72 Years Later, Aragorn's Best Quote Perfectly Captures What The Lord of the Rings Is All About

72 years after its debut, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is still the greatest fantasy epic ever written. The book, which has come to represent the entire genre and become a clear before-and-after in its history, remains a beloved and universally acclaimed work that has inspired countless artists and established the blueprint followed, imitated, and subverted by nearly everyone with an interest in fantasy.