Some notes to get started in the Tolkien universe before seeing the flagship Amazon series
With 25 million viewers worldwide, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ has become Amazon’s top series, breaking all records. The return to Middle-earth nine years later has aroused curiosity in a production that addresses a time that goes nearly 6,000 years behind the plot of Frodo and company. In fact, little was known of the Second Age up to this point, at least on screen. And although there are already five chapters released (of eight in total) there are some keys that do not change and that serve to rejoin a series that has already made history.
first age
of the sun
590 years
The story begins in the Second Age, once elves, men
and dwarves, together with the Ainur Valar (spiritual beings) have defeated
to Morgoth or Melkor, another Valar considered the first Dark Lord
Sauron, servant of Melkor and lieutenant of the fortress of evil, Angband, disappears after the defeat
In the fight against Melkor, the elf Finrod dies at the hands of Sauron and his sister, Galadriel, searches tirelessly for the villain, convinced that he has not disappeared forever.
Galadriel is a Noldor elf who came to Middle-earth from Valinor (the land of the Valar)
Sauron, Annatar or
the dark lord is a Maiar, a minor class of Ainur, with high knowledge in blacksmithing and who can change
its way
The story begins in the Second Age, once elves, men and dwarves, together with the Ainur Valar (spiritual beings) have defeated Morgoth or Melkor, another Valar considered the first Dark Lord.
first age
of the sun
590 years
Here shall Mordor be established
Sauron, servant of Melkor and lieutenant of the fortress of evil, Angband, disappears after the defeat
In the fight against Melkor, the elf Finrod dies at the hands of Sauron and his sister, Galadriel, searches tirelessly for the villain, convinced that he has not disappeared forever.
Galadriel is a Noldor elf who came to Middle-earth from Valinor (the land of the Valar)
Sauron, Annatar or
the dark lord he is a Maiar, a minor class of Ainur, with high knowledge in blacksmithing and who can change his form
The story begins in the Second Age, once elves, men and dwarves, together with the Ainur Valar (spiritual beings) have defeated Morgoth or Melkor, another Valar considered the first Dark Lord.
first age
of the sun
590 years
Here shall Mordor be established
Sauron, servant of Melkor and lieutenant of the fortress of evil, Angband, disappears after the defeat
In the fight against Melkor, the elf Finrod dies at the hands of Sauron and his sister, Galadriel, searches tirelessly for the villain, convinced that he has not disappeared forever.
Galadriel is a Noldor elf who came to Middle-earth from Valinor (the land
of the Valar)
Sauron, Annatar or
the dark lord he is a Maiar, a minor class of Ainur, with high knowledge in blacksmithing and who can change his form
The story begins in the Second Age, once elves, men and dwarves, together with the Ainur Valar (spiritual beings) have defeated Morgoth or Melkor, another Valar considered
the first dark lord
first age
of the sun
590 years
Here shall Mordor be established
Sauron, servant of Melkor and lieutenant of the fortress of evil, Angband, disappears after the defeat
In the fight against Melkor, the elf Finrod dies at the hands of Sauron and his sister, Galadriel, searches tirelessly for the villain, convinced that he has not disappeared forever.
Galadriel is a Noldor elf who came to Middle-earth from Valinor (the land of the Valar)
Sauron, Annatar or
the dark lord he is a Maiar, a minor class of Ainur, with high knowledge in blacksmithing and who can change his form
The history of the rights of the universe created by JJR Tolkien and that is contained in the so-called ‘Legendarium’, as the author called his set of works, is convoluted and that irremediably affects the plot of ‘The Rings of Power’. Amazon’s history with The Lord of the Rings begins in 2017. Even before the production phase, Jeff Bezzos’s company had disbursed close to 250 million dollars (in the end the series came out for 465 million, being the most expensive of the history).
The point is that the agreement reached by the platform with Tolkien State, the original owner of the rights, includes setting the plot in the Second Age, but they cannot follow the letter of ‘The Silmarillion’ and ‘Unfinished Tales’, both published after the author’s death. Nor ‘The Lord of the Rings’ (it should be remembered that the worldwide rights to the entire saga were sold by Tolkien himself in 1969, four years before his death, for just 10,000 pounds).
Tolkien Saga expert Tom Shippeywho worked for the series but left in 2020, explained in 2019 that “Amazon has relative freedom to add something because very few details are known” about the Second Age, but that “it should not contradict anything that was said Tolkien.”
The books of the ‘Legendarium’
(ordered chronologically)
‘Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth’
‘Tal-Elmar’, unfinished work that takes place in the Second Age
‘The Story of Middle-earth’
‘The Lord of the rings’
first age
of the sun
590 years
‘The Lord of the Rings’ Includes five appendices, ‘B’ with a chronology of the Second and Third ages
The books of the ‘Legendarium’
(ordered chronologically)
‘Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth’
‘Tal-Elmar’, unfinished work that takes place in the Second Age
‘The Lord of the rings’
‘The Story of Middle-earth’
first age
of the sun
590 years
‘The Lord of the Rings’ Includes five appendices, ‘B’ with a chronology of the Second and Third ages
The books of the ‘Legendarium’
(ordered chronologically)
‘Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth’
‘Tal-Elmar’, unfinished work that takes place in the Second Age
‘The Story of Middle-earth’
‘The Lord of the rings’
first age
of the sun
590 years
‘The Lord of the Rings’ Includes five appendices, ‘B’ with a chronology of
the Second and Third Age
The books of the ‘Legendarium’
(ordered chronologically)
‘Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth’
‘Tal-Elmar’, unfinished work that takes place in the Second Age
‘The Story of Middle-earth’
‘The Lord of the rings’
first age
of the sun
590 years
‘The Lord of the Rings’ Includes five appendices, ‘B’ with a chronology of
the second and third age
In this way, ‘The Rings of Power’ takes place during the Second Age, about 6,000 years before Frodo came into action and, in case there is any doubt as to what order to watch the saga of ‘The Lord of the Rings’, Amazon’s bet is also located chronologically before the three installments of ‘The Hobbit’. Of course, those who have already navigated the universe of Tolkien’s pen find new protagonists and stories in the series.
wander it is
a wood elf created for
the Serie
In the series, they protect
and watch the southern men, who would have supported the first Dark Lord
The hairy they are a sub-race of dark-skinned hobbits who do not live in a fixed place, but travel with their house on their backs looking for the best place according to the season
The Silvansknown as wood elves, belong to one of the main races of elves in Middle-earth (along with the Noldor and the Sindar), but they were not so treated by Tolkien
Disa (an invented character) is the dwarf princess of Khazad-dûm, the mines of Moria from ‘The Lord of the Rings’
Nori Brandyfoot is a hairy created for
the Serie
Before coming to the Shire in the middle of the Third Age of the Sun, the hobbits were divided into three branches: White, Strong and Hairy.
The in yearsfound in the Second Age in all its splendor, put a face to the first women
wander it is
a wood elf created for
the Serie
In the series, they protect
and watch the southern men, who would have supported the first Dark Lord
The hairy they are a sub-race of dark-skinned hobbits who do not live in a fixed place, but travel with their house on their backs looking for the best place according to the season
The Silvansknown as wood elves, belong to one of the main races of elves in Middle-earth (along with the Noldor and the Sindar), but they were not so treated by Tolkien
Disa (an invented character) is the dwarf princess of Khazad-dûm, the mines of Moria from ‘The Lord of the Rings’
Nori Brandyfoot is a hairy created for
the Serie
Before coming to the Shire in the middle of the Third Age of the Sun, the hobbits were divided into three branches: White, Strong and Hairy.
The in yearsfound in the Second Age in all its splendor, put a face to the first women
wander it is
a wood elf created for
the Serie
In the series, they protect
and watch the southern men, who would have supported the first Dark Lord
The Silvansknown as wood elves, belong to one of the main races of elves in Middle-earth (along with the Noldor and the Sindar), but they were not so treated by Tolkien
The hairy they are a sub-race of dark-skinned hobbits who do not live in a fixed place, but travel with their house on their backs looking for the best place according to the season
Nori Brandyfoot is a hairy created for
the Serie
Before coming to the Shire in the middle of the Third Age of the Sun, the hobbits were divided into three branches: White, Strong and Hairy.
Disa (an invented character) is the dwarf princess of Khazad-dûm, the mines of Moria from ‘The Lord of the Rings’
The in yearsfound in the Second Age in all its splendor, put a face to the first women
wander it is
a wood elf created for
the Serie
In the series, they protect
and watch the southern men, who would have supported the first Dark Lord
The Silvansknown as wood elves, belong to one of the main races of elves in Middle-earth (along with the Noldor and the Sindar), but they were not so treated by Tolkien
The hairy they are a sub-race of dark-skinned hobbits who do not live in a fixed place, but travel with their house on their backs looking for the best place according to the season
Nori Brandyfoot is a hairy created for
the Serie
Before coming to the Shire in the middle of the Third Age of the Sun, the hobbits were divided into three branches: White, Strong and Hairy.
Disa (an invented character) is the dwarf princess of Khazad-dûm, the mines of Moria from ‘The Lord of the Rings’
The in yearsfound in the Second Age in all its splendor, put a face to the first women
The background pattern is not altered. Thus, without making more spoilers than reviewing the already known history, the series is inspired by the moment in which Sauron manages to deceive the elves to forge the rings of power and then create his own, the only ring that controls all the others. and that will carry thousands of years from the sun after Frodo Baggins to Mount Doom.
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