The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955)
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The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955) is J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic high-fantasy novel trilogy chronicling the quest to destroy the One Ring and the struggle against the dark lord Sauron in the richly detailed world of Middle-earth.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| The Lord of the Rings | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
epic fantasy
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fantasy novel ⓘ high fantasy ⓘ novel trilogy ⓘ |
| antagonist |
Saruman
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Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | International Fantasy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
quest to destroy the One Ring
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struggle against Sauron ⓘ |
| containsRace |
Dwarves
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Elves ⓘ Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ Men ⓘ Orcs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresItem | One Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)
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The Lord of the Rings (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings board games NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings video games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMapCreator |
Christopher Tolkien
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J. R. R. Tolkien GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | modern fantasy literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Aragorn
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Boromir NERFINISHED ⓘ Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Gimli NERFINISHED ⓘ Legolas NERFINISHED ⓘ Meriadoc Brandybuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Peregrin Took NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Gondor
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Lothlórien NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ Moria NERFINISHED ⓘ Rivendell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | George Allen & Unwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesUniverseWith |
The Hobbit
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The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship and loyalty
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good versus evil ⓘ industrialization versus nature ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.