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Life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien
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Сања Ђорђевић, проф
Милош Брајевић, IV4
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Life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien (by William Dooling and Zhi Cheng Low)
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Table of Contents
Life ............................................................................................................................................. 4
J.R.R. Tolkien’s quotes found in his works ........................................................................... 5
About the novel The Lord of the Rings ................................................................................... 6
The Fellowship of the Ring ....................................................................................................... 8
The Two Towers ...................................................................................................................... 10
The Return of the King ........................................................................................................... 12
About the novel The Hobbit ................................................................................................... 14
An Unexpected Journey .......................................................................................................... 15
The Desolation of Smaug ........................................................................................................ 18
My conclusion about Tolkien’s works .................................................................................. 21
Literature ................................................................................................................................ 22
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Life
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3rd January 1892 – 2nd September 1973) was an English writer,
poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy
works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings. and The Silmarillion.
He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke
College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford from 1945 to 1959. He was at one time a close friend of
C. S. Lewis—they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the
Inklings. Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen
Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.
After his father’s death, Tolkien’s son Christopher published a series of works based on his
father’s extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. These,
together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings form a connected body of tales, poems,
fictional histories, invented languages, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda,
and Middle-earth within it. Between 1951 and 1955, Tolkien applied the term legendarium to
the larger part of these writings. While many other authors had published works of fantasy
before Tolkien, the great success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings led directly to a
popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the
"father" of modem fantasy literature—or, more precisely, of high fantasy.
In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Forbes ranked him the 5th top-earning "dead celebrity" in 2009.
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s quotes found in his works
"Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."
"May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out."
The Fellowship of the Ring
"May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks."
The Hobbit
Smaug: "There is something about you, something you carry, something made of gold, but far,
more PRECIOUS"
Desolation of Smaug
"Home is behind, the world ahead, and there are many paths to tread through shadows to the
edge of night, until the stars are all alight."
The Lord of the Rings
"We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses.
Wicked, tricksy, false!" – Gollum
"The company of the Ring shall be Nine; and the Nine Walkers shall be sent against the Nine
Riders that are evil. With you and your faithful servant, Gandalf will go; for this shall be his
great task, and maybe the end of his labours." "For the rest, they shall represent the other Free
Peoples of the World: Elves, Dwarves, and Men " – Elrond
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About the novel The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author J. R. R.
Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien’s 1937 children’s fantasy novel The Hobbit,
but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and
1949, much of it during World War II. It is the second best-selling novel 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 other Rings of Power as the ultimate weapon in
his campaign to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth. From quiet beginnings in the Shire, a
hobbit land not unlike the English countryside, the story ranges across northwest Middleearth, following the course of the War of the Ring through the eyes of its characters, the
hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck and
Peregrin "Pippin" Took, but also the hobbit’s chief allies and travelling companions: the Men
Aragorn, a Ranger of the North and Boromir, a Captain of Gondor; Gimli, a Dwarf warrior;
Legolas, an Elven 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 the end of
the third volume. Some editions combine the entire work into a single volume.
Text inscribed on the inner side of the Ring
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Tolkien’s work has been the subject of extensive analysis of its themes and origins. Although
a major work in itself, the story was only the last movement of a larger epic Tolkien had worked
on since 1917, in a process he described as mythopoeia. Influences on this earlier work, and on
the story of The Lord of the Rings, include philology, mythology, religion and the author’s
distaste for the effects of industrialization, as well as earlier fantasy works and Tolkien’s
experiences in World War I. The Lord of the Rings in its turn is considered to have had a great
effect on modern fantasy; the impact of Tolkien’s works is such that the use of the words
"Tolkienian" and "Tolkienesque" have been recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary.
The enduring popularity of The Lord of the Rings has led to numerous references in popular
culture, the founding of many societies by fans of Tolkien’s works, and the publication of many
books about Tolkien and his works. The Lord of the Rings has inspired, and continues to inspire,
artwork, music, films and television, video games, and subsequent literature. Award-winning
adaptations of The Lord of the Rings have been made for radio, theatre, and film.
Tolkien’s design of the books for the first edition
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The Fellowship of the Ring
The story begins in the Shire, where the Hobbit Frodo Baggins inherits the Ring from Bilbo
Baggins, his cousin and guardian. Neither one is aware of its origin and nature, but Gandalf the
Grey, a wizard and old friend of Bilbo, suspects the Ring’s identity. When he becomes certain,
he strongly advises Frodo to take it away from the Shire. Frodo leaves, accompanied by his
gardener and friend, Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, and two cousins, Meriadoc "Merry"
Brandybuck and Peregrin "Pippin" Took. They nearly encounter the Nazgul while still in the
Shire, but shake off pursuit by cutting through the Old Forcst, where they are aided by the
enigmatic Tom Bombadil, who alone is unaffected by the Ring’s corrupting influence. After
leaving the forcst, they stopped in the town of Bree where they meet Strider, who is later
revealed to be Aragorn, Isildur’s heir. He persuades them to take him on as guide and protector.
They flee from Bree after narrowly escaping another assault, but the Nazguls followed and
attacked them on the hill of Weathertop, wounding Frodo with a Morgul blade. Aragorn leads
the hobbits toward the Elven refuge of Rivendell, while Frodo gradually succumbs to the
wound. The Ringwraiths nearly overtake Frodo at the Ford of Bruinen, but flood waters
summoned by Elrond, master of Rivendell, rise up and overwhelm them.
Frodo recovers in Rivendell under the care of Elrond. The Council of Elrond reveals much
significant history about Sauron and the Ring, as well as the news that Sauron has corrupted
Gandalfs fellow wizard, Saruman. The Council decides that the Ring must be destroyed, but
that can only be done by returning it to the flames of Mount Doom in Mordor, where it was
forged. Frodo volunteers to take on this daunting task, and a "Fellowship of the Ring" is formed
to aid him: Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, and the
Man Boromir, son of the Ruling Steward Denethor of the realm of Gondor.
After a failed attempt to cross the Misty Mountains via the pass below Caradhras, the company
are forced to try a more perilous path through the Mines of Moria, where they are attacked by
the Watcher in the Water before the gate. Inside, they discover the fate of Balin and his colony
of Dwarves. After repulsing an attack, they are pursued by orcs and an ancient and powerful
demonic creature called a Balrog. Gandalf confronts the Balrog, but in their struggle, both fall
into a deep chasm. The others escape and take refuge in the Elven forcst of Lothlorien, where
they are counselled by Galadriel and Celeborn.
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With boats and gifts from Galadriel, the company travel down the river Anduin to the hill of
Amon Hen. Boromir succumbs to the lure of the Ring and attempts to take it from Frodo.
Frodo escapes and determines to continue the quest alone, though Sam guesses hi intent and
comes along. The Fellowship of the Ring is broken.
The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Two Towers
Orcs were sent by Saruman and Sauron to kill Boromir and kidnap Merry and Pippin. After
agonizing over which pair of hobbits to follow, Aragom, Gimli and Legolas pursue the orcs
bearing Merry and Pippin to Saruman. In the kingdom of Rohan, the orcs are slain by a company
of the Rohirrim. Merry and Pippin escape into Fangom Forcst, where they are befriended
by Treebeard, the oldest of the tree-like Ents. Aragom, Gimli and Legolas track the hobbits to
Fangom, and encounter Gandalf, resurrected as the significantly more powerful "Gandalf the
White" after his mutually fatal duel with the Balrog. Gandalf assures them that Merry and
Pippin are safe. They then ride to Edoras, the capital of Rohan, where they free Theoden,
King of Rohan, from the influence of Saruman’s henchman Grima Wormtongue. Theoden
musters his fighting strength and rides to the ancient fortress of Helm’s Deep, but en route
Gandalf leaves to seek the help from Treebeard.
Meanwhile, the Ents, roused from their customarily peaceful ways by Merry and Pippin,
attack Isengard, Saruman’s stronghold, and trap the wizard in the tower of Orthanc. Gandalf
convinces Treebeard to send an army of Huorns to Theoden’s aid. Gandalf and Rohirrim
reinforcements arrive at Helm’s Deep just in time to defeat and scattered Saruman’s army. The
Huorns dispose of the fleeing orcs, Gandalf then parleys with Saruman at Orthanc. When
Saruman rejects his offer of redemption, Gandalf strips him of his rank and most of his
powers. Pippin looks into a palantir, a seeing-stone that Saruman had used to communicate
with Sauron and through which he was enslaved. Gandalf rides for Minas Tirith, chief city of
Gondor, taking Pippin with him.
Frodo and Sam capture Gollum, who had been following them from Moira, and force him to
guide them to Mordor. Finding Mordor’s Black Gate too well guarded to attempt, they travel
instead to a secret passage Gollum knows. Torn between his loyalty to Frodo and his desire for
the Ring, Gollum eventually betrays Frodo by leading him to the great spider Shelob in the
tunnels of Cirith Ungol. Frodo is felled by Shelob’s sting, but Sam fights her off. Sam takes the
Ring and leaves Frodo, believing him to be dead. When orcs find Frodo, Sam overhears them
say that Frodo is only unconscious, and chases after them.
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Gollum
Frodo and Sam, played by Elijah Wood and Sean Austin
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The Return of the King
Sauron unleashes a heavy assault upon Gondor. Gandalf arrives at Minas Tirith to alert
Denethor of the impending attack. The city is besieged, and Denethor, deceived by Sauron,
gives up hope and commits suicide, nearly taking his remaining son Faramir with him. Aragorn
feels he has no choice but to take the Paths of the Dead in order to reach Gondor in time,
accompanied by Legolas, Gimli and the Ddnedain Rangers from the North. There Aragorn
raises an undead army of oath-breakers bound by an ancient curse. The ghostly army help them
to defeat the Corsairs of Umbar invading southern Gondor. Commandeering the ships of the
Corsairs, Aragorn leads reinforcements up the Anduin to relieve the siege of Minas Tirith, and
the forces of Gondor and Rohan defeat Sauron’s army in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
Army of the Dead
Meanwhile, Sam rescues Frodo from the tower of Cirith Ungol, and they set out across Mordor.
In order to distract Sauron from his true danger, Aragorn leads the armies of Gondor and Rohan
in a march on the Black Gate of Mordor. His vastly outnumbered troops fight desperately
against Sauron’s forces. Reaching the edge of the Cracks of Doom, Frodo is unable to resist the
Ring any longer, and suddenly and fiercely claims it for himself. But Gollum suddenly
reappears, struggles with Frodo and bites off his finger, Ring and all. Celebrating wildly,
Gollum accidentally falls into the fire, taking the Ring with him; and so Frodo’s mission is
completed. With the destruction of the One Ring, Sauron is permanently shorn of his power,
the Nazgal perish, and his armies are thrown into such disarray that Aragorn’s forces emerge
victorious.
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With the end of the War of the Ring, Aragorn is crowned Elessar, King of Amor and Gondor,
and marries his long-time love, Arwen, daughter of Elrond. Saruman escapes from Isengard
and, seeking to carve out a new kingdom, enslaves the Shire. The four hobbits, upon returning
home, raise a rebellion and overthrow him. Grima turns on Saruman and kills him, and is slain
in turn by hobbit archers. The War of the Ring thus comes to its true end on Frodo’s very
doorstep.
Aragorn’s and Arwen’s coronation
Merry and Pippin are acclaimed heroes, while Sam marries Rosie Cotton and uses his gifts from
Galadriel to help heal the Shire. He later becomes mayor of the shire. Frodo, however, remains
wounded in body and spirit after having borne the oppressive weight of the One Ring so long.
Several years later, accompanied by Bilbo and Gandalf, he sails from the Grey Havens west
over the Sea to the Undying Lands to find peace. After Rosie’s death, Sam gives his daughter
the Red Book of Westmarch, containing the account of Bilbo’s adventures and the War of the
Ring as witnessed by the hobbits, Sam is then said to have crossed west over the Sea himself,
the last of the Ring-bearers.
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About the novel The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any
farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf
and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure.
They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a
large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his
journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature
known as Gollum.
Tolkien’s drawing of the Smaug flying around the Mountain
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An Unexpected Journey
Approaching his 111th birthday, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins begins writing down the full story
of his adventure 60 years earlier for the benefit of his nephew Frodo. Long before Bilbo’s
involvement, the Dwarf king Thror brings an era of prosperity for his kin under the Lonely
Mountain until the arrival of the dragon Smaug. Destroying the nearby town of Dale, Smaug
drives the Dwarves out of their mountain and takes their hoard of gold. Thror’s grandson Thorin
sees King Thranduil and his Wood-elves on a nearby hillside, and is dismayed when they take
their leave rather than aid his people, resulting in Thorin’s everlasting hatred of Elves.
Smaug in flight and dwarves marching, one of the earliest Tolkien’s drawings
An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest
to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon
Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining
a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield.
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Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must
escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever...
Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shorcs of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo
Baggins not only discovers depths of courage that surprises even him, he also gains possession
of Gollum’s "precious", a simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways
Bilbo cannot even dream to know.
In the Shire, 50-year-old Bilbo is tricked by the wizard Gandalf the Grey into hosting a party
for Thorin and his company of dwarves: Balin, Dwalin, Fili, Kili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin,
Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur. Gandalfs aim is to recruit Bilbo as the company’s "burglar" to aid
them in their quest to enter the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo is unwilling to accept at first but has a
change of heart after the company leaves without him. Travelling onward, the company is
captured by three trolls. Bilbo stalls the trolls from eating them until dawn; when Gandalf
exposes the trolls to sunlight, it turns them to stone. They search the trolls’ cave and find
treasure and Elven blades. Thorin and Gandalf each take an Elf-made blade—Orcrist and
Glamdring, respectively—with the latter finding an Elven shortsword, which he gives to Bilbo.
The company meets the wizard Radagast the Brown, who tells them of an encounter at Dol
Guldur with the Necromancer, a sorcerer who has been corrupting Greenwood with dark magic.
The company is then chased by orcs on wargs. Radagast covers the company’s escape as
Gandalf leads the company through a stone pass to Rivendell. There. Lord Elrond discloses a
hidden indication of a secret door on the company’s map of the Lonely Mountain, which will
be visible only on Durin’s Day. Gandalf later approaches the White Council—consisting of
Elrond, Galadriel and Saraman the ‘White—about his involvement with the dwarves. He also
presents a Morgul blade Radagast obtained from Dol Guldur as a sign that the Necromancer is
linked to the Witch-king.. of Angmar, despite Saruman’s skepticism. When Saruman presses
concern to the more present matter of the dwarves and Smaug, requesting that Gandalf put an
end to the quest, Gandalf secretly reveals to Galadriel he had anticipated this and had the
dwarves move forward on their quest without him.
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The company journeys into the Misty Mountains where they find themselves amid a colossal
battle between stone giants. They take refuge in a cave and are captured by Goblins, who take
them to their leader, the Great Goblin. Bilbo becomes separated from the dwarves and falls into
a cave where he encounters Gollum, who accidentally drops a golden ring while killing a stray
goblin to eat. Pocketing the ring, Bilbo finds himself confronted by Gollum. They play a riddle
game, wagering that Bilbo will be shown the way out if he wins or eaten by Gollum if he loses.
Bilbo eventually wins by asking Gollum what he has in his pocket. Noticing his ring is lost,
Gollum suspects that Bilbo possesses it and attacks him. Bilbo discovers that the ring grants
him invisibility, but when he has a chance to kill Gollum, Bilbo spares his life and escapes
while Gollum curses the hobbit.
Azog
Meanwhile, the Great Goblin reveals to the dwarves that Azog, an Orc war-chief who beheaded
Thror and lost his forearm to Thorin in battle outside the Dwarven kingdom of Moria, has
placed a bounty on Thorin’s head. Gandalf arrives and leads the dwarves in an escape and kills
the Great Goblin. Bilbo exits the mountain and re-joins the company, keeping secret his newly
obtained ring. The company is ambushed by Azog and his hunting party, and takes refuge in
trees. Thorin charges at Azog, but is knocked unconscious and left defenceless on the ground.
Bilbo saves Thorin from the orcs just as the company is rescued by eagles. They escape to the
safety of the Carrock where Gandalf is able to revive Thorin. In the distance, the company sees
the Lonely Mountain. where the sleeping Smaug is awakened by the knocking sound of a
thrush.
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The Desolation of Smaug
At the Inn of the Prancing Pony in Bree, Gandalf persuades Thorin Oakenshield to obtain the
Arkenstone to unite the Dwarves, and suggests that a stealthy- burglar may be needed to steal
the jewel back from Smaug.
Arkenstone
One year later, Thorin and his company are being, pursued by Azog.-, and his Orc party down
the Carrock following the events of the previous film. Bilbo informs the group that a bear is
also tracking them, and are ushered along by Gandalf to the nearby home of Beorn to seek his
assistance. Beorn is revealed to be a skin-changer who sometimes takes the form of the bear.
That night, Azog is summoned to Dol Guldur and instructs his son Bolg to take over the hunt
for Thorin. The following day, Beorn escorts the company to the borders of Mirkwood, where
Gandalf discovers Black Speech graffiti imprinted on an old ruin. This coincides with a
telepathic message from Galadriel urging him to investigate the tombs of the Nazgal. He warns
the company to remain on the path and abruptly leaves without any explanation. Upon entering
the forcst they lose their way and are ensnared by giant spiders. Bilbo then sets about freeing
the dwarves with the help of the One Ring. He subsequently drops the ring and begins to learn
of the corrupting influence it has on him after brutally killing a centipede-like creature to
retrieve it.
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The remaining spiders are fended off by the Wood-elves who are led by Tauriel and Legolas.
They in turn capture the Dwarves and Thorin is brought before Thranduil. He confronts the
Elvenking about the neglect of the people of Dalefollowing Smaug’s attack, and is consequently
imprisoned with the other Dwarves. Bilbo, having avoided capture, arranges an escape using
empty wine barrels that are sent downstream. While being pursued by the Wood-elves, they are
ambushed by Bolg and his Orc party and Kili is wounded. Thranduil then seals off his kingdom
when an Orc captive reveals an evil entity has returned and is amassing an army in the south,
but Tauriel decides to leave and assist the Dwarves along with Legolas. Meanwhile, Gandalf
meets Radagast to investigate the tombs of the Nazgal, which are found empty.
The company are then smuggled into Esgaroth by a man called Bard. Thorin promises the
Master and people of Lake-town a share of the mountain’s treasure. It is then revealed that Bard
is a descendant of the last ruler of Dale, and possesses the last black arrow capable of killing
Smaug. Kili is forced to remain behind, tended to by Fili, Oin, and Bofur, as the remaining
company receive a grand farewell. Meanwhile, Gandalf travels south to the ruins of
Dol Guldur, while Radagast leaves to warn Galadriel of their discovery at the tombs. Gandalf
finds the ruins infested with Orcs and is ambushed by Azog. While attempting to escape the
Necromancer reveals himself and overwhelms Gandalf. He then reveals his true identity as
Sauron.
Thorin and his remaining company reach the Lonely Mountain where Bilbo discovers the
hidden entrance. He is sent in to retrieve the Arkenstone, and while doing so accidentally
awakens Smaug. Back in Lake-town, Bard attempts to bring the black arrow to the town’s
launcher as he fears what may happen when the Dwarves enter the mountain. However, he is
arrested in the process and leaves his son to hide the arrow. Bolg and his Orc party then infiltrate
the town and attack the four Dwarves, but are quickly dispatched following the arrival of Tauriel
and Legolas. Tauriel then tends to Kili, and the two acknowledge their affection toward one
another, while Legolas leaves in pursuit of Bolg. Meanwhile, an imprisoned Gandalf watches
as Azog and an Orc army march from Dol Guldur towards the Lonely Mountain.
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Back inside the mountain, Bilbo and the Dwarves try to rekindle the mountain’s forge in an
attempt to kill Smaug by smouldering him in molten gold. This fails and he stumbles out of the
mountain, determined to destroy the people of Lake-town for aiding the Dwarves. He then takes
to the air as Bilbo watches in horror at what they have unleashed.
Smaug on top of the Lake-town
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My conclusion about Tolkien’s works
The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit are huge masterpieces of Tolkien. There is so much
more of it than this. New worlds, languages, legends, people, creatures and so on. It takes a lot
of time to just understand everything, multiple readings and incredible focus. I recommend it
to everyone who is a fan of high fantasy, because they won’t regret it. For the movie, the actors
were brilliant, I couldn’t think of anyone else who would be better for the roles in the movie.
They went to lots of trouble for making the movie, and the shooting was on New Zealand,
which was absolutely gorgeous. The places where they were shooting the scenes were stunning.
The Shire, Middle-Earth, Rivendell, Erebor and many other places they created were truly
amazing. I specifically liked the symphony they did. I could listen to it over and over.
These are definitely one of my favourite movies and books of all time. I still haven’t read the
rest of the Tolkien’s works but I plan on doing it. Tolkien’s brilliant mind fascinated almost the
whole planet, especially the younger population. There are plenty of people who can’t
understand Tolkien’s mind and imagination, but he still managed to fascinate our population.
After I finish reading all other books, I will try to understand every single part of the Tolkien’s
brilliant mind because it’s so complicated and hard to understand.
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Literature
1. http://www.amazon.com/Hobbit-Movie-Tie-In-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0547844972
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of the_Rings
3. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hobbit_an_unexpected journey/
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of the_Ring
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers
6. http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/656983.J_R_R_Tolkien
7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of the_Rings:_The_Retum_of the_King
8. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000158/quotes
9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wikia_R._R._Tolkien
10. http://coco.raceme.org/literature/lordoftherings/fellowship/quotes/rivende113.php
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