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R. R. TolkienÔÇÖs magnum opus, \u003ci style=\"BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e has been beloved for generations, selling millions of copies and selling millions more tickets through its award-winning film adaptations. 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Make the journey with Frodo as he makes his perilous trek from the Shire to Mordor, while Pearce expertly reveals the deeper, spiritual significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDOWS: 1; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 12px\/18px robotolight, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: normal; BACKGROUND: #FBFBFB; COLOR: #2F2F2F; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; WORD-SPACING: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\"\u003eDid you know that the events of \u003ci style=\"BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings \u003c\/i\u003eare deeply intertwined with the Christian calendar? 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