Questions tagged [the-lord-of-the-rings]
Questions about the fantasy novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (originally published in three volumes in the years 1954-1955) by J.R.R. Tolkien. Use this tag with the [j-r-r-tolkien] tag.
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If Tolkien disliked allegory, why are there so many allegorical readings of The Lord of the Rings?
There is a famous quote from J.R.R. Tolkien in which he states his hatred of allegorical writing.
"I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always
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Why are Orcs associated with the colors red, yellow, and black in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings?
In Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series, Sauron, and characters allied with Sauron, are frequently associated with the colors red, yellow, and black. For example, here is a description of the ...
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What does “cheek” mean in the following phrase below in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?
This is taken from The Fellowship of the Ring, book II, chapter 1, page 266:
If he had the cheek to make verses about Eärendil in the house of Elrond, it was my affair.
