The Return of the King

What a spectacular ending to this most epic of stories!

It started with atmosphere of dread and high tension, went through tough battles - both on the marching fields and internally in the minds of our heroes, and concluded with one of the most thorough and meaningful endings.

“I tried to save the Shire and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.”

I cried, I rejoiced, I felt understood, and I found so much meaning.

I have loved the story of The Lord of the Rings for the vast majority of my life, but I have never respected it more and I have never understood it better.