# J.R.R. Tolkien

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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 &amp; 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.

Contents

1 Tolkien-inspired beings
2 Tolkien-inspired items
3 Tolkien-inspired locations
4 Tolkien-inspired features by variant

4.1 SLASH'EM
4.2 dNetHack
4.3 UnNetHack
4.4 xNetHack

Tolkien-inspired beings
Monsters:
h&nbsp;Hobbit
The various orcs (including goblins) and elves
W&nbsp;barrow wight
W Nazgûl
&amp;&nbsp;balrog
@&nbsp;Dark One
Deities:
Elbereth
Defunct monsters:
@&nbsp;Earendil and Elwing
@&nbsp;high-elf
Tolkien-inspired items
lembas wafer
cram ration
mithril coat
crystal ball
Artifacts:
Sting
Orcrist
Defunct features:
The Arkenstone
The Palantir of Westernesse
Tolkien-inspired locations
Defunct features:
Elf quest
Tolkien-inspired features by variant
SLASH'EM
Monsters:
s&nbsp;Shelob
Artifacts:
The Arkenstone
dNetHack
Monsters:
D Smaug
&amp;&nbsp;Durin's Bane
&amp; Lungorthin
; Watcher in the Water
; swarm of snaking tentacles
w long sinuous tentacle
Items:
The Arkenstone
The Palantir of Westernesse
Shard from Morgoth's Crown
Locations:
Elvish Racial Quest
Mordor Ruins Quest
UnNetHack
Monsters:
&amp;&nbsp;Durin's Bane
;&nbsp;Watcher in the Water
Locations:
Ruins of Moria
xNetHack
Q Quendi - the elves of vanilla NetHack are moved into this monster class