The Fellowship of the Ring: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel: Book 1 (The Lord of the Rings)

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Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli pursue a band of Uruk-hai to save their companions Merry and Pippin, entering the kingdom of Rohan. The Uruk-hai are ambushed by a group of Rohirrim, allowing Merry and Pippin to escape into Fangorn Forest. Meeting Aragorn's group, the Rohirrim's leader Éomer explains that he and his men have been exiled by Rohan's king, Théoden, who is under the control of Saruman and his servant Gríma Wormtongue. Éomer believes Merry and Pippin were killed during the raid but leaves the group two horses. In Fangorn, Aragorn's group encounters Gandalf, who after his fight against the Balrog was resurrected as Gandalf the White to help save Middle-earth. The Return of the King was especially delayed as Tolkien revised the ending and prepared appendices (some of which had to be left out because of space constraints). Tolkien did not like the title The Return of the King, believing it gave away too much of the storyline, but deferred to his publisher's preference. [52] Tolkien wrote that the title The Two Towers "can be left ambiguous", [T 12] but considered naming the two as Orthanc and Barad-dûr, Minas Tirith and Barad-dûr, or Orthanc and the Tower of Cirith Ungol. [T 13] However, a month later he wrote a note published at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring and later drew a cover illustration, both of which identified the pair as Minas Morgul and Orthanc. [53] [54] U.S. and Canada: "All Time Domestic Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004.

The following are the cast members who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the extended version of the films. [14] [15] [16] Character No punitive damages in Rings case". BBC News. 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008 . Retrieved 27 September 2008. J. R. R. Tolkien Collection: Marquette Archives | Raynor Memorial Libraries | Marquette University". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Davidson, Paul (25 January 2002). "A Longer Fellowship Ending?". IGN. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011 . Retrieved 19 January 2022. a b Shippey, Tom (2003). "Foreword". A Tolkien Compass (Seconded.). Open Court. pp.vii–xi. ISBN 0-87548-303-8.

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In 1990, Recorded Books published an audio version of The Lord of the Rings, [121] read by the British actor Rob Inglis. A large-scale musical theatre adaptation, The Lord of the Rings, was first staged in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2006 and opened in London in June 2007; it was a commercial failure. [122] Film Crew Embarks on Tolkien Adventures". Herr der Ringe Film. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020 . Retrieved 19 December 2020. The Lord Of The Rings – The Return Of The King [Extended version]". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018 . Retrieved 9 May 2019. a b "Producer sues over Lord of the Rings profits". The Guardian. 19 August 2004 . Retrieved 20 May 2021. a b Kullmann, Thomas (2013). "Poetic Insertions in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings". Connotations: A Journal for Critical Debate. 23 (2): 283–309. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018 . Retrieved 15 May 2020.

Ajami, Amer (17 July 2002). "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Preview". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021 . Retrieved 10 November 2014. Corliss, Richard (29 December 2009). "The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03) – 10 Best Movies of the Decade". Time. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011 . Retrieved 19 January 2022. The only potential confusion in the Lord of the Rings-Hobbit timeline comes from the fact that The Hobbit trilogy is set 60 years before The Lord of the Rings, despite being released a decade later. Bilbo departs on one last adventure, leaving the One Ring with Frodo; Gandalf warns Frodo he must leave the Shire, as Sauron ( the Lord of the Rings) and his evil cronies — specifically the Nazgûl, a host of nine horse-mounted wraiths — will be coming for the ring. Frodo departs the Shire with his best friend, Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin), along with fellow hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippen (Billy Boyd). Higgins, Andrew (2014). "Tolkien's Poetry (2013), edited by Julian Eilmann and Allan Turner". Journal of Tolkien Research. 1 (1). Article 4. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019 . Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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The Lord of the Rings has had a profound and wide-ranging impact on popular culture, beginning with its publication in the 1950s, but especially during the 1960s and 1970s, when young people embraced it as a countercultural saga. [144] " Frodo Lives!" and "Gandalf for President" were two phrases popular amongst United States Tolkien fans during this time. [145] Its impact is such that the words "Tolkienian" and "Tolkienesque" have entered the Oxford English Dictionary, and many of his fantasy terms, formerly little-known in English, such as " Orc" and " Warg", have become widespread in that domain. [146] a b At least 38 languages are listed at the FAQ. This number is a very conservative estimate; some 56 translations are listed at translations of The Lord of the Rings, and 57 languages are listed at Elrond's Library. The Lord Of The Rings – The Two Towers". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018 . Retrieved 9 May 2019.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020 . Retrieved 11 November 2020. The prologue explains that the work is "largely concerned with hobbits", telling of their origins in a migration from the east, their habits such as smoking " pipe-weed", and how their homeland the Shire is organised. It explains how the narrative follows on from The Hobbit, in which the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins finds the One Ring, which had been in the possession of Gollum. Thompson, George H. (1985). "Early Review of Books by J.R.R. Tolkien". Mythlore. 12 (1 (43) Autumn 1985): 58–63. JSTOR 26810708.

As with The Battle of the Five Armies, The Return of the King’s plot is essentially all spoilers, so we’ll again highlight only the broadest story beats. Gollum, exploiting the influence of the Ring, pits Frodo against Sam and leads the former into the lair of a deadly foe. The other members of the Fellowship, meanwhile, partake in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields — a massive, final fight against the dark forces of Sauron. New York film critics honor 'Rings' ". Today. 15 December 2003. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014 . Retrieved 19 January 2022. Tolkien's own cover design for The Two Towers". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 22 January 2020.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020 . Retrieved 11 November 2020.