It's interesting to note how Tolkien's story seems to owe quite a bit to an early ring cycle. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/12/22/the-ring-and-the-ri

It's interesting to note how Tolkien's story seems to owe quite a bit to an early ring cycle. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/12/22/the-ring-and-the-rings https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/12/22/the-ring-and-t...