The Lord of the Rings

The Lord o the Rings is an epic hie fantasy novelle written bi Inglis academic J. R. R. Tolkien. The story begoud as a sequel tae Tolkien's afore gaun fantasy beuk The Hobbit an suin a hale bit lairger story. It wis written in stages atween 1937 an 1949, wi a guid bit o it bein shaped durin the Seicont Warld War.[1] It wis oreeginally setten furth in three vollums in 1954 an 1955 (muckle tae Tolkien's annoyance, sin he haed mynt it tae be a single vollum),[2] an haes syne been reprentit mony times an pitten ower intae at least 38 leids,[3] becomin ane o the maist weel-likit warks in 20t-century Leeteratur.

The Lord o the Rings
Cover design for the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings
AuthorJ. R. R. Tolkien
KintraUnitit Kinrick
LeidInglis
Genrefantasie, high fantasy, adventure fiction Edit this on Wikidata
PublisherAllen & Unwin
Publication date1954 Edit this on Wikidata
Media teepPrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages1216 pp
Precedit biTha Hobbit

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References

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  1. "World War I and World War II". Archived frae the original on 13 Juin 2006. Retrieved 16 Juin 2006.
  2. "Biography for J.R.R. Tolkien". Retrieved 16 Juin 2006.
  3. Tolkien FAQ: How many languages hae The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings been translated into? Archived 2007-02-26 at the Wayback Machine