John D. Rateliff (born 9 December 1958) is an American independent scholar of fantasy literature and author of roleplaying games. He specializes in the...

of the Kalevala". "Tolkien's legendarium" is defined narrowly in John D. Rateliff's The History of The Hobbit as the body of Tolkien's work consisting...

Rateliff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John D. Rateliff, American author of roleplaying games and independent scholar Nathaniel...

contains Tolkien's unpublished drafts of the novel, with commentary by John D. Rateliff. It details Tolkien's various revisions to The Hobbit, including abandoned...

Honor of Tom Shippey (2014), edited by John Wm. Houghton, Janet Brennan Croft, Nancy Martsch, John D. Rateliff, and Robin Anne Reid". Journal of Tolkien...

Withywindle river, calling her "River-woman's daughter". The Tolkien scholar John D. Rateliff suggests that, at least in terms of Tolkien's early mythology, she...

of Lake-town a legitimate claim to Smaug's treasure. According to John D. Rateliff, Bard may have been inspired by Wiglaf in the Old English poem Beowulf...

Westron): "Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria". The Tolkien scholar John D. Rateliff writes that Balin is the only Dwarf of Thorin's company whose name...

Icelandic Gods". ScienceAlert. Archived from the original on Dec 16, 2023. John D. Rateliff (2007), The History of The Hobbit, volume 2 Return to Bag-End, HarperCollins...

the medieval image of Jews, while, according to the Tolkien scholar John D. Rateliff, their warlike nature stems from accounts in the Hebrew Bible. Medieval...