Talk:J. R. R. Tolkien vs George R. R. Martin/@comment-15589301-20160502000641

This was axtually a tough battle to call really. Martin had some great lines, and I like the way that he actually criticised Tolkien's writing (the backstory line was espeically cool). On the other hand, I think that Tolkien put the argument as to who's better to bed, with some of his lines, i.e the Fifty Shades line, and the starting list, that put into perspective the things that GoT 'copied'. It set him up early for the win, in my opinion, and in the end, I think he was better