Hobbits come from three different kinds of halfling, one of which are Harfoots. This is so far back in the past that Hobbits as we know them don't exist and their ancestors have not yet found The Shire. The rest of the characters you have seen before are either not even close to being born yet, or they haven't yet arrived in Middle-earth. Galadriel is a young warrior commander on a quest to avenge the death of her brother, while Elrond seeks to achieve status through political means.
In The Rings of Power, each of these characters is younger and with far less status. In Lord of the Rings we see these two as rulers of their own realms, largely unable to leave those realms because their power keeps those places alive and protected. There are two popular characters from The Lord of the Rings with much more significant roles in The Rings of Power - Galadriel and Elrond. Instead of a single quest, like The Lord of the Rings, you can expect to see many beautiful and twisting paths leading the audience to what will ultimately be a fairly dark conclusion. We're going to see how the great Kings of Men went from being a great and powerful empire to the shattered, scattered remains haunted by the Ringwraiths they created through their own greed and malice. We'll follow a younger, impulsive and battle-hardened Galadriel long before she becomes the powerful, ethereal being we meet in the movies. We're going to see Dwarven kingdoms at their most glorious instead of the ruins we see in Lord of the Rings. It's the history and politics of Middle-earth after a brutal war and the efforts to grow and thrive after. The Rings of Power, as the name suggests, is the story leading up to the creation of Sauron's ring. Sauron's ring, often called The One Ring, corrupted an effort to bring the people of Middle-earth together after a great war against Sauron's old boss, Morgoth. This golden ring was created as a way to manipulate the leaders of the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men who received powerful magic rings as gifts. If you've watched or read The Lord of the Rings, you know it focuses on Sauron's Control Ring. We'll be posting recaps and explainers as early as possible, and we've got a terminology guide for the show too. And don't fret if you're ever lost about something in an episode. It's certainly not going to hurt if you've seen them recently, or if you've read The Silmarillion at some point. It's not necessary to have recently consumed the extended editions of every film, and the same goes for all of the books. Similarly, if you have seen those films, but it's been awhile, you're fine. You don't need to have seen The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit to enjoy The Rings of Power. Do I need to watch or read anything before starting it? It's made some Tolkien fans nervous about the show being respectful of the source material. That means Amazon's writing team has a lot of space to fill with things Tolkien didn't explicitly outline.
Even in The Silmarillion, there aren't the same kind of rich details regarding the events of the Second Age you get in The Lord of the Rings. If you're confused about what exactly this means for this series, you're not alone. Tolkien left a ton of notes about the history of Middle-earth in his very popular trilogy, including an abridged history of many of the events within The Silmarillion.
THE RING FROM LORD OF THE RINGS SERIES
Instead, this series will be based on the appendices in The Lord of the Rings. Amazon was unable to secure the film rights to The Silmarillion, Tolkien's collection of stories from before The Lord of the Rings.
THE RING FROM LORD OF THE RINGS TV
Tolkien, the TV series is not so thoroughly sourced.
Sauron is very much person-shaped in this series.Īdditionally, where the films were adapted from the three books written by J.R.R. The Third Age, where Sauron is a big glowy eye and is hunting for his ring, is very far away from the events of this series. It's a time period in Middle-earth referred to as the Second Age, because time in this world is divided across globally impactful events. The Rings of Power takes place thousands of years before The Lord of the Rings. The Rings of Power takes place before the events of The Lord of the Rings, so for the sake of simplicity this series is a prequel to the films.
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