The 40 Greatest Led Zeppelin Songs of All Time: 'The Battle of Evermore' 1971

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'The Battle of Evermore' (1971)

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One of the most arresting displays of their love of folk music – Sandy Denny of Fairport Convention is featured, with Page on mandolin (which he'd never played before). It's also their fullest evocation of The Lord of the Rings, with allusions to wraiths and mountainside warfare.