Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring’s economic legacy could herald new age of Tolkien tourism for Scotland
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A cast of hundreds. A budget of millions and takings into the billions. The Lord of the Rings trilogy captivated the world back in 2001.
And it all started with the mind, and the pen, of one man: JRR Tolkien.
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An academic, philologist and First World War veteran, Tolkien is the father of high fantasy literature.
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