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The novel is a fairly close parody in general plot, but is filled with cheap gags (e.g. the Palantír as a Magic 8-ball etc.), a lot of bad punning (especially on names), cowardly and unsympathetic characters, and dated 1960s references.

The Signet first edition cover, which parodies the LOTR paperback cover by artist Barbara Remington [1], was drawn by Michael K. Frith. William S. Donnell's parody map of Lower Middle Earth subsitutes Tüdor for Gondor and Fordor with Mordor.

Notable characters from Lower Middle Earth ( Middle-earth) include:

• Goodgulf Greyteeth, the good wizardA wizard (from 'wise') is a practitioner of magic, especially in folklore, fantasy fiction, and fantasy role-playing games. In popular use in sixteenth century England it was used to denonate a helpful male folk magican, a cunning man as they were usually; "a discredited RosicrucianThe Rosicrucians are a legendary and secretive order dating from the 15th or 17th century, generally associated with the symbol of the Rose Cross, which is also used in certain rituals of the Freemasons. Several modern societies have been formed for the s" and "a 32nd Degree MasonFreemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. Its members are joined together by shared ideals, of both a moral and metaphysical nature, and, in most of its branches, by a common belief in a Supreme Being. Freemasonry is an esoteric art, in that cert and Honorary ShrinerThe Shriners or Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine are an Order appendant to Freemasonry. Until 2000, one had to complete the Scottish Rite or York Rite degrees of Masonry to be eligible for Shrine membership, but now any Master Mason" ( Gulf OilGulf Oil was a major United States oil company in the 1930s and 1940s. The eighth largest manufacturing company in the country in 1941, Gulf Oil was considered a member of the so-called Seven Sisters oil magnates. Gulf Oil was born in 1901 with an oil dis slogan) ( GandalfIan McKellen portrays Gandalf in The Two Towers. Because of his openness he is well-liked by many Tolkien fans. This article is about the fictional character from J. Tolkien's books. For other meanings of Gandalf see: Gandalf (disambiguation Gandalf is a Greyhame)
• Boggies ( Hobbitfan's idea of a typical Hobbit . Hobbits are a fictional race from J. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe which first appears in the book The Hobbit''. They also play a major role in The Lord of the Rings''. Description Hobbits are two to four feet tall, withs)
  • Dildo Bugger of Bug End ( dildo, bugger) ( Bilbo Baggins)
  • Frito Bugger ( Fritos, a corn chips brand) ( Frodo Baggins)
  • Spam ( SPAM, a food brand) ( Sam)
  • Moxie Dingleberry ( Moxie, a soft drink brand) ( Merry)
  • Pepsi Dingleberry ( Pepsi, a soft drink brand) ( Pippin)
• Stomper, or Arrowroot, son of Arrowshirt (Arrowshirt, a brand of men's dress shirt) (Strider or Aragorn, son of Arathorn)
• Gimlet, son of Groin ( Gimlet cocktail and Groin) ( Gimli, son of Glóin)
• Legolam ("leg of lamb") ( Legolas)
• Bromosel (Used to be an indigestion relief product) ( Boromir)
• Eorache ("ear ache") ( Éowyn)
• Tim Benzedrine ( Benzedrine, a stimulant drug popular during the 1960s) - referencing both Tom Bombadil and former Harvard professor Timothy Leary.
• Goddam ("God damn") ( Gollum)
• Sorhed, the evil wizard, ruler of Fordor. ("Sore head", "four door") ( Sauron)
• Serutan the wizard of Isinglass - ( Serutan was the name of a laxative product; the product name is simply "Natures" spelled backwards; Isinglass, a substance used in clarifying wine.) ( Saruman, the wizard of Isengard)