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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien , ( 3 January 1892  2 September 1973 ), known by his pen name J . R . R . Tolkien , was an English writer , poet , philologist , and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high - fantasy works " ___MASK44___ ", " The Lord of the Rings ", and " ___MASK55___ ". Húrin is a fictional character in the Middle - earth legendarium of J . R . R . Tolkien . He is introduced in " ___MASK55___ " as a hero of Men during the First Age , said to be the greatest warrior of both the Edain and all the other Men in Middle - earth . Húrin Thalion ( pronounced , Sindarin for " The Steadfast ") was the elder son of Galdor the Tall of the House of Hador and Hareth of the Haladin , and he had a younger brother named Huor . Legolas ( pronounced ) is a character in J . R . R . Tolkien ' s legendarium . He is a Sindarin Elf of the Woodland Realm and one of nine members of ___MASK3___ . Satan (" satan ", meaning " enemy " or " adversary "; " shaitan ", meaning ; " astray ", " distant ", or sometimes " devil ") is a figure appearing in the texts of the Abrahamic religions who brings evil and temptation , and is known as the deceiver who leads humanity astray . Some religious groups teach that he originated as an ___MASK85___ , or something of the like , who used to possess great piety and beauty , but fell because of hubris , seducing humanity into the ways of falsehood and sin , and has power in the fallen world . In the Hebrew ___MASK69___ and the New Testament , Satan is primarily an accuser and adversary , a decidedly malevolent entity , also called the devil , who possesses abhorrent qualities . Although Satan is generally viewed as having negative characteristics , some groups have very different beliefs . In Theistic Satanism , Satan is considered a deity who is either worshipped or revered . In LaVeyan Satanism , " Satan " is a symbol of virtuous characteristics and liberty . Fictional locations are places that exist only in fiction and not in reality , such as the Negaverse or Planet X . Writers may create and describe such places to serve as backdrop for their fictional works . Fictional locations are also created for use as settings in role - playing games such as " Dungeons and Dragons ". They may also be used for technical reasons in actual reality for use in the development of specifications , such as the fictional country of Bookland , which is used to allow EAN " country " codes 978 and 979 to be used for ISBN ___MASK66___ assigned to books , and code 977 to be assigned for use for ISSN ___MASK66___ on magazines and other periodicals . Christopher John Reuel Tolkien ( born 21 November 1924 ) is the third son of the author J . R . R . Tolkien ( 1892  1973 ), and is best known as the editor of much of his father ' s posthumously published work . He drew the original maps for his father ' s " ___MASK91___ ", which he signed C . J . R . T . Valinor (" Land of the Valar ") is a fictional location in J . R . R . Tolkien ' s legendarium , the realm of the Valar in Aman . It was also known as the Undying Lands , along with Tol Eressëa and the outliers of Aman . This latter name is somewhat misleading ; the land itself , while blessed , did not cause mortals to live forever . However , only immortal beings were generally allowed to reside there . Exceptionally the surviving bearers of the One Ring were allowed to dwell there for a time  Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee  and perhaps Gimli son of Glóin who , it is said , accompanied his friend Legolas to Valinor . In the fiction of J . R . R . Tolkien , the First Age , or First Age of the Children of Ilúvatar is the heroic period in which most of Tolkien ' s early legends are set . Versions of these stories were later published in " ___MASK55___ ", and tales from this period lend a deep sense of time and history to the later period in which the action of " The Lord of the Rings " takes place . ___MASK63___ is the body of mythology of the North Germanic people stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period . The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology , ___MASK63___ consists of tales of various deities , beings , and ___MASK20___ derived from numerous sources from both before and after the pagan period , including medieval manuscripts , archaeological representations , and folk tradition . Sauron is the title character and main antagonist of J . R . R . Tolkien ' s " ___MASK91___ ". In the same work , he is identified as the Necromancer , mentioned in Tolkien ' s earlier novel " ___MASK44___ ". In Tolkien ' s " ___MASK55___ " ( published posthumously by Tolkien ' s son Christopher Tolkien ), he is also described as the chief lieutenant of the first Dark Lord , Morgoth . Tolkien noted that the " angelic " powers of his constructed myth " were capable of many degrees of error and failing ", but by far the worst was " the absolute Satanic rebellion and evil of Morgoth and his satellite Sauron ". In early versions of J . R . R . Tolkien ' s legendarium ( see : " The History of Middle - earth "), Tol Eressëa was an island visited by the Anglo - Saxon traveller Ælfwine ( in earlier versions , Eriol ) which provided a framework for the tales that later became " ___MASK55___ ". The name is Quenya for " Lonely Island ". In early versions , the Cottage of Lost Play is located in Kortirion , the island ' s main city , and it is here that Eriol the Mariner comes . There is an early poem by Tolkien , entitled " Kortirion ", several versions of which can be found in " The Book of Lost Tales ", Volume I . The Silmarils ( Quenya pl . Silmarilli , " radiance of pure light ") are three fictional brilliant jewels composed of the unmarred light of the Two Trees in J . R . R . Tolkien ' s legendarium . The Silmarils were made out of the crystalline substance " silima " by Fëanor , a Noldorin Elf , in Valinor during the Years of the Trees . The Silmarils play a central role in Tolkien ' s book " ___MASK55___ ", which tells of the creation of Eä ( the Universe ) and the beginning of Elves , Men , and Dwarves . Morgoth Bauglir ( originally Melkor ) is a character from Tolkien ' s legendarium . He is the main antagonist of " ___MASK55___ " and " The Children of Húrin ", and is mentioned briefly in " The Lord of the Rings ". The One Ring is an artefact that appears as the central plot element in J . R . R . Tolkien ' s " ___MASK91___ " ( 1954  55 ). It is described in an earlier story , " ___MASK44___ " ( 1937 ), as a magic ring of invisibility . In the sequel , " ___MASK91___ ", Tolkien ascribes to the Ring a darker character , with malevolent power going far beyond conferring invisibility : it was created by Sauron the Dark Lord as part of his design to win domination over Middle - earth . " ___MASK91___ " concerns the quest to destroy the Ring to keep Sauron from fulfilling his design . Middle - earth is the setting of much of J . R . R . Tolkien ' s legendarium . The term is equivalent to the term " Midgard " of ___MASK63___ , describing the human - inhabited world , i . e . the central continent of the Earth in Tolkien ' s imagined mythological past . Tolkien ' s most widely read works , " ___MASK44___ " and " The Lord of the Rings ", take place entirely in Middle - earth , and " Middle - earth " has also become a short - hand to refer to the legendarium or its " fictional universe ". Fictional languages are constructed languages created as part of a fictional setting , for example in books , movies and video games . Fictional languages are intended to be the languages of a fictional world and are often designed with the intent of giving more depth and an appearance of plausibility to the fictional worlds with which they are associated , and to have their characters communicate in a fashion which is both ___MASK10___ and dislocated . Sindarin is a fictional language devised by J . R . R . Tolkien for use in his fantasy stories set in Arda ( popularly called Middle - earth ). Sindarin is one of the many languages spoken by the immortal Elves , called the " Eledhrim " or " Edhellim " in Sindarin . The word " Sindarin " is itself a Quenya form . The only known Sindarin word for this language is Eglathrin , a word probably only used in the First Age ( see Eglath ). ___MASK53___ is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J . R . R . Tolkien . He wrote the original version of the story in the late 1910s , revised it several times later , but did not complete it before his death in 1973 . His son , Christopher Tolkien , edited the manuscripts to form a consistent narrative , and published it in 2007 as an independent work . The book contains 33 illustrations by Alan Lee , eight of which are full - page and in colour . In J . R . R . Tolkien ' s mythology of Middle - earth , Carcharoth ( pronounced ( karxar ) ) , Sindarin for `` The Red Maw '' , was the greatest wolf that had ever lived . He was also called Anfauglir ( Jaws of Thirst ; IPA : ( anfalir ) ) . He was bred with the specific goal of killing Huan , the hound of Valinor , a goal in which he succeeded ( Morgoth , as well as his most powerful servant Sauron , was aware of the prophecies regarding Huan ' s death and set out to make the prophecy come true ) . Born of the foul breed of the Wolves of Angband and fed by Morgoth ' s own hand with Elvish and man - flesh in which Morgoth deliberately infused his own powers , Carcharoth tirelessly guarded Morgoth ' s Dark Throne in Angband . He became involved with the Quest for the Silmaril when Beren and Lúthien had to pass him on their way into Angband . Lúthien enchanted him with her magic , but on their way out Carcharoth attacked before Lúthien could enthral him again . Beren held out the captured Silmaril in an attempt to stay the beast , but Carcharoth bit off Beren ' s hand and swallowed it together with the Silmaril . The Silmaril burned away Carcharoth ' s insides , and he became crazed with pain . A terror to Elves , Men and Orcs alike , he passed south through Beleriand until he arrived in Doriath . There Beren Erchamion , Elu Thingol , Beleg Cúthalion and Mablung joined with Huan the Hound to hunt the Wolf . Carcharoth was killed by Huan , but Huan died soon afterwards from his wounds . When Mablung cut open the belly of Carcharoth , he found there the Silmaril with Beren ' s hand still around it , but when he touched the flesh it was swept away by a wind . Beren then died of his wound , but returned later after Lúthien ' s pleas to Mandos . Midgard ( an anglicised form of Old Norse ; Old English , Swedish / Danish " Midgård ", Old Saxon , Old High German , Gothic " Midjun - gards "; literally " middle yard ") is the name for Earth ( in the sense of oikoumene ) inhabited by and known to humans in early Germanic cosmology , and specifically one of the Nine Worlds in ___MASK63___ . ___MASK91___ is an epic high - fantasy novel written by English author J . R . R . Tolkien . The story began as a sequel to Tolkien ' s 1937 fantasy novel " ___MASK44___ ", but eventually developed into a much larger work . Written in stages between 1937 and 1949 , " ___MASK91___ " is one of the best - selling novels ever written , with over 150 million copies sold . Frodo Baggins is a fictional character in J . R . R . Tolkien ' s legendarium , and the main protagonist of " ___MASK91___ ". Frodo is a hobbit of the Shire who inherits the One Ring from his cousin Bilbo Baggins and undertakes the quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom . He is also mentioned in Tolkien ' s posthumously published works , " ___MASK55___ " and " Unfinished Tales ". ___MASK44___ , or There and Back Again is a children ' s fantasy novel by English author J . R . R . Tolkien . It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim , being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the " New York Herald Tribune " for best juvenile fiction . The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children ' s literature .