The Lord of the Rings
(Reguidit frae The Return o the Keeng)
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| Author | J. R. R. Tolkien |
|---|---|
| Kintra | Unitit Kinrick |
| Leid | Inglis |
| Genre | fantasie, high fantasy, adventure fiction  |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Publication date | 1954 |
| Media teep | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 1216 pp |
| Precedit bi | Tha Hobbit |
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.
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[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "World War I and World War II". Archived frae the original on 13 Juin 2006. Retrieved 16 Juin 2006.
- ↑ "Biography for J.R.R. Tolkien". Retrieved 16 Juin 2006.
- ↑ 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
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