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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Thalesian on 2025-01-21 05:05:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien began a sequel to Lord of the Rings, called The New Shadow, about Middle Earth quickly forgetting about the War of the Ring, with the elites of Gondor beginning to support the evils of Mordor