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I read Tolkien's dense history of Middle-earth and it made Lord of the Rings so much better

The Silmarillion is famously a challenging read, but I'm glad I read it - many parts of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings are so much more meaningful to me now.
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Every Lord Of The Rings And Major Tolkien Middle-Earth Novel Ranked

Everyone loves "The Lord of the Rings." They make up a quarter of the top 12 movies of all time on IMDb's top 250 movie list, for goodness' sake. "The Hobbit" films are less grand but still ...