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The Lord of the Rings
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April 1, 2017
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Come back once more to the end of the Third Age and the terrible struggle to defeat the Shadow that would…more

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JRR Tolkien is one of the greatest fantasy writers of all time and he proved this by dedicating his life to it. He used personal experiances during the war, his friendships and love and creativity and imagery within his work to bring it to life. The Lord of the rings was his main work that is set in a triology format but is read as one single volume, it touches on all aspects but its main theme is love and the power of love in friendship and unity which continues throughout the novel; love conqu ...more
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