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Monaghan shared pictures on Instagram in which he, Wood, Bloom, Billy Boyd and Mortensen goof around, channeling their \"Lord of the Rings\" characters. They pretend to hold swords, bows and arrows in the photos, as if poised to return to battle in Middle-earth.

My captain. My king. @theoneringnet @empiremagazine

A photo posted by Dominic Monaghan (@dom_monaghan_) on Jan 30, 2017 at 8:05pm PST

Doffing the off the shoulder band look with aplomb @boydbilly @billyboydactor making @electrice and I look like onions. @theoneringnet @empiremagazine

A photo posted by Dominic Monaghan (@dom_monaghan_) on Jan 30, 2017 at 8:06pm PST

They showed their friendship has withstood the test of time: \"The Return of the King,\" the third installment of the film series, was released in December 2003.

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