| J.R.R. Tolkien published "The Hobbit",
a novel which produced into three classic novels which have
been passed down from generation to generation. The first
of the trilogy is "The Fellowship of the Ring" followed
by "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the
King", with the first two published in '54 and the latter
in 1955. 46 years after the last of Tolkien's trilogy was
published came the screen adaptation of The Lord of the Ring:
The Fellowship of the Rings, an adaptation that fans have
been waiting years for.
"One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them.
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them."
For decades, the words above have ignited the imaginations
of more than 100 million readers around the globe. They were
first read in 1954, when J.R.R. Tolkiens The Fellowship
of the Ring, the first volume in his towering three-part epic,
The Lord of the Rings, was published.
Tolkiens work was to have a profound effect on generations
of readers, defining for many the archetypal struggle between
good and evil, and was voted in worldwide polls the Book
of the Century. It set the benchmark for the modern
epic in its creation of an entirely new and thrillingly vital
universe. It introduced an unforgettable hero the Hobbit
Frodo Baggins caught up in a war of mythic proportions
in Middle-earth, a world full of magic and lore. Most of all,
it celebrated the power of loyal friendship and individual
courage, a power that may hold at bay even the most devastating
forces of darkness.
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The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of The Ring and the
characters and the places therein, The Saul Zaentz
Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line
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