Is there a single person who hasn’t heard of “The Lord of the Rings” yet? This is the greatest literary feat in the fantasy genre, the grandfather of modern fantasy, and an essential piece of literature. The story modernized Elves, Dwarves, and created Hobbits. No modern fantasy story has been produced in the past half-century that wasn’t in some way inspired or influenced by Tolkien’s magnificent body of work. Being a linguistic professor, Tolkien constructed the several languages for use in his stories and had quite a fondness for etymologies and history. His devotion to his universe represents the first true feat of worldbuilding, and till today, Middle-Earth stands paramount.
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