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"One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all
and in the Darkness bind them"
(Tolkien, The Two Towers 233)
One of the masters of British Literature, J.R.R. Tolkien was able to create a fantasy world with an endless supply of parallelisms to reality. The fantasy world was found in the "Lord of the Rings." Tolkien is able to create wonderful symbolism and meaning out of what would otherwise be considered nonsense. He creates symbolism and meaning by mastering his own world and his own language. To understand the symbolism of The Ruling Ring, or The One Ring, one must understand the events, which take place from the time of the ring's creation until the time of it's destruction. One must also develop an understanding of the characters and events that are important in the story. In this paper, we will learn the background of Tolkien's life and the history of the One Ring. The history of the One Ring will include it's creation, it's effect on......

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