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Bored of the Rings
Bored of the Rings is a short satirical novel based on The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien published in 1969 by Signet[?] for Harvard Lampoon[?].
The novel is a fairly close parody in terms of general plot, but is filled with cheap gags (the palantir as a Magic 8-Ball etc.), bad names, unsympathetic and cowardly characters and dated 1960s references.
Notable characters from Lower Middle Earth include:
- Goodgulf Greyteeth, the good wizard - "a discredited Rosicrucian" and "a 32nd Degree Mason and Honorary Shriner".
- boggies[?] Dildo Bugger[?] of Bug End, Frito Bugger[?], Spam[?], Moxie Dingleberry[?], Pepsi Dingleberry[?]
- Stomper, Arrowroot, son of Arrowshirt
- Gimlet, son of Groin[?]
- Legolam[?]
- Bromosel[?]
- Eorache[?]
- Tim Benzedrine[?]
- Goddam[?]
- Sorhed[?] - the evil wizard, ruler of Fordor.
- Serutan[?] the wizard of Isinglass
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