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  2. A Elbereth Gilthoniel - Wikipedia

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    It is not translated in the main text where it is first presented. The poem, written in iambic tetrameters, has been likened to a Roman Catholic Marian hymn. Among the musical renderings of the poem, the earliest is Donald Swann's, published in his song cycle The Road Goes Ever On, while The Tolkien Ensemble recorded four different renditions.

  3. The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen - Wikipedia

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    Year [T 9] "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" The Lord of the Rings main narrative 3rd Age, 241 (Arwen is born) — 2931 (Aragorn is born) — 2951: Aragorn falls in love with Arwen. — 2980: Aragorn and Arwen become engaged. — 3018-9: Aragorn is one of the Fellowship in the War of the Ring. 3019, 25 March: The One Ring is destroyed. 3019, 1 ...

  4. Death and immortality in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    Death and Immortality: the mystery of the love of the world in the hearts of a race [Men] 'doomed' to leave and seemingly lose it; the anguish in the hearts of a race [Elves] 'doomed' not to leave it, until its whole evil-aroused story is complete. But if you have now read Vol. III and the story of Aragorn [and Arwen], you will have perceived that.

  5. Poetry in The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    The poetry in The Lord of the Rings consists of the poems and songs written by J. R. R. Tolkien, interspersed with the prose of his high fantasy novel of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings. The book contains over 60 pieces of verse of many kinds; some poems related to the book were published separately.

  6. Shakespeare's influence on Tolkien - Wikipedia

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    Kollman writes that Tolkien "frequently" rewrote Shakespeare, while contradicting the original sentiments. She gives as an example firstly the poem that Bilbo recites to Frodo in Rivendell, [T 9] which recalls the final "Song" about winter in Love's Labour's Lost. [13] Shippey calls both Tolkien's and Shakespeare's versions "Shire-poetry".

  7. Gil-galad - Wikipedia

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    Gil-galad is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the last high king of the Noldor, one of the main divisions of Elves.He is mentioned in The Lord of the Rings, where the hobbit Sam Gamgee recites a fragment of a poem about him, and The Silmarillion.

  8. Gondor - Wikipedia

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    Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age.The third volume of The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, is largely concerned with the events in Gondor during the War of the Ring and with the restoration of the realm afterward.

  9. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - Wikipedia

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    The rest of the poems are an assortment of bestiary verse and fairy tale rhyme. Three of the poems appear in The Lord of the Rings as well. The book is part of Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. [2] The volume includes The Sea-Bell, subtitled Frodos Dreme, which W. H. Auden considered Tolkien's best poem. It is a piece of metrical and ...