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The Scouring of the Shire is the second to last chapter in J.R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is among the most prominent scenes not featured in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
Warning: Spoilers follow
After returning from the War of the Ring to the Shire, Hobbits, Frodo Baggins, Sam Gamgee, Merry Brandybuck, and Pippin Took discover that the evil they had fought in Mordor had come home to roost. Rousing the Shire, they are able to drive off the evil that infested it, through the work of Farmer Cotton, Merry, and Pippin. The Battle of Bywater can be considered the last battle in the War of the Ring, in which 19 hobbits died. Saruman and Wormtongue also find their ends.
