Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: The Lord of the Rings or NATO?
NATO came first, in 1949 (founded). The Lord of the Rings followed about 5 years later, in c. 1954 (first volume published).
- Secondc. 1954
The Lord of the Rings
book · first volume publishedThe Lord of the Rings came out in three volumes in 1954 and 1955.
- First1949
NATO
institution · foundedNATO was founded in 1949 by 12 countries.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.