Tolkien's Influence on Babylon 5 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Rumil · 04-10-2010, 06:48 AM

Hi Esty,

long time since I saw this one, but really enjoyed the series until all the main characters left.

I had exactly the same thought when the Rangers turned up, especially their Aragorn-style leader (the slightly embarassing chap direct from RADA), and the Minbari are elf-ish if you know what I mean.

So there is a lot of Tolkien-y influence, but in no way a copy, as ther were plenty of stories, characters and races that had no obvious Tolkien parallels. I always thought that Londo Mollari was more Shakespearian and much of his story was inspired by the Roman Empire.

04-10-2010, 06:48 AM	#2
Rumil Sage & Onions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Britain Posts: 894	Londo Mollari Hi Esty, long time since I saw this one, but really enjoyed the series until all the main characters left. I had exactly the same thought when the Rangers turned up, especially their Aragorn-style leader (the slightly embarassing chap direct from RADA), and the Minbari are elf-ish if you know what I mean. So there is a lot of Tolkien-y influence, but in no way a copy, as ther were plenty of stories, characters and races that had no obvious Tolkien parallels. I always thought that Londo Mollari was more Shakespearian and much of his story was inspired by the Roman Empire. __________________ Rumil of Coedhirion