The Roots of the Mountains

The Roots of the Mountains is a novel by William Morris, which follows the Gothic theme from its predecessor, The House of the Wolfings.

J.R.R. Tolkien stated in a letter that he was inspired by The Roots of the Mountains in his depiction of the Dead Marshes and the approaches to the Morannon in The Lord of the Rings. It has also been suggested that "almost certainly J.R.R. Tolkien remembered The Roots of the Mountains when he created Gollum".