Aragorn
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Aragorn is a fictional character and a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Aragorn is a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider and later revealed to be the he
Aragorn in Ralph Bakshi's animated version of The Lord of the Rings
Aragorn in the Rankin/Bass animated production of The Return of the King
Frodo meeting Strider in The Prancing Pony. Scraperboard engraving by Alexander Korotich, 1981
Tolkien's prose style
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The prose style of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth books, especially The Lord of the Rings, is remarkably varied. Commentators have noted that Tolkien selected linguistic registers to suit different p
Literary figures including Michael Moorcock criticized Tolkien's writing style in the 1960s and 1970s.
The scholar Brian Rosebury considers Tolkien's depiction of Gollum (pictured) his most memorable success.