Lord of the Rings Audio

 Tolkien Lord of the Rings

Tolkien's classic trilogy, which received its British and European Premiere when it opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London earlier this summer, celebrates its 100th performance today, Monday, August 13, and its booking period has been extended to September 27, 2008.  Tolkien's ability with languages inspired his studies in philology, the branch of linguistics concerned with the relationships and ancestry of languages.  Tolkien worked as a philologist throughout his life, publishing articles on Anglo-Saxon texts, such as Beowulf, and co-editing an edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.  Tolkien's Middle-earth seems like a blessing and a curse: on the one hand, the meticulously constructed storylines and rich veins of lore; on the other, an ever-growing legion of critical fans who demand perfection.

Frodo Lord of the Rings

Frodo owns a magic Ring which makes him invisible when he wearsit, a gift from his cousin Bilbo who stole it from the hoard of a Dragon years ago.  Frodo Baggins knew the Ringwraiths were searching for him — and the Ring of Power he bore that would enable Sauron to destroy all that was good in Middle-earth.  "Sauron has been searching for the Ring for years," Gandalf tells Frodo, "and now he has sent his ally, the evil Witch-king, to the Shire to look for it.  Meanwhile Frodo and Sam are captured by the evil Gollum, but they are rescued by Faramir, Boromir's cousin, who has escaped the people of Gondor.

King

" Frodo and Sam consult with their loyal friends Merry and Pippin, and when the evil Witch-king appears with his nine servants the clever hobbits trick them into going into a mushroom-patch,disorienting the witches just long enough to escape the Shire.  Merry and Pippin get kidnapped by forty-foot-high walking trees, but as thestory goes on they convince the trees that it's best to be kind to strangers; the lesson is well-learned, and when Aragorn and the others arrive the trees welcome them with open limbs.

Gandalf the wizard

Gandalf and Aragorn agree to go with the four Hobbits, as does Glorfindel, adescendant of the ancient ruler Ar-Pharazon, and Boromir, from the Royal House of Gondor; also joining them are an Elf and a Dwarf who don't really do much in the story but are there for comic relief.  Gandalf sacrifices his life to destroy Radagast the Balrog, andthe others escape the mountains while the battle rages.  "But it is more important than ever that we destroy the Ring," Gandalf says, "for now the other Wizards know of it, and seek it as well.  The Lord of the Rings tells of the quest undertaken by Frodo together with the fellowship of the ring: Gandalf the wizard; Merry, Pippin, and Sam, the hobbits; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir, man of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger named Strider.

Aragorn the King

Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli run for four days without rest.  But can Aragorn answer the call of his heritage and become what he was born to be.  Will Aragorn bring a new dawn to Evendim.  Just as Faramir defeats his evil cousins to reclaim the Throne of Gondor, Aragorn restores the Kingdom of Arnor with his marriage to Eowyn.

Ringwraiths

The History of the Nine Kings The Artist is Lode Claes Go HERE to find out more about the Artist The Nine Nazgûl or Ringwraiths were the most loyal and terrible servants of the Dark-lord.