Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) begin their climb toward Mount Doom in a scene from "The Return of the King," the finale of the "The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (OSV News photo/New Line Cinema)
From The Hobbit to The Lord of the Rings: J.R.R. Tolkien’s works have achieved cult status. This year’s International Tolkien Reading Day on 25 March will focus on the “unexpected heroes”. “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” – this unassuming sentence marked the beginning of a literary success story whose end remains unforeseeable to this day. The…
