Bored of the Rings: A Parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

Kenney, Douglas C.,Beard, Henry,Harvard Lampoon

ISBN 10: 0451452615 / ISBN 13: 9780451452610

Published by Roc Trade, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bored of the Rings: A Parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
• Publisher: Roc Trade
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451452615
• ISBN 13: 9780451452610
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Two authors from The Harvard Lampoon present a hilarious parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy, The Lord of the Rings. Reprint.

Review

Written in the gloaming of their college days, just before they started National Lampoon, Douglas C. Kenney and Henry N. Beard wrote Bored of the Rings. It's dated--references to Nixon, drugs, and consumer products circa 1969 crowd every page--but darn it, Bored of the Rings is still funny nearly 30 years later: "'Goodbye, Dildo,' Frito said, stifling a sob. 'I wish you were coming with us.'

'Ah, yes. But I'm too old for that sort of thing now,' said the old boggie, feigning a state of total quadriplegia. 'Anyway, I have a few small gifts for you,' and he produced a lumpy parcel, which Frito opened somewhat unenthusiastically in view of Dildo's previous going-away present [the ring]. But the package only contained a short, Revereware sword, a bulletproof vest full of moth holes, and several well-thumbed novellas with titles like Elf Lust and Goblin Girl..."

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