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90The Lord of the Rings and Christian Symbolism
The first installment of the epic Lord of the Rings Trilogy was first published in 1954. Since that time, the world of Middle-Earth has fascinated readers and transformed lives. Today, I desire to delve into this incredible story, and share...
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87Beware the Ring of Sauron!
In this hub I'm trying to make an argument I've touched on before. I am using the Lord of the Rings to flesh out an argument about the American political economy. I'm using the metaphor of Sauron's Ring to try to explain why it is that low and low middle income people (or at least sectors of them) will apparently vote against their own economic interests by voting Republican.
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83Which is better: Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?
With Harry Potter books breaking all records, some are suggesting that it is the best fantasy book ever written; however, Lord of the Rings has sold huge amounts of books and continues to be one of the best selling fantasy books ever. So which is better?
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77How is Lord of the Rings Parallel to World War II?
Sauron vs. Hitler. Who would win? Regardless the outcome of that epic battle, have you ever noticed the parallels between Lord of the Rings and World War II? There is a shocking amount once you start paying attention. This is most likely because of...
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75Galadriel in a Parallel Universe?
The Mirror of Galadriel by Alan Lee Galadriel is an important figure not only in The Lord of the Rings, but also in Tolkien's Silmarillion. The Silmarillion lays out a vast expanse of Middle Earth's history and mythology, of which the War of the...
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75Book review: Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins is an old man, one hundred and eleven years old to be accurate. Over the years he has seen many things (much of his adventurous youth was written about in the book The Hobbit), but now he has decided to retire; as part of his retirement, Gandalf the meddlesome wizard has persuaded him to give up his prized possession, a magical ring, and pass it on to his nephew Frodo
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7210 icons of evil
The Greek poet Hesiod, who lived almost three thousand years, told us that evil has come to Earth along with his first wife. These days, he would be accused of sexist to associate the world's ills to the female figure, but it was thanks to Hesiod...
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70Sauron, Jadis, and the Aesthetic of Evil
In their fantasy novels Tolkien and Lewis show the different paths evil may take. For Tolkien evil has its own lies but beauty and seduction are not among them, while Lewis contends that evil can have a pretty face to use to its advantage. No matter how divergent those paths, though, the results are always the same: oppression and ruination.
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68The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.
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68The Womble, A Wiser Hominid?
The Womble is clearly a wiser hominid than is human kind. Wombles use things that dumb humans disregard, and Dick Cheney and other capitalist pigs hate wombles - which proves their value in and of itself.
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