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The Lord of the Rings , written between 1937 and 1949, was published in three volumes between 1954 and 1955. According to Tolkien it was not meant to be three separate books, however the size of the manuscript (original manuscript is estimated at 9,250 pages) dictated the form in which the publications would take. This is seen in the structure of each book, which many Harry Potter fans have used against it without realising that unlike the Potter series which was planned to be a seven-series book, the LOTR was not. Each Volume does not have a complete arch; it does not visibly rise and fall. This structure is however seen when all the three books are taken together. Though these books had been in circulation for over forty-six years, it was not until the movie production that the name of Frodo, Bilbo, Sauron, Gandalf, and Gollum became household names and Tolkien became a worldwide phenomenon. Today, only a handful of individuals could be absolutely ignorant about The Lord o...

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. [ The Shadow of the Past;  The Fellowship of the Ring, 69] The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, buy you cannot for ever fence it out. [ Three is Company;  The Fellowship of the Ring, 93] Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill. [ Three is Company;  The Fellowship of the Ring, 93] Courage is found in unlikely places. [ Three is Company;  The Fellowship of the Ring, 94] There's earth under his old feet, and clay on his fingers; wisdom in his bones, and both his eyes are open. [ In the House of Tom Bombadil;  The Fellowship of the Ring, 143] It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill. [ The Council of Elrond; ...