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The Hobbit Essay

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J.R.R. Tolkien was the author first medieval adventure book of its kind. He was born 1892 died 1973. he wrote his first book in 1937 called The Hobbit, and a father of 4. J.R.R. Tolkien created the middle earth world, used thinking interdependently with his kids,and illuminated the world by making one of the most known middleage adventure.

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J.R.R.Tolkien created The Hobbit, which is about a hobbit going on an adventure with 13 dwarves and a wizard to slay a dragon which he wrote in 1937. He wrote the Silmarillion was his last book and is about the time before the hobbit and has much more powerful demons and darkness. Probably the most powerful demon like creature was ungoliant, after she ate the trees of light.

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