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In Roman legend, Aeneas escapes the ruin of Troy, while in Tolkien's legendarium, Elendil escapes Númenor. Painting Aeneas Flees Burning Troy by Feder
In Roman legend, Aeneas escapes the ruin of Troy, while in Tolkien's legendarium, Elendil escapes Númenor. Painting Aeneas Flees Burning Troy by Federico Barocci, 1598
Decline and fall: the shattered ruins of the Roman city at Baalbek
Decline and fall: the shattered ruins of the Roman city at Baalbek
Like the pantheon of Greek gods, Tolkien's Valar behave as a group, and act in Middle-earth through what appears as luck, or fate.
Like the pantheon of Greek gods, Tolkien's Valar behave as a group, and act in Middle-earth through what appears as luck, or fate.
Tolkien's fire-serpents are paralleled by Virgil's great serpents that kill the Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons in the fall of Troy.
Tolkien's fire-serpents are paralleled by Virgil's great serpents that kill the Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons in the fall of Troy.
Minas Tirith's towering stone hall of Ecthelion has been compared to Ravenna's 6th century Basilica of San Vitale.
Tolkien called Minas Tirith a "Byzantine City": that empire's capital was Constantinople (shown).
Tolkien called Minas Tirith a "Byzantine City": that empire's capital was Constantinople (shown).
The lifeless White Tree of Gondor has been compared to the Dry Tree (pictured) of medieval legend. Manuscript illustration dated 1444 of the Dry Tree
The lifeless White Tree of Gondor has been compared to the Dry Tree (pictured) of medieval legend. Manuscript illustration dated 1444 of the Dry Tree (centre) with the Phoenix, flanked by the Trees of the Sun and the Moon. Both the Dry Tree and the Phoenix are symbols of resurrection and new life. Rouen 1444-1445