J.K. Rowling 'borrowed' the concept of The One Ring

When reading the trilogy 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien, one may encounter many similarities that show that Rowling 'borrowed' almost the entire storyline of 'The Lord of the Rings', as well as most of the characters albeit with a different name.

The Lord of the Rings' main character Frodo Baggins is sent on a perilous journey by the wizard Gandalf to destroy the One Ring, the ring to rule them all. The Ring was created by Sauron – the Dark Lord – as part of his design to win domination over Middle-earth. In putting such a great portion of his own power into the Ring ensured Sauron's continued existence so long as the Ring existed.

J. K. Rowling's main character Harry Potter is sent on a perilous journey by the wizard Dumbledore to destroy the Horcruxes. A Horcrux is an object was created by Voldemort – the Dark Lord – in which he hid a fragment of his soul for the purpose of attaining immortality. Voldemort would live as long as the Horcruxes existed.

The concept of the One Ring that was created by Sauron is too similar to the Horcruxes that were created by Voldemort to be a mere coincidence.

Sauron is from Quenyan language: saura means 'foul' or 'evil-smelling' or 'putrid'. Sauron is then said to mean 'the Abhorred', which seems to be almost equivalent to the meaning of the name of Voldemort.