The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Most people will simply refuse to read, or have anything to do with, anything deemed satanic. However, if you have read The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien you technically have. The Lord of the Rings was banned for its “fantasy ideas”, “sacrilegious beliefs”, and its “satanic ideas on witchcraft and evil”. I personally love the movies to death, and do not believe the book should be banned from view of the public. I don’t believe the book should be banned for reasons of: the book is far from…

Beowulf are not known for their modesty, boasting would be seen as common among the characters of the poem and so too may it be found that characters within The Lord of the Rings are predisposed to have fallen into the same peccadillo. In The Lord of the Rings, Boromir boasts of his prowess among men and his faithfulness to the fellowship. When he is first introduced at the council of Elrond, he says “believe not that in the land of Gondor the blood of numenor is spent, nor all its pride and…

into a normal sized dog. The dog travels to the moon and under the seas to find the wizard (Doughan 2017). One of Tolkien's biggest accomplishments in writing is the Lord of the Ring…

The book The Fellowship of the Ring begins with a quiet life of the Hobbits in The Shire. When Frodo Baggins comes into the possession of the One Ring, left for him by his cousin Bilbo Baggins, he and three of his friends set out to destroy the ring because of its dangerous power. Soon after, they get lost and almost die. Frodo is gravely injured and needed to be healed by the Rivendell Elves. In Rivendell, a council is formed and it is decided that a group including a wizard, an Elf, Dwarves,…

The film industry has produced awesome movies and some of it are so epic viewers beg for a second and even a third installment. Of all the famous and best trilogies in the history of cinema, 10 of the best were listed below. 10. The Jason Bourne Trilogy ("The Bourne Identity", "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum") Former CIA assassin Jason Bourne played by Matt Damon amazed the viewers with action-packed scenes based on Robert Ludlum’s book series. Peter Greengrass directed…

What sort of mythological universe is presented in the work? The Lord of the Rings is set in the fictional world of Middle Earth. In a mythological sense, it can be viewed as myths of the events that took place before human history. Throughout the films, an aura of myth and reminiscence is maintained. It starts off in the Shire with a bright and casual tone, and moves into a more dark and serious tone as the fellowship branches out into more dangerous parts of the world. Middle Earth is…

Kyle Rowe Mrs. Dickinson English 1010 July 30, 2014 The Lord of the Rings The purpose of many stories is to connect with the readers mentally, but on occasion a story can let a person escape from the real world and insert themselves into the story. The Lord of the Rings does just that. It uses creative settings, tells an enchanting story, and uses interesting characters that captures readers. J.R.R Tolkien learned languages and literature at the request of his mother. (Corday) J.R.R. Tolkien…

Characters Critical Essays ▻ Analysis Teacher Resources ▻ More ▻ Analysis print Print document PDF list Cite link Link Although many people read The Hobbit only as a precursor to Tolkien’s masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings (1968 as omnibus; original volumes The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954; The Two Towers, 1955; and The Return of the King, 1955), the earlier book deserves discussion for its own considerable merits. The third edition, revised from the original, is considered the standard.…

movie of The Lord of the Rings trilogy; The Fellowship of the Ring. This was a huge moment for all the fans of J.R.R Tolkien’s books, because The Battle of Five Armies is the last part of the whole series. Although the Hobbit trilogy was very enjoyable and emotional, it was also a bit disappointing because it wasn’t as good as The Lord of the Rings. Peter Jackson had more money to spend while making The Hobbit, he didn’t follow the book as closely as he did for the Lord of the Rings, and the…

Arwen is referenced to Luthien in The Lord of the Rings. One of the reasons for this is that Arwen story is similar to that of Luthien. She is an immortal being that falls in love with a mortal, which she gives up her immortality for. Both had a father the disapproved of the match and gave the mortal men a task to complete to be worthy of their daughter love. Beren has to get one Silmaril and Aragorn has to reclaim the throne and become the king of Gondor. Yet the difference come from the fact…