[PAR] [TLE] Denethor [SEP] Denethor II, son of Ecthelion II, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King", which is the third and final part of his novel "The Lord of the Rings".  He is the 26th and final Ruling Steward of Gondor. [PAR] [TLE] The Lord of the Rings [SEP] The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien.  The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", but eventually developed into a much larger work.  Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.
[PAR] [TLE] Denethor [ SEP ] Denethor II , son of Ecthelion II , is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien 's " The Return of the King " , which is the third and final part of his novel " The Lord of the Rings " . He is the 26th and final Ruling Steward of Gondor . [PAR] [TLE] The Lord of the Rings [ SEP ] The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien . The story began as a sequel to Tolkien 's 1937 fantasy novel " The Hobbit " , but eventually developed into a much larger work . Written in stages between 1937 and 1949 , " The Lord of the Rings " is one of the best - selling novels ever written , with over 150 million copies sold .
Denethor appears in a fictional novel that began as a sequel to what novel?
Denethor appears in a fictional novel that began as a sequel to what novel ?
The Hobbit
The Hobbit