It’s not a secret that the book was, and still is, wildly popular. The Sunday Telegraph called it "among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century," high praise in a century riddled with excellent fiction. The very similarly named Sunday Times wrote that "the English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them."
The book's popularity never truly diminished and was even enhanced when the films came out in the early 2000s. The medium of cinema introduced a whole new audience to Tolkien’s characters, narrative, and world, spawning a slew of other books, a TV show, and a myriad of video games.
The denizens of the internet keep the story alive by continuing to create memes and other content using images from “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.” The “Funny Middle Earth” group boasts over 280 thousand users and is one of many such fandoms you can find online. If you are looking for more Lord of the Rings content, Bored Panda has got you covered, check out our story about a person recreating a scene from the first book as an AITA post.
