# The Lord of the Rings

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/pop-locke/the-lord-of-the-rings>

**By** Jacob T. Levy, Paul Meany, Paul Matzko, Landry Ayres, Natalie Dowzicky

**Published:** February 3, 2021

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Jacob Levy, Paul Matzko, and Paul Meany are the fellowship of returning guests to discuss the greatest trilogy of the last century; The Lord of the Rings.

## Summary:

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is an epic adventure based on the novels written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story follows the young Hobbit, Frodo Baggins, as he and the Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, to ensure the destruction of the Dark Lord Sauron. What is the Lord of the Rings story actually about? And, why is it so popular?