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The Return of the King - Book Five. The Return of the King, being the third and final part of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy - The Lord of the Rings - which came out on October 20, 1955. The story begins as Gandalf delivers news to the steward of Gondor that war is imminent. Gandalf brings Pippin with him, who enters the service of the steward. Aragorn by his courage and leadership proves himself a worthy ruler of men. He is destined to find a lost army of men now dead yet entrapped in a curse set forth long ago by the ...

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The Return of the King is divided into two books - book five and book six. Book Five follows Aragorn and Gandalf up to the opening of the Black Gate. Book Six begins with Frodo and Sam's journey, and details the rest of the story. The Return of the King - Book Five. I - Minas Tirith - Gandalf with Pippin arrive in Minas Tirith; they talk with Denethor; Pippin enters the service of the steward. II - The Passing of the Grey Company - Follows Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli as t ...

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It is 1941. The four Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, return to Narnia and find that more than a thousand years have passed since they reigned there as kings and queens (in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe). Much of the old magic has been lost and the land has been "civilized" under the domain of a race of men from Telmar. The old inhabitants of the kingdom, talking animals and dwarves and other fantastic creatures, have been driven into the wild and unfriendly parts of the land. The children, with the aid of a ta ...

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Alam Ara, (English Translation: The Light of the World) a 1931 film directed by Ardeshir Irani, was the first Indian film with sound. Irani recognized the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and raced to complete Alam Ara before several other contemporary sound films. Alam Ara debuted at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay on March 14, 1931. The movie, and its music was widely successful, and marked ... Including:

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The Recognition of Sakuntala is a Sanskrit play by Kalidasa. Its date is uncertain, as Kalidasa may have lived during either the first or the fourth centuries AD. It is based on a story in the Mahabharata, though Kalidasa makes some minor changes to the plot. The Recognition of Sakuntala - Synopsis. The play depicts the legendary King Dushyanta, who falls in love with Shakuntala, the daughter of a hermit in the forest. Dushyanta woos and marries her. But Shakuntala is then cursed by an old sa ... Including:

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Charlemagne and his army are fighting in Spain. Marsilion, the Saracen King of Zaragoza, sends envoys to negotiate with Charlemagne: if Charlemagne returns home to Aix-la-Chapelle, Marsilion will follow and convert to Christianity. Charlemagne's lords disagree over how they should respond; Roland distrusts Marsilion, but Ganelon, Naimon and most of the others are in favour of trusting him. Charlemagne agrees, but Roland recommends that Ganelon be the one to take the agreement to Marsilion. This angers Ga ...

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Volsung Cycle In Norse mythology, Volsung was murdered by the Geatish king Siggeir and avenged by one of his sons, was Sigmund. Volsung was the common ancestor of the ill-fortuned clan of the Volsungs, including the greatest of Norse heroes, Sigurd. Their legend is known in Norse myth through the Volsungasaga and the Drap Niflungs and in Old German through the Nibelungenlied. Ironically, in Beowulf, when the Geatish warrior Beowulf has killed Grendel, a Danish bard at Hrothgar's court si ... Including:

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The Biblical book 3 Maccabees is found in most Orthodox Bibles as a part of the deuterocanonical books. Protestants and Catholics regard it as apocryphal. The book actually has nothing to do with the Maccabees or their revolt against the Greek empire, as described in 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees. Instead it tells the story of persecution of the Jews under Ptolemy IV Philopator (222-205 BC). The name of the book apparently comes from the similarities between this book and the stories of the martyrdom of ... Including:

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By category Medieval 16th Century - 17th Century 18th Century -19th Century 20th Century - Contemporary Chronological list Writers by category Novelists - Playwrights Poets - Essayists Short Story Writers The Song of Roland (La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century epic poem about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass (or Roncesvalles) fought by Roland and his fellow paladins. The Song is written in Old French and is based on historical events surr ... Including:

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a cross between live action and animation Disney musical film, which premiered October 7, 1971. Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Synopsis. It is based upon two books by Mary Norton. Set in 1940, in the county of Dorset of the United Kingdom, Angela Lansbury plays Miss Eglantine Price, a lonely woman who lives close to Corfe Castle. In secret she is a witch and plans to somehow help the country against the Blitz. She is unfortunately forced to shelter three children from L ... Including:

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Synopsis: Aida, an Ethiopian princess, is captured and brought into slavery in Egypt. A military commander, Radames, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh. To complicate the story further, Radames is loved by the Pharaoh's daughter Amneris, although he does not return the feeling. Aida - ACT I. Scene I: A hall in the king's palace; through the rear gate the pyramids and temple ...

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Barbershop is a motion picture directed by Tim Story, produced by State Street Pictures, and released by MGM on September 13, 2002. Starring Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, and Anthony Anderson, the movie revolves about social life in a south Chicago barbershop that has become a neighborhood institution. Notable for being one of the most successful movies ever to have been directed by an African American, Barbershop also proved to be a star-making vehicle for acting newcomers Eve and Michael Ealy, and provided Ice Cube ... Including:

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