Well, it was kinda based on WWI. I guess. At least that's what the Tolkien biography said.A friend of mine was watching Lord of the Rings with his girlfriend and she asked if it was real. Then she tried to cover it up with not real, but based on something that happened in the past. LOL.
A friend of mine is a native Hawaiian. When people ask him what country he's from, he says "The United States." Then they usually ask what country his parent are from. He says, "The United States, we're Hawaiian."
And then they usually say, "Ah-ha! I knew you were from a foreign country!"
:sadshake