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Elliot on Instagram: “So here it is finished, the ancient fortress of the Hornburg, Helms Deep, Suthberg to the Rohirrim. Many of you have followed this build…”

Who doesn't love an epic battle in a fantasy book? To write one that grips a reader and pushes the plot forward, you need to build tension in the story. Check out Tolkien's battle of Helm's Deep to see how to plot your battle scene.

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Anyone who has seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy has been privy to a number of fantastic environments, compelling characters, and a plain old good story

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I have always had a fascination with cross section illustrations - I remember pouring over the Incredible Cross Section and Star Wars Cross Section books for hours as a child, and they're still some of my favourite books. Mixing my passion for cross sections with my passion for Lord of the Rings seemed like an obvious thing to do and it'd been on my mind to do a piece for a while. In fact I am surprised no one's done one before! After looking at Kemp Remillard's Force Awakens cross sections…

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings describes battles that make terrific war-games. Here is a war-game for playing the Battle of Helm's Deep.