Why do people say that J.K. Rowling copied The Lord of the Rings when the high fantasy genre itself is a big old copy and paste of The Lord Of The Rings? -
![Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings not on BBC list of books from Queen's 70-year reign | Daily Mail Online Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings not on BBC list of books from Queen's 70-year reign | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/04/17/15/56714595-10726355-image-a-18_1650205409640.jpg)
Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings not on BBC list of books from Queen's 70-year reign | Daily Mail Online
![I've seen people make LotR movie specific comparisons to the earlier HP books! Like JK Rowling got into a time machine, watched Lord of the Rings, and then copied it into HP I've seen people make LotR movie specific comparisons to the earlier HP books! Like JK Rowling got into a time machine, watched Lord of the Rings, and then copied it into HP](https://i.redd.it/lt82ags0sw251.jpg)
I've seen people make LotR movie specific comparisons to the earlier HP books! Like JK Rowling got into a time machine, watched Lord of the Rings, and then copied it into HP
![Queen's Platinum Jubilee: JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien missed off BBC's list of 70 Commonwealth authors | The Independent Queen's Platinum Jubilee: JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien missed off BBC's list of 70 Commonwealth authors | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/2022/04/19/09/pjimage%20%2843%29.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&fit=crop)