The BBC Birmingham Tolkien pages provide you with the basics of what you need to know about the writer himself and The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King.

Arwen

JRR Tolkien's third book from the Lord Of The Rings trilogy looks set to be a huge film success
when it opens in December, following on from last year's film The Two Towers.

Considered by millions throughout the world to be the greatest adventure ever told, JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy chronicles the epic struggle for possession of the infamous One Ring. If returned to its creator, the Dark Lord Sauron, the Ring will give him the power to enslave the world.

Plot Details

Frodo is the bearer of the One Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King concludes the compelling journeys at the heart of J.R.R. Tolkien's revered trilogy.

At a time of frightening uncertainty, amid an epic struggle between good and evil, a band of individuals must reconcile their fates.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King tells the story of these men, their relationships and rivalries, and how through courage, commitment, and determination even the least of us can change and even save the world.

Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) struggles with his future role as king while Gandalf (Ian McKellen) faces the impossible task of taking on Lord Sauron's vast army.

Gandalf the White

Separated, friends Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) must each make great sacrifices to help the Fellowship. And traveling across treacherous enemy lands, Frodo (Elijah Wood) must rely increasingly on his loyal friend Sam (Sean Astin), whom he casts out, as the Ring continues to test his allegiances and ultimately his humanity.

As they grapple with questions of duty, loyalty, and circumstance that are as timeless as they are relevant on the path to their individual destinies, all share the same sense of urgency and fear that they may not be up to the task before them.

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