... the storyline, the quest in particular and the battle between good and evil. The status of myth for The Lord of the Rings can also be seen in the deep history that Tolkien gave to Middle Earth and it's people. There are extensive histories given through thousands of years of Middle Earth and is thoroughly recorded in Tolkien's works such as The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth and The ... Book of Lost Tales. This element of storytelling is seen throughout almost all stories regarded as mythology, the story is given a deep background involving deities and the beginni...

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