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The Lord of the Rings;The Lord of the Rings?is an?epic?high fantasy? novel written by English author?J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkiens 1937 childrens fantasy novel?The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during?World War II. ?It is the?second best-selling novel ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.;The title of the novel refers to the storys main?antagonist, the?Dark Lord?Sauron,?who had in an earlier age created the?One Ring?to rule the other?Rings of Power?as the ultimate weap