User blog:SunflashtheAwesome/Lord of the Rings Similarities

I am personally a HUGE fan of LOTR, and love the Redwall series. so I thought it would be cool if I did this blog. Having read these books, I have begun to notice several coincidences(if they can be called that). One of the major coincidences I noticed is the naming of boar the Fighter. In The Two Towers, Treebeard the ent recites a poem to the hobbits (Merry and Pippin).

"Beaver the builder, buck the leaper,                     Bear bee-hunter, boar the fighter...."

Coincidence? I think not.

Another, would be the similarites between Martin the Warrior and Aragorn, both in character and backround. Both have received a sword, handed down by generations of fathers, and had become legendary. Both had that sword re forged, and both came from the north. In character too, courageous, loyal, and a true hearted king. Both are fierce warriors, willing to defend loved ones and companions.

Brian is quoted as saying "I have not read Toliens work". I doubt it. Growing up in Liverpool during the 40s and 50s, and living there all his life, I honestly do think he has read these books. But still, we must take his word for it.

I have listed several of these, and in the future will write another, listing even more. But I think it is save to say LOTR and Redwall are similar, whether Brian intended or not.