbledore |
Gandalf |
| A birthday sets off events |
Harry's 11th |
Frodo's 33rd and Bilbo's 111th |
| Inherited invisibility device |
Cloak |
Ring (although the Ring takes you to a different
'world') |
| Dog named Fang |
Owned by Hagrid |
Owned by Farmer Maggot |
| Evil, creepy hooded creatures |
Dementors |
Nazgul |
| Deceased parents |
Harry's parents were murdered |
Frodo's parents drowned |
| Taken to live with uncle |
Harry lives with his Uncle Vernon and Aunt
Petunia |
Frodo lives with his Uncle Bilbo (film version - second
cousin once removed in the book) |
| Giant Spider |
Aragog |
Shelob |
| Bad guy with a "wormy" name |
Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail) |
Grima (Wormtongue) |
| Longbottom |
Neville Longbottom who excels at Herbology |
Tobold Hornblower from Longbottom who knows much about
herbs and pipe-weed |
| Fight with a troll |
Harry, Ron and Hermione fight a troll on
Halloween |
The Fellowship of the Ring fight a troll |
| Dark forest |
Forbidden Forest |
Old forest just outside of the Shire |
| "Elves" describing a race of people |
House elves act as servants |
A race of peoples from Middle Earth |
| Small, pitiable creature who talks in third
person |
Dobby |
Gollum |
| Goblins |
Run wizarding bank Gringotts |
One of the evil races of middle earth (otherwise known as
Orcs everywhere except in The Hobbit) |
| Holder of the keys |
Hagrid (Keeper of the Keys) |
Hurin (Warden of the Keys) |
| Mischievous pair |
Fred & George Weasley |
Merry and Pippin (film version) |
| Forbidden language |
Saying "Voldemort" |
Black Speech of Mordor |
| Dangerous willow tree |
Whomping Willow |
Old Man Willow |
| Basin of seeing |
Pensieve |
Galadriel's Mirror |
| Powerful, life-saving swords |
Godric Gryffindor's sword |
Anduril |
| Scar on forehead |
Harry |
Merry |
| Do not disturb water because of... |
The giant squid |
Watcher in the Water |
| Longed for safe-haven |
During the summer Harry wishes he was back at
Hogwarts |
On their quest, the hobbits long to be back in the safety
of the Shire. |
| Scar from Evil forces |
Harry's scar on forehead |
Frodo's scar from the Morgul Blade |
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