A lot of things popularized by Tolkien and later trickling into D&D lore have very old roots. If it weren't for Tolkien there may not even have been a D&D. I'm

A lot of things popularized by Tolkien and later trickling into D&D lore have very old roots. If it weren't for Tolkien there may not even have been a D&D. I'm in line with Saruman.