... . His vast knowledge of these languages and their relations forms the basis of the many languages of Middle Earth. As an example, he modeled the elfish language after the intrinsically beautiful Welsh and Finnish languages, utilizing their phonetic and grammatical patterns as a basis (Shippey). The Great War In the first sentence in the Foreword of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkein describes his book as "a history of the Great War of the Ring."" (Tolkein, Fellowship 8) In addition, while discussing the principal characters in ... this novel, he writes: My Sam Gamgee is indeed a reflexion of...

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... being who "takes Gandalf's life", hence adding an entertaining twist to the Lord of the Rings. Another entertaining element of the trilogy is when the fellowship first encounters the Black Riders. "The black shadow stood close to the point where they had left the path, and it swayed from side to side. Frodo thought he heard the sound of snuffling. The shadow bent to the ground, and then began to crawl towards him." This passage is a very ... , one can view this as entertaining. In a deeper sense literature can be viewed to reflect truths about the real world. This is even more evident in...

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... . Peter Jackson, who also directed The Fellowship of the Ring, which laid the groundwork for this film, directed the film. The entire trilogy was filmed in New Zealand over a three-year period. The film introduces a series of new characters to include Theoden (Bernard Hill) the king of Rohan and Eowyn (Miranda Otto) Theoden's niece. This movie continues the epic adventure that is Lord of the Rings. The Two Towers picks up where the Fellowship of the Ring left off. It begins with Frodo ... and Sam moving through the mountains towards Mordor, however they are hopelessly lost. They encounte...

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