Lord of the Rings on Christmas. December 12, 2023

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 Ever since I started writing these blogs, I talked about Lord of the Rings, being my favorite story ever written. It is the story that inspired me to write books, and the trailers for Peter Jackson's trilogy, are what got me going to movies every weekend. I said several times, about it being great with any holiday, and now I will talk about what it has to do with Christmas. It may not come to mind immediately when you think about the story, but there are elements of it there. The one that is not very obvious and not mentioned in the movie, but the day the Fellowship of the Ring left Rivendell was December 25. It was not just a day Tolkien picked that would be easy to remember, because the day Aragorn was crowned king was March 30. That is what makes it an Easter story, too. The more obvious reason is there is gift giving and snow in it. It is a story about family and friendship and bringing peace to a world. I can hear jokes about this, but it has Elves in it, and Gandalf can be Santa. Again, that may sound like a joke, but to be fair aside from St. Nicholos of Myra, Santa was loosely based on the Norse God Odin coming to Midgard to bring gifts, which is what Gandalf was inspired by along with Merlin. I watch it at some point every December in honor of its anniversary. I would be blessed if I have a loyal fan, citing my work as inspiration, would do the same. I am likely to start selling more books, because starting Friday Smashwords is having their Annual Year End Sale, and I'm giving The Penitent Warrior away for free as a Christmas present. You can find it if you click on the link and in any Barnes & Noble Nook device. Smashwords.com

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