"poor AI and hours of ""lengthy and boring"" fetch quests. J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (SNES video game) J.R.R. Tolkien<nowiki>'</nowiki>s The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is an action role-playing game produced by Interplay Productions for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is an adaptation of ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The player begins the game as Frodo Baggins, and progressively acquires the remaining members of the Fellowship; Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf (Boromir strangely only makes a single brief appearance). With the addition"
"The Fellowship of the Ring The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel ""The Lord of the Rings"" by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by ""The Two Towers"" and ""The Return of the King"". It takes place in the fictional universe of Middle-earth. It was originally published on 29 July 1954 in the United Kingdom. The volume consists of a foreword, in which the author discusses his writing of ""The Lord of the Rings"", a prologue titled ""Concerning Hobbits, and other matters"", and the main narrative in Book"
"The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel ""The Hobbit"", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, ""The Lord of the Rings"" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who had in an earlier age created the One Ring to rule"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1954–1955). It is the first instalment in ""The Lord of the Rings series"", and was followed by """" (2002) and """" (2003), based on the second and third volumes of ""The Lord of the Rings"". Set in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron (Sala Baker), who is seeking the One Ring."
"recorded under the pseudonym 'Shagrat the Vagrant', before forming a band called Shagrat in 1970. The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel ""The Hobbit"", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, ""The Lord of the Rings"" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist, the"
"but they rejected the work as being obscure and ""too Celtic"". The result was that Tolkien began work on ""A Long Expected Party"", the first chapter of what he described at the time as ""a new story about Hobbits"", which became ""The Lord of the Rings"". ""The Silmarillion"" comprises five parts. The first part, ""Ainulindalë"", tells of the creation of Eä, the ""world that ""is"""". ""Valaquenta"", the second part, gives a description of the Valar and Maiar, the supernatural powers in Eä. The next section, ""Quenta Silmarillion"", which forms the bulk of the collection, chronicles the history of the events"
"One Ring The One Ring is an artefact that appears as the central plot element in J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1954–55). It is described in an earlier story, ""The Hobbit"" (1937), as a magic ring of invisibility. In the sequel, ""The Lord of the Rings"", Tolkien ascribes to the Ring a darker character, with malevolent power going far beyond conferring invisibility: it was created by Sauron the Dark Lord as part of his design to win dominion over Middle-earth. ""The Lord of the Rings"" concerns the quest to destroy the Ring to keep Sauron from"
"The Return of the King The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"", following ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" and ""The Two Towers"". The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by the Dark Lord Sauron. Tolkien conceived of ""The Lord of the Rings"" as a single volume comprising six ""books"" plus extensive appendices. The original publisher split the work into three volumes, publishing the fifth and sixth books with the appendices into the final volume with the title ""The Return"
"The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated high fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. It is an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy epic ""The Lord of the Rings"", comprising ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" and the first half of ""The Two Towers"". Set in Middle-earth, the film follows a group of hobbits, elves, men, dwarves, and wizards who form a fellowship. They embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron, and ensure his destruction. Ralph Bakshi encountered Tolkien's writing early in"
"the decision to publish ""The Lord of the Rings"" in three volumes was made, Tolkien had hoped to publish the novel in one volume, possibly also combined with ""The Silmarillion"". However, he had proposed titles for the individual six sections. Of the two books that comprise what became ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" the first was to be called ""The First Journey"" or ""The Ring Sets Out"". The name of the second was ""The Journey of the Nine Companions"" or ""The Ring Goes South"". The titles ""The Ring Sets Out"" and ""The Ring Goes South"" were used in the ""Millennium"
"The Two Towers The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel ""The Lord of the Rings"". It is preceded by ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" and followed by ""The Return of the King"". ""The Lord of the Rings"" is composed of six ""books"", aside from an introduction, a prologue and six appendices. The novel was originally published as three separate volumes due to post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. ""The Two Towers"" covers Books III and IV. Tolkien wrote, """"The Two Towers"" gets as near as possible to finding"
"fantasy books, ""The Lord of the Rings"" by J. R. R. Tolkien, is not a trilogy, though it is often referred to as such. Tolkien regarded it as a single work and divided it into a prologue, six books and six appendices. Because of the high cost of type-setting and the modest anticipated sales, it was originally published in three volumes to minimize any potential financial loss. It is still most commonly sold as three volumes, but has also been published in one-volume and seven-volume editions (six books and the appendices). Occasionally, more than three works are planned but never"
"Towers Mud"" and graphically oriented console games. The Two Towers The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel ""The Lord of the Rings"". It is preceded by ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" and followed by ""The Return of the King"". ""The Lord of the Rings"" is composed of six ""books"", aside from an introduction, a prologue and six appendices. The novel was originally published as three separate volumes due to post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. ""The Two Towers"" covers Books III and IV. Tolkien wrote, """"The Two Towers"""
"Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings ""The Lord of the Rings"", an epic high fantasy novel by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien, set in his fictional world of Middle-earth, has been adapted several times. Three film adaptations of ""The Lord of the Rings"" have been made. The first was ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1978), by animator Ralph Bakshi, the first part of what was originally intended to be a two-part adaptation of the story. The second, ""The Return of the King"" (1980), was a television special by Rankin-Bass. The third was director Peter Jackson's ""The Lord"
"The History of The Lord of the Rings The History of The Lord of the Rings is a four-volume work by Christopher Tolkien published between 1988 and 1992 that documents the process of J. R. R. Tolkien's writing of ""The Lord of the Rings"". The ""History"" is also numbered as volumes six to nine of ""The History of Middle-earth"" (""HoME"", as below). Some information concerning the appendices and a soon-abandoned sequel to the novel can also be found in volume twelve, ""The Peoples of Middle-earth"". The volumes include: The first volume of ""The History"" encompasses three initial stages of composition"
"First Age In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the First Age, or First Age of the Children of Ilúvatar is the heroic period in which most of Tolkien's early legends are set. Versions of these stories were later published in ""The Silmarillion"", and tales from this period lend a deep sense of time and history to the later period in which the action of ""The Lord of the Rings"" takes place. As explained in ""The Silmarillion"", the First Age ended with the final overthrow of Morgoth by the combined armies of Valinor and Beleriand. It covered a long"
"before and during the First Age, including the wars over the Silmarils that gave the book its title. The fourth part, ""Akallabêth"", relates the history of the Downfall of Númenor and its people, which takes place in the Second Age. The final part, ""Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"", is a brief account of the circumstances which led to and were presented in ""The Lord of the Rings"". The five parts were initially separate works, but it was the elder Tolkien's express wish that they be published together. Because J. R. R. Tolkien died before he finished"
"Ring"" was the working title of ""Book 5"" of 'The Lord of the Rings' (the first half of the eventual third volume). J. R. R. Tolkien wanted to use this as the overall title for the third volume of ""The Lord of the Rings"", feeling that the title ""The Return of the King"" gave away too much of the plot. War of the Ring In the fictional high fantasy-world of J. R. R. Tolkien, the War of the Ring was fought between Sauron and the free peoples of Middle-earth for control of the One Ring and dominion over the continent."
"the Rings"". The role of the kingdom emerged gradually, when a side adventure in the plot became the focus of later writings. The textual history was traced by Christopher Tolkien in ""The History of Middle-earth"", and the subject has gained attention from later researchers and fans. The history of Gondor (""Land of Stone"", from Sindarin ""gond"" ""stone"" and ""dor"" ""land"") is described in several of Tolkien's works, with different levels of detail. Within the narrative of ""The Lord of the Rings"", the kingdom is first introduced at the Council of Elrond, with a brief summary of the Second and Third"
"I and Book II. Tolkien envisioned ""The Lord of the Rings"" as a single volume work divided into six sections he called ""books"" along with extensive appendices. The original publisher made the decision to split the work into three parts. It was also the publisher's decision to place the fifth and sixth books and the appendices into one volume under the title ""The Return of the King"", in reference to Aragorn's assumption of the throne of Gondor. Tolkien indicated he would have preferred ""The War of the Ring"" as a title, as it gave away less of the story. Before"
"(published 1937) and ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1954). In Tolkien's legendarium, the One Ring was forged by the Dark Lord Sauron in order to enslave the inhabitants of Middle-earth. The Tolkien Society have been associated with setting up the ""Ring Room"" at Vyne, which includes the Ring of Silvianus in a rotating display case, a first edition of ""The Hobbit"" and a copy of the curse. There is also a Middle-earth adventure playground in the grounds. Lynn Forest-Hill of the Tolkien Society expressed pleasure at the discovery of a material source for the One Ring described in Tolkien's novels,"
"the novel ""The Initiation of the World"" by writer, painter, and mystic Vera Stanley Alder and ""The Lord of the Rings"" trilogy by writer J.R.R. Tolkien. Regarding the story, Anderson has admitted ""it's not that well mapped out - there's a vague interpretation of a planet and four tribes being representative of rhythm, scale and bell tones creating sound around scale, and chorale... I just thought of the story as three magicians coming out of space to take these tribes from one planet to another to save them from destruction. It's a very simple story really, it isn't so complicated."
"prince; and Gandalf, a wizard. The work was initially intended by Tolkien to be one volume of a two-volume set, the other to be ""The Silmarillion"", but this idea was dismissed by his publisher. For economic reasons, ""The Lord of the Rings"" was published in three volumes over the course of a year from 29 July 1954 to 20 October 1955. The three volumes were titled ""The Fellowship of the Ring"", ""The Two Towers"" and ""The Return of the King"". Structurally, the novel is divided internally into six books, two per volume, with several appendices of background material included at"
"praised ""The Return of the King"" and found ""The Lord of the Rings"" a ""masterpiece of the genre"". Anthony Boucher praised the volume as ""a masterly narration of tremendous and terrible climactic events"", although he also noted that Tolkien's prose ""seems sometimes to be protracted for its own sake"". The Return of the King The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"", following ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" and ""The Two Towers"". The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson and based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel ""The Lord of the Rings"". It is the second instalment in ""The Lord of the Rings"" film series, preceded by """" (2001) and concluding with """" (2003). Continuing the plot of ""The Fellowship of the Ring"", the film intercuts three storylines. Frodo and Sam continue their journey towards Mordor to destroy the One Ring, meeting and joined by Gollum, the ring's"
"The Lord of the Rings (film series) The Lord of the Rings is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the novel ""The Lord of the Rings"" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled """" (2001), """" (2002) and """" (2003). They are a New Zealand-American venture produced by WingNut Films and The Saul Zaentz Company and distributed by New Line Cinema. The trilogy was one of the biggest and most ambitious film projects ever undertaken. It had a budget of $281 to $330 million depending on"
"work on ""The New Hobbit"", which would eventually become ""The Lord of the Rings"", a course that would not only change the context of the original story, but lead to substantial changes to the character of Gollum. In the first edition of ""The Hobbit"", Gollum willingly bets his magic ring on the outcome of the riddle-game, and he and Bilbo part amicably. In the second edition edits, to reflect the new concept of the One Ring and its corrupting abilities, Tolkien made Gollum more aggressive towards Bilbo and distraught at losing the ring. The encounter ends with Gollum's curse, ""Thief!"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy adventure film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"". It is the third and final instalment in ""The Lord of the Rings"" trilogy, following """" (2001) and """" (2002), preceding ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy (2012–14). Released on 17 December 2003, ""The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"" became one of the most critically and commercially"
"quest to destroy the One Ring, a powerful and evil talisman created by the Dark Lord Sauron to control Middle-earth (the continent on which Tolkien's story takes place; it loosely represents the Old World in a fictional ancient era). Sauron lost the Ring in battle thousands of years before the beginning of the story, and it is now held in secret in the Shire by the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, who passes it on to Frodo Baggins, one of the story's main protagonists. Early in ""The Fellowship of the Ring"", the wizard Gandalf describes Saruman as ""the chief of my order"""
"the 'good' characters have darker sides that feature in the story, and likewise some of the villains have ""good impulses"". Therefore the categorization of characters as either 'protagonists' or 'antagonists' below indicates their ""general"" role in the story. ""The Lord of the Rings"" started as a sequel to J. R. R. Tolkien's work ""The Hobbit,"" published in 1937. The popularity of ""The Hobbit"" had led George Allen & Unwin, the publishers, to request a sequel. Tolkien warned them that he wrote quite slowly, and responded with several stories he had already developed. Having rejected his contemporary drafts for ""The Silmarillion"","
"or, as Christopher Tolkien calls them, ""phases"", and finishes with the Fellowship of the Ring entering the Mines of Moria. The second volume continues to the meeting with Théoden king of Rohan, and includes discussions of the original map of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, and of the evolution of Cirth. The third volume, ""The War of the Ring"" continues to the opening of the Black Gate. The last volume finishes the story and features the rejected ""Epilogue"", in which Sam answers his children's questions. It also includes ""The Notion Club Papers"" (a time-travel story related to"
"Frodo Baggins Frodo Baggins is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, and the main protagonist of ""The Lord of the Rings"". Frodo is a hobbit of the Shire who inherits the One Ring from his cousin (referred to as his uncle) Bilbo Baggins and undertakes the quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom. He is also mentioned in Tolkien's posthumously published works, ""The Silmarillion"" and ""Unfinished Tales"". Frodo did not appear until the third draft of ""A Long-Expected Party"" (the first chapter of ""The Lord of the Rings""), when he was named Bingo (after"
"Hobbit Hobbits are a fictional, diminutive, humanoid race who inhabit the lands of Middle-earth in J. R. R. Tolkien’s fiction. They are also referred to as Halflings. Hobbits first appeared in the novel ""The Hobbit"", whose titular hobbit is the protagonist Bilbo Baggins. The novel ""The Lord of the Rings"" includes as major characters the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, and Meriadoc Brandybuck, as well as several other minor hobbit characters. Hobbits are also briefly mentioned in ""The Silmarillion"" and ""Unfinished Tales"". According to the author in the prologue to ""The Lord of the Rings"", hobbits are ""relatives"""