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# The Lord of the Rings

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Epic fantasy story by JRR Tolkien consisting of six books usually published in three volumes (two books each) in 1954-1955:

- The Fellowship of the Ring
- [The Two Towers]?
- [The Return of the King]?

This remarkable work by the mid-1960s had become, especially in its appeal to young people, a sociocultural phenomenon.

The Lord of the Rings is heavily influenced by Tolkien's interest in linguistics, [fairy tale]?s and Norse, Icelandic and Celtic? mythology. Tolkien designed a complete mythology for his realm of Middle Earth, including genealogies of characters, languages, runes, calenders and histories.

There was an animated film made in 1978, directed by [Ralph Bakshi]?, based on the Lord of the Rings, which covered only the first volume. The intended sequels never appeared.

A [live action film]? is currently (2001) being produced in New Zealand.

- The Fellowship of the Ring
  - Frodo Baggins
  - [Sam Gamgee]?
  - [Peregrin "Pippin" Took]?
  - [Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck]?
  - Aragorn
  - Boromir?
  - Legolas?
  - Gimli?
  - Gandalf

- Other Characters
  - Bilbo Baggins
  - Bill the Pony
  - [Bill Ferny]?
  - Elrond?
  - [Fatty Bolger]?
  - Galadriel?
  - Gollum?
  - Saruman
  - Sauron?
  - [Tom Bombadil]?
  - Treebeard?

- Pop-culture references to The Lord of the Rings
  - Led Zeppelin's 'Misty Mountain Hop' is named after Tolkien's Misty Mountains
  - Led Zeppelin's 'Ramble On' refers to Mordor?
  - Rush? has a song called 'Rivendell' on their [Fly By Night]? album.
  - Swedish musician [Bo Hansson]? has made an entire instrumental album based on The Lord of the Rings

The [Encyclopedia of Arda] is a good source for further information.

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