John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an Oxford University professor who helped revived the medieval romance and the fairytale. Tolkien is best known for his epic fancy-romance trilogy of novels such as "Lord of the Ring‘s" and the "Hobbit." His stories consisted of the stories of good vs. evil. His characters consisted of magical wizards, elves, humanlike trees, sorceress, trolls, and hobbits, the small, furry-footed creatures with human qualities. The "Hobbit" was a story about …showed first 75 words of 494 total…

…showed last 75 words of 494 total…away resist all temptation. Also, one of Bilbo’s decedents, Frodo, was burdened with the temptation of the Ring. Frodo knew of the power that the Ring held and knew that he would either be a ! great evil power himself, or that this great evil thing must be destroyed. The end of the "Lord of the Rings" results in the destruction of the Ring and, along with it, the death of Frodo (Gale ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**