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The Lord Of The Rings. Chapter By Chapter: The Palantir

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

We’ve reached the end of Book Three and the mid-point of the entire story. The heroes turn their backs on Saruman and ride out of Isengard. As they leave, Tolkien gives us witness to the symbol of this bad guy, … Continue reading →

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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: Helm’s Deep

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

To war! The army of good is on the march and the reader gets an objective to boot: the fords of Isen, where the rest of the Rohan military is holding Saruman at bay. While most editions come with maps for readers … Continue reading →

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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The King Of The Golden Hall

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

“The White Rider” is one of the worst chapters in the story, but we’re heading towards a few awesome chapters in a row. We’ve had our introduction to this Kingdom back in “The Riders of Rohan” but this is where … Continue reading →

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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The White Rider

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

We’re back with the three hunters, stuck on what seems like a hopeless quest. Well, not that hopeless. The trio are heading into Fangorn, but before that, they’re going to find something to give the search a little bit more impetus. … Continue reading →

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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: Lothlorien

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

The Lorien chapters: are they just a side show? A distraction? A tempo killer? I’ve seen them described as all three coming off the drama of the last chapter. Let’s have a look. The party is in mourning following the fall … Continue reading →

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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The Bridge Of Khazad Dum

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

One of the shorter, but more action packed chapters, “The Bridge of Khazad Dum” marks a major point in the story, as we break off from the by-the-books nature of the quest so far and suffer some genuine loss. The … Continue reading →

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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: A Journey In The Dark

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

This is a set-up chapter, and as such, it could be very boring. A lot of action will be found in the next chapter, the most action so far in the whole plot, but in order to get there, we … Continue reading →

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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The Ring Goes South

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

On the road again. We start off with the aftermath of the council. Gandalf is a bit of a bad mood, something that’s going to repeat for the rest of the chapter. He takes some more swipes at Pippin, further … Continue reading →

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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The Council Of Elrond

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

This is the longest chapter in the entire story, so a lot to cover. It’s the second exposition chapter, after “The Shadow of the Past”, and we’re setting up a large part of the rest of the tale here. Crucial … Continue reading →

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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: Many Meetings

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Book Two begins with one of the longer conversations in a few chapters as we get reintroduced to Gandalf and do some story recounting. Gandalf only teases some info on his absence. The real story is coming in the next … Continue reading →

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