Lord of the Rings. Two strongholds

John Ronald Ruel Tolkien (01/03/1892-2.09.1973) - writer, poet, philologist, professor of Oxford University, ancestor of modern fantasy.
In 1937, the "Hobbit" was written, and in the mid -1950s, three books "Lord of the Rings" were seen, telling about Middle -earth - a world inhabited by representatives of magical races with complex culture, history and mythology. Out of years. In the following years. These novels were translated into all world languages, adapted for cinema, animations, audiopius, theater, computer games, comics and gave rise to a lot of imitation and parodies.
Alan Lee (b. 08/20/1947) - illustrator artist dozens of books in the fantasy genre. The most fame was acquired by his covers and illustrations for the works of John R. R. Tolkin: "Hobbit", "Lord of the Rings", "Children of Khurin". Mervin Piku, the cycle of medieval Welsh novels "Mabinogion" and much more illustrated the trilogy of Mervin Pick, and much more illustrated