The Lord of the Rings Prologue
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The prologue to The Lord of the Rings gives background to the nature of Hobbits and to The Hobbit.
Overview
The prologue comprises five parts:
- Concerning Hobbits
- Concerning Pipe-weed
- Of the Ordering of the Shire
- Of the Finding of the Ring
- Note on the Shire Records
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Foreword · Prologue · The Fellowship of the Ring · The Two Towers · The Return of the King · Appendices · Index |