Return of the King

Japanese: 《王の帰還》 - おうのきかん
Return of the King

…This is a masterpiece of fantasy literature and a representative work of the British medieval scholar JRR Tolkien. It was written in 1936 and consists of three parts: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers (both 1954), and The Return of the King (1955). The story is about Frodo, a dwarf hobbit who has obtained a golden ring that holds a terrible dark power, and his companions, with the help of wizards, fairies, and giant tree spirits, go on a journey to destroy the ring while fighting demons, monster birds, and other dark forces led by Sauron, the Lord of the Underworld. …

*Some of the terminology used in "The Return of the King" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリスの中世学者J.R.R.トールキンの代表作でファンタジー文学の傑作の一つ。1936年から書きすすめられ,《旅の仲間》《二つの塔》(ともに1954),《王の帰還》(1955)の3部からなる。恐るべき闇の力を秘めた黄金の指輪を手に入れた小人族ホビットの一人フロドとその仲間たちが,魔法使いや妖精,巨木の精などに助けられながら,冥王サウロンが率いる悪鬼や怪鳥やその他の暗き力の軍勢と戦いながら,この指輪を消滅させるための旅をする話。…

※「《王の帰還》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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