I mean, it seems obvious if you're casually conversant in 12th century English politics, but I don't actually know that for a fact.
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You never know but you can count that Tolkien certainly would have been aware of that story.
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The breadth of history & mythology he was well-read in is precisely why his stories have such depth & resonance.
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I would say this was probably an unconscious influence for him. The influences he 'intended' to have were mainly Norse sagas. But he was so well-read and well-educated, you can detect many such sources of inspiration. For example, you just KNOW he used to read Walter Scott.
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