The Rough Guide to the Lord of the RingsThis guide to the Lord of the Rings provides an entertaining and informative insight into the books, the films and their creator, J.R.R. Tolkien. It serves as an introduction to those who have seen the films but fear the books are for anoraks and is of sufficient depth for devoted Tolkienites. It tracks the evolution of the Lord of the Rings phenomenon from Ronald Tolkien's upbringing and contemporaries such as C.S. Lewis to the revival of fantasy fiction, the obsessive fans and the trilogy's influence on figures from George Lucas to J.K. Rowling. There is also an in-depth look at the characters, a guide to Middle Earth and a rundown of the best film locations to visit, including practical details of how to get there and where best to stay. |
Contents
Introduction 3742 | 37 |
The Books 67108 | 67 |
The Motion Picture Trilogy 109148 | 109 |
The Characters 149184 | 149 |
Middleearth 185208 | 185 |
The Locations 209240 | 209 |
Ephemera 241272 | 241 |
The Context 273303 | 273 |
Common terms and phrases
adventure Allen & Unwin ancient Aragorn Arwen balrog battle became Bilbo Baggins Black Riders Boromir called cast characters Christopher Tolkien created dark Denethor dragon dwarves Edith edition Elrond elven elves Elvish English ents Eowyn epic evil Fangorn fans fantasy Faramir Father Francis Fellowship film Forest friends Frodo Galadriel Gamgee Gandalf George Allen Gimli Gollum Gondor Gríma HarperCollins Helm's Deep hero HIGHLIGHTS Hobbiton hobbits inspired Isengard journey JRR Tolkien King language Legolas Lewis literary London Lord Lórien Lúthien magic maps McKellen Merry and Pippin Middle-earth Minas Tirith Mirkwood Misty Mountains Mordor Morgoth Moria movie mythology myths Narnia Nazgûl novel Númenor orcs Oxford Peter Jackson played published rings of power ringwraiths Rivendell Rohan Ronald Sarehole Saruman Sauron Shelob Shire Silmarillion Sindarin song South Island story sword Théoden there's things Towers Treebeard trilogy uruk-hai Viggo Mortensen Wellington wizard Wormtongue writing Zealand
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