Bored of the Rings
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A 1969 parody novel of The Lord of the Rings
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Bored of the Rings
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Bored of the Rings is a 1969 parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, written by Henry Beard and Douglas Kenney. Published by Signet for The Harvard Lampoon, it follows Tolkien's work by mocking its prologue, map and main text. Its humor combines slapstick with deliberately inappropriate brand names. The book has remained in print for more than 50 years and has been translated into at least twelve languages.
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- Publication year
- 1969
- Authors
- Henry Beard and Douglas Kenney
- Publisher
- Signet, for The Harvard Lampoon
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Bored of the Rings (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q1613936
- Text
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