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The Lord of the Rings influenced Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
Added by Media Influence Map · 25 September 2026
The evidence
Tad Williams wrote Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn inside Tolkien's form and partly in answer to its imitators: a kitchen-boy hero, an elder immortal race in retreat, a dark lord and a quest for swords.
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