The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy story by J. R. R. Tolkien, a sequel to his earlier work, The Hobbit. It was published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955. Three movie productions have been made, the first, by animator Ralph Bakshi was released in 1978 (as part one of what was originally to be a two-part adaptation of the story), the second being a 1980 television special, and the third being director Peter Jackson's film trilogy released in 2001, 2002, and 2003.

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• Antimodernism - The Lord of the Rings could be considered an antimodernist work in that it expresses affection for a simple, non-mechanistic life. In this view, the bucolic Shire is the embodiment of the good life, while the industrialized Isengard is foul and corrupt.
• The Atom - Some have observed that the above characterization can be given more detail if the One Ring is taken to be a metaphor for atomic energy or the atomic bomb. This allegory was neither intended nor endorsed by Tolkien, nor could he have even been aware of atomic energy at the time the book was written. However, this does not detract from the metaphor's utility as illustration of the danger of powers too great for humans to wield safely. These could include atomic energy as well as industrialized warfare, chemical engineering, bioengineering, or any number of other modern technologies with potentially catastrophic misapplications.
• The Cursed Ring - Links The Lord of the Rings to Plato's 'The Ring of Gyges' and Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'.
• DVD TV Games, reference to The Lord of the Rings DVD TV Game developed by Hasbro and released in 2005.
• The Tolkien Relation, by William Ready ISBN 0-446-30110-8 - An inquiry by the author examining the sources and symbolism of the work.
• , by Humphrey Carpenter, ISBN 0-618-05702-1.
• Hex Combat, a Lord of the Rings themed collectable miniatures game
• Bestiary of Middle-earth