J. R. R. Tolkien
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Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with J.R.R. Tolkien's classic masterpieces behind the films...
This special 50th anniversary edition includes three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King), along with an extensive new index—a must-own tome for old and new Tolkien readers alike.
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2016.
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"The first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien. Kullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. "Hapless Kullervo," as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still...
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Lord of the rings volume 1
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Frodo Baggins, Sam, and a small band of companions quest to return the One Ring to the one place where it can be destroyed. They are being followed by the Ringwraiths, who want to return the ring for themselves.
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[2001], c1980
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472 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
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A New York Times bestseller for twenty-one weeks upon publication, Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and further relates events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings.
The book concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the story...
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2001, c1990
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133 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm.
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Chronicles the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, who embarks on a quest to reclaim stolen treasure from the dragon Smaug, along with his dwarve companions and the wizard Gandalf, and unwittingly returns to the Shire with a Ring of Power.
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[2015]
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1 Blu-ray disc (144 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD video
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The epic conclusion to the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. The dragon Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women, and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo attempts to make him see reason.
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c2013
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2 videodisc (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes...
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Ã2002
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5 videodiscs ( 228 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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This epic version of Tolkien's classic work, tells the tale of Frodo, a simple hobbit, who must leave his home in Hobbiton, and brave great dangers in a quest to destroy the legendary One Ring. Along the way he is aided by a fellowship of stalwart companions, including the wizard Gandalf, the mysterious Strider, and his hobbit friends, Sam, Merry and Pippin.