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…I am going to review The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein, (1892 - 1973) who, as most people know wrote the 'Lord Of The Rings' trilogy but also many others such as 'A Question of Time' and 'The Peoples Of Middle Earth'. I feel that The Hobbit is a good book…

…that took Ronald eighteen years to complete. After a few failed attempts to show his publisher The Silmarillion, Ronald began work on The Lord of the Rings, which went into printing in 1954 (Doughan). On many occasions he pronounced himself “dead stuck,” he…

…Vocabulary Serf: A member of a feudal class of people in Europe, bound to the land and owned by a lord. Oath of Fealty: A contractual agreement between two parties, the lord and the vassal, to agree to a set of obligations. Vassal: A person…

…life (or the lives of your soldiers, at least). If you were the little dog, a goodly (and I mean goodly) bit of everything you made or grew or raised (even your children on occasion) had to go to your lord. Then you had to sit back and hope that the next…

…tells about the cultures and behaviors of the locals of Malacandra. I, and many others, believe that J.R.R. Tolkien is the best Fantasy writer of all time. His Lord of the Rings saga is a prime example of high fantasy and is sometimes said to be the basis…

…, these servants, and this same myself are yours, my lord's. I give them with this ring, which when you part from, lose, or give away, let it presage the ruin of your love, and be my vantage to exclaim on you" (Act III, scene ii, lines 170-174). Portia is, in essence…

…in the language of Mordor appear on the ring. These confirm the ring's great and evil power: "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." Frodo's ring belongs, in fact, to Sauron, the Dark Lord who…

…and faithfulness, to remind them of the vow and the which they have made this day; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The couple place the ring on each other, on the forth finger…

…A Tolkien’s essay J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbitt, The Lord of The Rings and The Silmarillion among other books which, together, created an absorbing fantasy world that has inspired hundreds of writers, artists and fans all over the world. According…

…JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings have inspired me to study the world he has created. One of the aspects that is of great interest to me is the armor and weapons used by the warriors and armies of Middle. In many ways Tolkien has modeled…