Episode 199: Stories influenced by Tolkien

Notes:

The Verbivore opens by sharing a definition for the term derivative. Here is that definition as well as the source:

- “(Typically of an artist or work of art) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason”

The Verbivore mentions a page on author Rick Riordan’s website that discusses his influences and whether or not his Percy Jackson series was influenced by Harry Potter. Here is a link to that page.

In this episode, the Verbivore references back to several TED-Ed videos which were also part of last week’s podcast episode. They are:

- TED-Ed The Norse myth that inspired “The Lord of the Rings” - Iseult Gillespie

- TED-Ed Plato's allegory of the ring - Alex Gendler  

- TED-Ed The myth of Arachne - Iseult Gillespie

- TED-Ed The myth of Hercules: 12 labors in 8-bits - Alex Gendler

- TED-Ed - The myth of Cupid and Psyche - Brendan Pelsue

Books and Movies Mentioned:

- The Lord of the Rings Book Set by J. R. R. Tolkien

- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Directed by Peter Jackson

- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Directed by Peter Jackson

- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Directed by Peter Jackson

- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

- Harry Potter Box Set (Books 1-7) by J. K. Rowling

- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Books 1-5) by Rick Riordan

- The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Series Books 1 - 3 Collection Box Set by Rick Riordan (Sword of Summer, Hammer of Thor & Ship of the Dead)

- The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks   

- The Dark Tower 8-Book Boxed Set by Stephen King

- A Game of Thrones Book Series by J.R.R Martin

- Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection - Directed by Various Creatives

- Uprooted: A Novel by Naomi Novik

- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gailman, Illustrations by Dave McKean

- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

- When Harry Met Sally - Screenplay by Nora Ephron; Directed by Rob Reiner

- The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy - by Megan Bannen

- You've Got Mail - Screenplay by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron; Directed by Nora Ephron

- Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

- Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C. S. Lewis

- The Beauty and the Beast by Marie Le Prince de Beaumont

- Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars) by Elizabeth Lim

- Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars) by Elizabeth Lim

- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)