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THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY

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hat a journey. Originally conceived as a simple sequel to his popular children’s book, , J.R.R. Tolkien’s grew to become the epitome of epic fantasy. Set in the far-off, long-ago realm of Middle-earth, it introduces the good-hearted, verticallychallenged Frodo Baggins (wide-eyed Elijah Wood), tasked with destroying a cursed ring in order to stop a great evil from conquering the world. Yeah, there are dwarves and elves and wizards, yet somehow it

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