Little do we know, the story did not end there… Tolkien never ceases to amaze
Someone said to me, “You mean there is more at the end of The Lord of the Rings?” You better believe it. They had been watching Peter Jackson’s movies recently and being the Tolkien nerd that I am, I decided to tell them (and you).
Many people are familiar with Jackson’s adaptation, but its smooth, Hollywood ending is actually not the end of the story, nor is it the same as Tolkien’s books. The professor actually wrote in great detail about what happened to everyone after the War ended.
‘FO’ means ‘Fourth Age’. This first day of the Fourth Age was March 25th, 3021 TA, the day the Keepers of the last Rings of Power left Middle-Earth.
The End of the War of the Ring
Jackson’s movie suggests the Battle of Pelennor Fields and Battle of the Morannon (the Black Gate) are the only battles in the War…
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Arnab Mukherjee 