Category: Tolkien
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Why I Love Bilbo Baggins
Close your eyes for fifteen seconds and picture a fantasy protagonist. It can be a specific one from a specific book, or it can be a nameless representation of the genre. Just picture the guy you imagine as a fantasy hero. Chances are that you imagined some kind of heroic looking knight. Or perhaps a…
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The Hobbit: Which Version is Best?
The Hobbit is my favorite book of all time. I can go back and read it over and over again and never get tired of it. It’s a classic tale that will stick with me for as long as I live. But there are multiple versions of this story out there. Yes, you can go…
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The Return of the King: End of a Masterpiece
At last. We come to the end. We’ve gone through Fellowship and Two Towers. Now, to talk about the legendary conclusion to the greatest fantasy series of all time. As a kid, The Return of the King was my favorite movie of all time. Granted, I had no sense of what was good and what…
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The Silmarillion: Religious History Textbook, Fantasy Edition
Written By: J.R.R. Tolkien Edited By: Christopher Tolkien Page Count: 365 Narrated By: Martin Shaw Published: September 15th, 1977 Link to Purchase Of all the writers that have ever published a book at any point in their lives, none have inspired me more than J.R.R. Tolkien. His characters and world inspired me more than anything…
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