Comments by "Chris Nilsson" (@GenerationX1984) on "Plato's allegory of the ring - Alex Gendler" video.

  1. It was mostly inspired by Old Saxon and Germanic literature. The Nibelungenlied and more modern works inspired by it such as Wagner's Ring Cycle play. Both Germanic stories involve a magic ring.
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  2. Tolkien was a scholar and a very cultured person. He was inspired by many stories and myths about magic rings. Norse myths, Greek myths, Wagner's Ring Cycle, etc. Lots of stories inspired The Lord of the Rings.
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