For almost a hundred years now, millions of readers have been unable to tear themselves away from J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic “The Lord of the Rings.” The writer created the world of Middle-earth and spoke about it in such detail that this world seems real, but still few people know what lay at the heart of Tolkien’s mythology. D. Colbert's book "The Magical Worlds of The Lord of the Rings" tells about the amazing legends, myths and real-life stories that inspired Tolkien to create his immortal masterpiece. Table of Contents Introduction Why are there so many towers in Tolkien's book? What epic poem inspired Tolkien? Is the Undying Land in Heaven? ?Is The Lord of the Rings a novel about the Second World War? What is the connection between the image of Galadriel for Tolkien? Why shouldn’t you trust Galadriel’s mirror? Why do dwarves and elves avoid each other? What kind of nightmare haunted Gondor? How did Tolkien invent Gollum? Was there a Gollum? ever good?Who is Gandalf?How to play riddles?How did Tolkien come up with names?What rings influenced the creation of Tolkien's epic?Why do elves create rings?Could there be more magic in Middle-earth?Why do the best swords break?Why the forest moved? How did the orcs become so terrible? Which monster from “The Lord of the Rings” attacked Tolkien? Do hobbits believe in God? Why could Sauron appear in the form of the All-Seeing Eye? What is the most terrible thing about Sauron? Who was Tolkien’s first Black Lord? Why is the phial of Galadriel, given to Frodo, endowed with such power?Where is Middle-earth?Why did Tolkien write about the Fellowship?Why does Tolkien make Bilbo disappear?Why does Frodo become the bearer of the Ring?Why does Frodo visit the caves so often?What is the origin of the word “hobbit”?Why Tolkien's elves are tall?Why do elves live so long?What language did Tolkien invent?How many languages did Tolkien invent?Frodo fails?Index