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3104:A Map of Middle-earth
3005:The Children of Húrin
2963:The Road Goes Ever On
2107:Death and immortality
2057:The Road Goes Ever On
2034:A Elbereth Gilthoniel
1852:The Council of Elrond
1797:The Lord of the Rings
1777:The Lord of the Rings
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1565:The Lord of the Rings
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408:"The Siege of Gondor"
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352:notes for translators
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3555:Journey to Rivendell
3262:Hordes of the Things
3026:The Fall of Gondolin
2714:Watcher in the Water
2682:Witch-king of Angmar
1879:List of translations
1320:Drout, Michael D. C.
1298:. pp. 544–545.
1286:Drout, Michael D. C.
1203:. pp. 693–700.
627:The Tolkien scholar
581:Julaire Andelin, in
413:The Tolkien scholar
388:Evil in Middle-earth
293:; and not far away,
43:Witch-king of Angmar
3576:War in Middle Earth
3522:The Hunt for Gollum
3076:The Last Ringbearer
2362:Narrative structure
2357:Impression of depth
1974:Company of the Ring
1723:The War of the Ring
1718:Christopher Tolkien
1686:Christopher Tolkien
1654:Christopher Tolkien
1622:Christopher Tolkien
1495:Carpenter, Humphrey
1240:. pp. 85, 96.
1238:William B. Eerdmans
523:Actually invisible
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146:William Shakespeare
142:the title character
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3496:The Rings of Power
3430:Hobbiton Movie Set
3394:Concerning Hobbits
3278:Der Herr der Ringe
3211:Misty Mountain Hop
3068:Bored of the Rings
2892:Phial of Galadriel
2222:Sound and language
2117:Dreams and visions
2087:Addiction to power
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1421:The Globe and Mail
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1705:978-0-395-51562-4
1682:Tolkien, J. R. R.
1673:978-0-395-29917-3
1650:Tolkien, J. R. R.
1641:978-0-395-25730-2
1618:Tolkien, J. R. R.
1586:Tolkien, J. R. R.
1554:Tolkien, J. R. R.
1545:978-0-261-10275-0
1515:978-0-35-865298-4
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1247:978-0-8028-2497-4
1230:Rutledge, Fleming
1210:978-1-119-15656-7
1143:978-0-00-720907-1
1120:Hammond, Wayne G.
912:, book 2, ch. 2 "
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819:Hammond, Wayne G.
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3798:Helm's Deep
3546:Video games
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3273:(BBC, 1981)
3153:Fellowship!
3136:Ted Nasmith
3049:Adaptations
2856:Helm's Deep
2379:Prose style
2367:Interlacing
2330:Anachronism
2312:Shakespeare
1919:Tolkienmoot
1909:Fan fiction
1874:Translating
748:Tom Shippey
728:Old English
693:board game
645:Adaptations
616:Shakespeare
608:Shakespeare
506:Visibility
480:Easterlings
415:Tom Shippey
277:During the
234:during the
126:similar to
4004:Categories
3937:Card games
3480:Khraniteli
3425:Production
2932:The Hobbit
2813:Lothlórien
2779:Old Forest
2645:Wormtongue
2501:Half-elven
2496:Glorfindel
2322:Techniques
2247:Influences
1890:Reception
1726:. Boston:
1694:. Boston:
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1371:ScreenRant
765:References
752:Layamon's
736:(ge)dwimor
732:necromancy
680:Dol Guldur
670:The Hobbit
511:Witch-king
431:Karl Barth
356:Númenórean
252:Glorfindel
244:Númenórean
201:Second Age
128:Karl Barth
105:Númenórean
49:, and the
3408:May It Be
3204:Ramble On
3121:John Howe
2887:Palantírs
2789:The Shire
2784:Rivendell
2763:Geography
2735:Goldberry
2579:Beornings
2535:Treebeard
2523:Thranduil
2491:Galadriel
2389:Epic Pooh
2384:Ambiguity
2307:Philology
2297:Modernism
2217:Sexuality
1989:Languages
1610:519647821
1556:(1954a).
1528:(2005) .
1413:See also
1352:170271511
1296:Routledge
1056:Secondary
634:King Lear
624:closely.
497:Character
459:hauberk.
263:the Shire
236:Third Age
193:Third Age
185:Image map
47:Pale King
3692:Conquest
3562:Game One
3514:Fan-made
3418:Approach
3298:Animated
3220:" (1971)
3213:" (1971)
3206:" (1969)
3126:Alan Lee
2945:Errantry
2902:One Ring
2866:Morannon
2838:Isengard
2818:Mirkwood
2770:Eriador
2659:Monsters
2612:Denethor
2589:Dúnedain
2584:Drúedain
2442:Radagast
2287:Medieval
2192:Paganism
2069:Proverbs
2009:Sindarin
1984:Heraldry
1961:Elements
1952:Analysis
1914:Oxonmoot
1899:Literary
1840:Stories
1814:Volumes
1716:(1990).
1684:(1989).
1652:(1980).
1620:(1977).
1588:(1955).
1399:11 March
1394:Collider
1322:(2004).
1256:52559213
1232:(2003).
1126:(2005).
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676:Radagast
500:Kingship
478:and the
420:Boethian
309:Analysis
221:One Ring
138:prophecy
85:One Ring
75:gave to
3669:Tactics
3606:Elendor
3499:(2022)
3488:Hobitit
3325:, 1980)
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3257:, 1979)
3245:, 1955)
3145:Theatre
2922:Related
2882:Mithril
2875:Objects
2849:Battles
2794:Bag End
2640:Théoden
2617:Faramir
2607:Boromir
2594:Aragorn
2542:Hobbits
2518:Legolas
2469:Dwarves
2461:peoples
2447:Saruman
2437:Gandalf
2432:Wizards
2422:Balrogs
2405:Peoples
2261:Beowulf
2152:Heroism
2142:Forests
2127:England
2122:Economy
2041:Namárië
2016:Khuzdul
1969:Artwork
1884:Swedish
1720:(ed.).
1688:(ed.).
1656:(ed.).
1624:(ed.).
1578:9552942
1488:Sources
1440:Tor.com
1288:(ed.).
1104:29 July
1098:Tor.com
770:Primary
621:Macbeth
604:Macbeth
572:Macbeth
529:Aragorn
491:Aragorn
468:Aragorn
341:Gandalf
336:Tor.com
303:Théoden
272:Bruinen
151:Macbeth
95:with a
65:Eriador
3912:Sauron
3805:Mordor
3741:Gollum
3593:(SNES)
3591:Vol. I
3585:(1990)
3583:Vol. I
3533:(2009)
3525:(2009)
3491:(1993)
3483:(1991)
3475:(1971)
3376:(2003)
3368:(2002)
3360:(2001)
3344:series
3333:(2024)
3311:Bakshi
3281:(1992)
3265:(1980)
3194:(1988)
3185:(1972)
3164:(2006)
3156:(2005)
3087:(2003)
3079:(1999)
3071:(1969)
2828:Mordor
2803:Gondor
2730:Eagles
2704:Trolls
2699:Shelob
2677:Nazgûl
2672:Gollum
2602:Gondor
2562:Pippin
2511:Elrond
2427:Sauron
2267:Celtic
2207:Quests
2197:Plants
2079:Themes
2028:Poetry
2004:Quenya
1999:Elvish
1904:Fandom
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368:Istari
329:, 1981
268:Hobbit
256:Mordor
232:Angmar
228:Nazgûl
209:Sauron
112:Istari
81:Nazgûl
73:Sauron
45:, the
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3464:Other
3385:Music
3230:Radio
3173:Music
3060:Books
2924:works
2833:Rohan
2823:Moria
2808:Harad
2754:World
2723:Other
2709:Wargs
2635:Éowyn
2630:Éomer
2625:Rohan
2557:Merry
2552:Frodo
2547:Bilbo
2506:Arwen
2486:Elves
2479:Gimli
2474:Balin
2414:Maiar
2282:Norse
2237:Women
2232:Trees
2177:Music
2162:Magic
1808:About
1376:fire.
1348:S2CID
726:into
720:Rohan
702:Notes
519:Frodo
476:Harad
395:face.
295:Merry
291:Rohan
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