I have been hearing that LOTR is a mythology about ancient English and northern European countries. Because Tolkien once stated he wanted to make one for England because it had very few to work with.

Here is the thing though: LOTR is not a mythology. It is a bonafide fantasy.

Mythologies have three things LOTR does not: they usually still involve the real world with maybe some parts being made up but generally they still take place in a real setting such as Greek mythology taking place... ancient Greece. Heracles didn't come from some made up country. He was born in Greece. Sure Olympus exist but that doesn't matter because that is where the gods are, not mortal people.

Second issue with the mythology argument: WE KNOW WHO MADE LOTR. For most mythologies, we actually don't know who started the mythology. And probably won't because a LOT of people contributed to mythologies especially in Greece. So its hard to determine who started the concept.

And the final issue: mythology is not something you can create. It is something that grows and becomes epic on its own. Until someone states that Aragorn fought Spider-Man and its totally considered canon despite any sources to really show that happened, its not a mythology. Mythology thrives on the contradictions and the uncertainties in the worlds created. Several times in Greek mythology, Dionysis is FAMOUS for having several backstories that completely change his character.

Sorry to Tolkien and his fans but Tolkien can't just create a mythology. What he did do is create one of the greatest fantasies that has ever been made before and set the standard for what fantasies are. But its not mythology. Its fantasy.