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‘Fellowship’ Published 55 Years Ago Today
07.19.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

On July 19th, 1954, 55 years ago today, The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, was published in London. The book was published in three volumes (instead of JRR Tolkien’s preferred seven) over the course of more than a year
Tolkien 101
Tolkien 101: Sauron Gorthaur
06.29.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 5 Comments

Sauron is the titular character and primary villain of The Lord of the Rings. He is introduced as The Necromancer in The Hobbit; and his origins and history are recounted in The Silmarillion. But who is Sauron? Why is he so evil? And how did he become so obsessed with locating missing jewelry?
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Jackson versus Tolkien – a long-overdue list of gripes
02.16.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 7 Comments

Let me be clear — I love the movies. Love them. I genuinely do not believe that any other filmmaker on the planet would have done as good a job as Mr. Jackson… But here are my major gripes, as far as changes from the books.

‘Fellowship’ Published 55 Years Ago Today