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De Heer der Ringen

Een epische fantasyserie die de reis van Frodo en zijn metgezellen volgt terwijl ze proberen de Ene Ring te vernietigen en Midden-aarde te redden. Het verhaal zit vol avontuur, vriendschap en de strijd tussen goed en kwaad.

The Hobbit
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The Children of Húrin
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The Lord of the Rings

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  1. De trilogie In de Ban van de Ring vormt de grondslag voor de moderne fantastische literatuur en wordt dikwijls genoemd als het beste boek van de twintigste eeuw. J.R.R. Tolkien, professor Angelsaksisch aan de universiteit van Oxford, dacht voor dit werk een complete wereld uit, met een eigen geschiedenis, geografie, taal en mythologie. Hobbits zijn kleine lieden die in keurige holen onder de grond leven. Ze houden van lekker eten en zijn weinig avontuurlijk aangelegd. Natuurlijk zijn er altijd uitzonderingen. Wanneer Frodo van zijn excentrieke oom Bilbo Balings een ring cadeau krijgt, kan hij niet vermoeden dat dit het begin is van een groot avontuur. De tovenaar Gandalf legt hem uit dat het geen gewone ring is; het is de Ene Ring die door de Donkere Vorst Sauron is gemaakt om er de wereld mee te overheersen. En zolang de Ring niet vernietigd is, zal die dreiging blijven bestaan. In de Ban van de Ring – deel 1 – De Reisgenoten Met een groep vrolijke metgezellen reist Frodo naar Rivendel, waar in de Raad van Elrond beslist zal worden over het lot van de Ene Ring. De Raad zendt het Gezelschap van de Ring erop uit om het kleinood in de vuren van de Doemberg te gooien. Een barre tocht begint.

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  2. Tekst van de achterflap: Nadat de reisgenoten op de grens van het land der boze machten, overvallen door de eerste horde duistere aanvallers, bovendien in zichzelf verdeeld, zijn uiteengegaan, trekt in het tweede deel van het epos alleen Frodo met zijn knecht het land binnen. De anderen stuiten bij hun achtervolging van de duistere horde op de ruiters van de oude koning van Rohan en weten deze zelf te winnen voor een bondgenootschap tegen de vorst van het land der boze wezens. Ook de tovenaar Gandalf, die als eerste heeft doorzien wat de Ring aan kwade machten kan oproepen, voegt zich bij hen. Tezamen wachten zij de eerste en waarschijnlijk beslissende aanval van de boze vorst af. Intussen zet Frodo zijn moeizame tocht voort om de Ring in het vuur te werpen waarin hij gesmeed is, om aldus de wereld voor een verschrikkelijke ramp te bewaren. Hij wordt daarbij geleid door Gollem, de vroegere bezitter van de Ring, die hem in de val laat lopen. Frodo wordt gevangen genomen en zijn knecht besluit alleen verder te gaan, menende dat Frodo dood is; later ontdekt hij dat deze nog leeft. Intussen valt de duisternis over de wereld: de beslissende slag om de Ring is begonnen.

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  3. In dit laatste deel in Tolkiens In de ban van de ring-trilogie zijn Frodo en zijn vriend Sam aangekomen in Mordor, het Land van Schaduwen. Hier proberen ze onder het spiedende oog van Sauron het laatste deel van de lotsbestemming van de Ring te vervullen. Terwijl de zwarte schaduw van Sauron langzaam over Midden-aarde trekt, laten de twee hobbits zien hoe 'kleine lieden' groot kunnen zijn.

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