"The Lord of the Rings" is similar to "The Ring of the Nibelung", is "The Lord of the Rings" plagiarized?

Bryana 2022-04-20 09:01:02

What is the Lord of the Rings movies about?

"The Lord of the Rings" is a series of films directed by Peter Jackson from 2001 to 2003, and won many Oscar awards for three consecutive years.

The film is adapted from Mr. Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings" in the 1950s. It basically follows the original "Lord of the Rings" story, telling about a Middle-earth world with 20 rings with powerful powers, which Sauron poured out. All of his evil powers have been built into his own ring, and he has created the most powerful ring.

This ring can rule the other 19 rings to rule the world.

The leaders of Middle-earth united to fight, and finally the king of men cut off Sauron's finger, the ring fell, and Sauron failed.

This ring has been tossed and turned many times, and it has been in the hands of Frodo the Hobbit, who has no greed. Sauron's power condensed again, intending to destroy the world, hoping to get the ring back. The ring also tempted Frodo to wear the ring because of the influence of his own magic power and become a ghost under Sauron.

The ring's magic power is strong, and it can stimulate the greed of the bearer. If the ring falls into the hands of a person with powerful magic power, that person may become a demon king like Sauron.

All the people of Middle-earth decided to let Frodo, who can overcome greed, guard the ring and help Frodo destroy the ring.

With the help of everyone, Frodo finally achieved his goal and destroyed the ring.

Since the important clue in the stories of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Ring of the Nibelung" is a ring with great power, it is fascinating to people's imagination, giving people such a feeling that "The Lord of the Rings" is not plagiarizing "The Lord of the Rings". The Ring of the Nibelung?

What kind of story does The Ring of Nilolongan tell?

"The Ring of the Nibelung" is a large-scale musical composed and written by the German musician Wagner. It was composed in 1848 and completed in 1874, which lasted for 26 years.

"It will kill those who wear it, it will not make people happy, it will not make people lucky, whoever masters it will be full of anxiety, whoever does not master it will be jealous, all people are greedy for it , but no one can take advantage of it.”

The entire story of The Ring of the Nibelung will revolve around this curse.

Alberich of the Nibelung dwarves stole the Rhinegold to forge a ring of mighty power to unify the world, and the Lord of the Gods Wotan deceived the ring and handed it over to the Giants as their reward for building a castle for the gods . Then the ring was taken away again, and the unwilling Alberich cast this curse on the ring.

This ring was passed around by many people, triggering a series of tragedies such as brothers betrayed each other, friends killed each other, and marriage chaos.

In the end, the ring bearer, Valkyrie Brunhilde, returned the ring to the fairy who guarded the Rhinegold, and threw herself into the fire to accompany her husband, Siegfried, who had been cremated for the death of the ring. Her sacrifice lifted the curse of the ring, and the castles built by the gods were destroyed as the curse disappeared.

What's the difference between The Lord of the Rings and The Ring of Nilolongen?

Let's take a look first to see what the similarities are:

1. The stories revolve around the struggle and protection of the "ring". The rings all have the energy to dominate the world, and they all have curses attached;

2. Both works have dwarves, giants, elves, and dragons;

3. Both works are set in the Middle Ages;

4. Both works involve invisibility. In "The Ring of Nerogan", it is an invisibility helmet, and in "The Lord of the Rings", you can be invisible by wearing the Lord of the Rings;

Fifth, they all involve the issue of guarding honor;

6. The endings of both works involve the villain falling to his death because of snatching the ring, and finally justice wins evil.

Let's see what the difference is:

1. The Ring of the Nibelung is anti-Semitic and Christian. Nietzsche broke with Wagner after reading The Ring of the Nibelung.

The Lord of the Rings is anti-Nazism and has a lot to think about about war.

Second, "The Ring of the Nibelung" focuses on the manipulation of human desires, repeated betrayals, and exposure of human nature.

The ending of "The Lord of the Rings" is that desire arises because of the ring, and because of the greed caused by the ring, it leads to the death of the ring itself.

3. There are many elements of love in The Ring of the Nibelung, involving ethics.

The story of "The Lord of the Rings" basically takes place among men, and there is basically no love factor. On the contrary, there are many wars.

Did The Lord of the Rings Copy The Ring of Nilorongen?

the answer is negative.

Although both stories involve a ring with mystical powers, both contain fantasy elements such as dwarves, giants, and elves.

But this does not mean plagiarism, because the stories of dwarves, giants, elves, etc. are all derived from Norse mythology, which means that both stories are based on Norse mythology, and both are created by the author based on the imagination of existing mythological materials.

If the stories written with the same material are considered plagiarized, then "the world's articles are copied a lot", because they all plagiarize the "Xinhua Dictionary." 》

Tolkien, the original author of "The Lord of the Rings", firmly denied whether "The Lord of the Rings" involved "The Ring of Nilorongen", and said:

"Both rings were round, and there the resemblance ceases"

"Both rings are round, and that's the only thing in common."

I think that makes sense.

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Extended Reading
  • Pat 2022-03-25 09:01:03

    Except that Lu Xiucai is very handsome and the scene is very big. I have to go to sleep several times. .

  • Aaliyah 2022-03-25 09:01:03

    After rewatching so many times, there is no mark... In the novel, Boromir walked more than a hundred days before reaching the valley. After embarking on the journey of the ring, he died in action. The borrowed Rohan’s horse ran back on his own. The human Boromir is too great.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring quotes

  • Bilbo: [to Frodo] I am sorry I brought this upon you, my boy. I'm sorry that... you must carry this burden. I'm sorry for everything.

  • Gollum: It came to me, my own, my love... my... preciousssss.