The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is a popular novel by English author J.R.R. Tolkien, written as a sequel to The Hobbit.

The book is often divided into three volumes namely The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.

The New York Times cites it as being one of the most popular and influential books of the 20th Century. New Line Cinema developed the books into a major film series, directed by Peter Jackson.

• "Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
• Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
• Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
• One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,
• In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
• One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
• One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
• In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."

1. Publication Date: July 21, 1954
2. Pages: 432
3. ISBN 978-0618002221

1. Publication Date: November 11, 1954
2. Pages: 725
3. ISBN 978-0618346264

1. Publication Date: October 20, 1955
2. Pages: 432
3. ISBN 9780618002245
4. Was initially named The War of the Ring

• Bilbo Baggins
• Frodo Baggins
• Samwise Gamgee
• Meriadoc Brandybuck
• Peregrin Took
• Gandalf
• Aragorn
• Legolas
• Gimli
• Gollum
• Éowyn
• Arwen
• Saruman
• Sauron
• Grima Wormtongue

Peter Jackson's movie trilogy became available on Blu-ray in early 2010. Reviewers were very impressed by the quality of the Blu-ray transfer, with one describing it as a "pole vault in quality" over the DVD versions.http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/04/05/35913-lord-of-the-rings-blu-ray-review/

However since only the original theatrical versions were released in 2010, with the extended edition not due til 2011 or 2012, many fans also felt that the release strategy was unfair and designed to take advantage of them. Since many fans already owned one or more version of the movies on DVD, many stated that they would not buy the Blu-ray version until the Extended Edition was made available.http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Picture-Theatrical-Editions/dp/B000X9FLKM/ref=pd_cp_d_2

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1955: The Lord of the Rings Radio Series

• 1978: The Lord Of The Rings Animated Film

• 1979: The Lord of the Rings Radio Series

• 1980: The Return Of The King Animated Film

• 1981: The Lord of the Rings Radio Series

• 2001: The Fellowship Of The Ring Film

• 2002: The Two Towers Film

• 2003: The Return Of The King Film

• 2006: The Lord of the Rings Musical

• YouTube: How Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended

• You Know You're LOTR Obsessed When...

• French and Saunders: Lord of the Rings

• The Very Secret Diary of Legolas

• The Very Secret Diary of Aragorn

• The Very Secret Diaries

• DM of the Rings