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A list of books that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's writings.

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1		The Red Fairy Book (The Professor's Bookshelf #4) by Andrew Lang (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 3,640 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald 4.03 avg rating — 43,020 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Song of the Nibelungs by Margaret Armour (Translation) 3.89 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Beowulf by Unknown 3.51 avg rating — 357,765 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		She (She, #1) by H. Rider Haggard 3.56 avg rating — 14,515 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Dragon Ouroboros - A Book That Inspired Tolkien: With Original Illustrations (The Professor's Bookshelf) (Volume 7) by E.R. Eddison 3.70 avg rating — 5,260 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay 3.53 avg rating — 4,175 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Story of the Glittering Plain - A Book That Inspired Tolkien: With Original Illustrations (Professor's Bookshelf) by William Morris 3.63 avg rating — 283 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Poetic Edda - A Book That Inspired Tolkien: With Original Illustrations (Professor's Bookshelf) by Olive Bray 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Story of King Arthur and His Knights - Illustrated: Tolkien's Bookshelf #9 by Howard Pyle 3.96 avg rating — 8,418 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Book of Wonder & The Last Book of Wonder by Lord Dunsany 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Poetic Edda, Illustrated: Tolkien's Bookshelf #2 by William Gershom Collingwood (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		The Saga of Eric Brighteyes by H. Rider Haggard 3.84 avg rating — 694 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Grimms' Fairytales - Illustrated: The Professor's Bookshelf #10 by Jacob Grimm 4.23 avg rating — 223,821 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

14 books · 4 voters · list created May 11th, 2020 by Rob (votes) .

Tags: epic, fantasy, lord-of-the-rings, myth, tolkien

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