A group of JRR Tolkien lovers have recreated an epic battle scene from his first Lord Of The Rings novel, The Hobbit.
Dressed as orcs, elves, dwarves, goblins and so on, the die-hard fans gathered together for their interpretation of the Battle Of Five Armies.
After participants donned their fearsome battle gear, the fighting commenced in a forest near the town of Doksy in the Czech Republic yesterday. If you want to know who won, go read the book.
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