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Sauron was vanquished at the end of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and the movies, but fans still speculate as to how ...

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J. R. R. Tolkien's books have been adapted several times, with varying degrees of accuracy. The novels are detailed and expansive, containing more lore than could ever fit into a film. The most ...

Chinese fans of the fantastic world of Middle-earth, created by English writer J.R.R. Tolkien, recently had their enthusiasm re-ignited by the release of the new animated film The Lord of the ...

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