Men, elves and goblins from 'The Hobbit' clash in forest near Prague

Fans dressed as characters from The Hobbit book, 'fight' in the forest near the village of Doksy, some 80 km from Prague

Fans dressed as characters from The Hobbit book, 'fight' in the forest near the village of Doksy, some 80 km from Prague.

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The epic clash that pits men, elves and dwarves against goblins and wargs in J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit has become a springtime tradition as more then eight hundred fans re-enact it on a lakeside in the north of the country.

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