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Did you know that The Lord of the Rings films beat Star Wars to become the highest grossing movie trilogy of all time? The Lord of the Rings also won a Guinness World Book of Records title for featuring the largest battle sequence on film, which included a whopping 200,000 fighting characters.

There’s no question that these epic fantasy novels and films have left a permanent mark on the world, but did you know that these stories have also inspired countless hilarious memes? We took a journey to Lord of the Rings Not Official and Children of Tolkien Instagram pages and gathered some of their best posts down below. Keep reading to also find a conversation with Alan Sisto, host of The Prancing Pony Podcast, and be sure to upvote the images that give you a hankering for second breakfast!

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The first novel in The Lord of the Rings trilogy was released on July 29, 1954. Yet over 70 years later, it’s still one of the most beloved books of all time. So what exactly makes these stories so special? Well, all credit is due to the author. According to The Tolkien Society, J.R.R. Tolkien is widely regarded as the father of modern fantasy. In his novels, he was able to create an incredibly complex and realistic world.

He formed the geography, history, languages, genealogies, calendars, people and more that allowed readers to fully immerse themselves into the stories they were reading. And Tolkien has no doubt inspired countless other fantasy authors to strive for excellence when world building, as he was, and in many ways still is, the gold standard.

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To learn more about what makes this trilogy so special, we got in touch with Tolkien expert and host of The Prancing Pony Podcast, Alan Sisto. He was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and discuss what he loves most about The Lord of the Rings.

“The genesis of the podcast was just the desire to talk through my favorite books with a friend; we were part of a social media group that were all fans of Tolkien, so we figured maybe a few dozen others might enjoy our conversations,” Alan shared.

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“Nearly 10 years later, it’s become a lot more than that: now it’s a desire to help contribute to, and build, a thriving fan community around the works of J.R.R. Tolkien,” the host continued. “It’s why I now host the PPP, plus a short-format daily Tolkien podcast, a seasonal podcast discussing the Amazon adaptation The Rings of Power, and a twice-weekly streaming show playing games set in Tolkien’s worlds.”

“What I love most about The Lord of the Rings, and the rest of Tolkien’s legendarium, is the depth and richness of the entire world and its history,” Alan says. “Even today, there’s not an author who compares to Tolkien in terms of his world-building: languages, history, geography, and more.”

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