'Lord of the Rings' has always been beloved. The pandemic reminded us just how great it is

• Dec 19, 2021
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They weren't meant to be heroes. Frodo Baggins, his steadfast companion Samwise Gamgee and their accidental journey-mates, jejune cousins Merry and Pippin, could have been content living out their days in the Shire with their fellow hobbits, feasting and smoking in pastoral comfort.