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The Lord of the Rings Series

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Series: The Lord of the Rings (1-3)

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An epic book. What more can you say? (

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simocat | Nov 14, 2009 |

I wish there was a higher, special rating for the Lord of the Rings. LOTR is a genre-creating titan and a great work of literature. (

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SendersName | Nov 11, 2009 |

David has read this book at least 10 times. I saw all the movies and liked them and finally read the book. I don't think I could have kept track of things if I had not seen the movies. (

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Vhcred | Nov 8, 2009 |

Best epic fantasy book ever. (

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Anagarika | Nov 3, 2009 |

The Big Daddy that all fantasy gets benchmarked against.I read it in 1982 (by a different publisher) at 10 years old, and was totally taken in by the rich story and characters. Ok, I skipped over the songs and poetry, as they added very little for me.Living in Oxford allowed me to visit one of the pubs that he used to frequent. (

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Series (with order)

The Lord of the Rings (100|1-3)

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The Lord of the Rings Series

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Important events

The Council of Elrond

the crowning of Aragorn

Destruction of Isengard

Awards and honors

International Fantasy Award (1957)

Waterstones Books of the Century (1997, No 1)

Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books (1997, No 17)

Time's All-Time 100 Novels selection

BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 01)

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Epigraph

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,

One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

Dedication

First words

When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.

Quotations

I regret to announce that—though, as I said, eleventy-one years is far too short a time to spend among you—this is the END. I am going. I am leaving NOW. GOOD-BYE!

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far away the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too quick to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

Health and hope grew strong in them, and they were content with each good day as it came, taking pleasure in every meal, and in every word and song.

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Disambiguation notice

Includes The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.

[ABRIDGED] Ian Holms (performer)

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Dol Guldur

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Middle-earth

Minor places in Middle-earth

Mordor

One Ring

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion

Timeline of Arda

Took clan

Translations of The Lord of the Rings

Wolfgang Krege

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0618260587, Hardcover)

Three-volume boxed set edition lavishly illustrated in full color by Alan Lee

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.

On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, the hobbits Merry, Pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.

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