Tolkien, Gygax, and Dungeons & Dragons
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This article explores Tolkien, Gygax, and Dungeons & Dragons, examining how much Tolkien’s works influenced the game.
By R. Nelson Bailey
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Excellent article; many thanks for it. My takeaway is that Tolkien, in many instances at least, provided the "form" or "bones" of various races and monsters in D&D, but Gygax drew on a variety of sources to flesh them all out.