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Few people know what happens *after* the events of The Lord of the Rings. But it's one of the most poetic and thought-provoking endings in literature... 🧵
After Sauron's defeat at the end of the Third Age, the kingdoms of men are restored. Aragorn rules the Reunited Kingdom for 120 years, followed by his son for another century.
The Elves depart for Valinor (the last ship leaves at some point during the Fourth Age). Any who linger on in Middle-earth fade away, both in body and spirit.
The Dwarves reclaim their great halls, like Moria, and delve ever deeper below ground. But they become insular and decline in numbers, until eventually they vanish from the surface entirely.
The Hobbits continue to live secluded, and slowly become invisible to the world of men. Because they don't preserve records or build great monuments, their existence is gradually forgotten.
Indeed, over the centuries, all the magical elements of Middle-earth fade away. Men are increasingly left to wonder whether they ever existed at all...
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