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'''John Ronald Reuel Tolkien''' (January 3, 1892 - September 2, 1973) was a professor and writer best known for his contributions to fantasy in books such as ''The Lord of the Rings''. Most if not all games with fantasy content draw some sort of inspiration from him. ''[[NetHack]]'' is no exception: some [[monster]]s, such as the [[hobbit]], are drawn directly from his works.
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'''John Ronald Reuel Tolkien''' (January 3, 1892 - September 2, 1973) was a professor and writer best known for his works of literature set in the world of Middle-Earth, with the most famous of them being ''The Lord of the Rings''. Most games with fantasy content (if not all) draw some sort of inspiration from him. ''[[NetHack]]'' is no exception: some [[monster]]s, such as the [[hobbit]], are drawn directly from Tolkien's works, or else from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', which also drew heavily from him. Every player who has so much as engraved [[Elbereth]] owes him a debt of gratitude.
  
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Every player who has ever engraved [[Elbereth]] also owes him a debt of gratitude, as Elbereth was a mythological figure from his works who was occasionally called on for aid against the forces of darkness.  Her name seemed to scare off the [[Nazgûl]] at one point in ''The Lord of the Rings,'' which is the likely inspiration for the effects of Elbereth in NetHack.
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Below is a list of various items and monsters that are inspired in part or in whole by J.R.R. Tolkien and his works.
  
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==Tolkien inspired monsters==
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==Tolkien-inspired beings==
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* [[Monster]]s:
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** {{monsymlink|Hobbit}}
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** The various [[orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] (including [[goblin]]s) and [[Elves (monster attribute)|elves]]
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** {{monsymlink|barrow wight}}
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** {{monsym|Nazgul}} [[Nazgul|Nazgûl]]
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** {{monsymlink|balrog}}
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** {{monsymlink|Dark One}}
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* Deities:
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** [[Elbereth]]
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* [[Defunct features|Defunct monsters]]:
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** {{monsymlink|Earendil}} and Elwing
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** {{monsymlink|high-elf}}
  
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*[[Dark one]]
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==Tolkien-inspired items==
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*[[hobbit]]
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* [[lembas wafer]]
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*the various [[elf|elves]]
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* [[cram ration]]
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*the various [[orc]]s/[[goblin]]s
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* [[mithril]] items
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*[[Barrow wight]]
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** [[mithril-coat]]s
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*[[Nazgûl]]
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* [[crystal ball]]
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*[[Balrog]]
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* Artifacts:
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*[[Shelob]] ([[SLASH'EM]])
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** [[Sting]]
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** [[Orcrist]]
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* Defunct features:
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** [[The Arkenstone]]
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** [[The Palantir of Westernesse]]
  
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==Tolkien inspired items==
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==Tolkien-inspired locations==
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* Defunct features:
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** [[Elf quest]]
  
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*[[Sting]]
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==Tolkien-inspired features by variant==
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*[[Orcrist]]
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===SLASH'EM===
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*[[Elbereth]]
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* Monsters:
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*[[lembas wafer]]
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** {{monsymlink|Shelob}}
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*[[mithril coat]]
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* Artifacts:
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*[[The Arkenstone]] ([[SLASH'EM]], [[Defunct features|defunct feature]])
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** [[The Arkenstone]]
  
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===dNetHack===
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* Monsters:
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** {{red|D}} [[Smaug]]
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** {{monsymlink|Durin's Bane}}
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** {{magenta|&}} [[Lungorthin]]
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** {{brightmagenta|;}} [[Watcher in the Water#dNetHack|Watcher in the Water]]
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*** {{magenta|;}} swarm of snaking tentacles
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*** {{brightmagenta|w}} long sinuous tentacle
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* Items:
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** [[The Arkenstone]]
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** [[The Palantir of Westernesse]]
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** [[Shard from Morgoth's Crown]]
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* Locations:
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** [[Elvish Racial Quest]]
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** [[Mordor Ruins Quest]]
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===UnNetHack===
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* Monsters:
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** {{monsymlink|Durin's Bane}}
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** {{monsymlink|Watcher in the Water}}
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* Locations:
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** [[Ruins of Moria]]
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===xNetHack===
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* {{white|Q}} [[Quendi]] - the elves of vanilla ''NetHack'' [[xNetHack#Monster recoloration and letter rearrangement|are moved into this monster class]]
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 - September 2, 1973) was a professor and writer best known for his works of literature set in the world of Middle-Earth, with the most famous of them being The Lord of the Rings. Most games with fantasy content (if not all) draw some sort of inspiration from him. NetHack is no exception: some monsters, such as the hobbit, are drawn directly from Tolkien's works, or else from Dungeons & Dragons, which also drew heavily from him. Every player who has so much as engraved Elbereth owes him a debt of gratitude.

Below is a list of various items and monsters that are inspired in part or in whole by J.R.R. Tolkien and his works.

Tolkien-inspired beings

Tolkien-inspired items

Tolkien-inspired locations

Tolkien-inspired features by variant

SLASH'EM

dNetHack

UnNetHack

xNetHack

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