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  1. Sep 3, 2022 · The Rings of Power is set thousands of years before the events of The Lord of the Rings, and it follows a number of characters across Middle-earth during its Second Age. It is not set on any one ...

  2. Sep 3, 2022 · Whereas Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies are both based upon books by J.R.R. Tolkien, Amazon's The Rings of Power TV series is a special case. The Second Age narrative draws from Tolkien's appendices, wider writings, and The Silmarillion, which was compiled by Tolkien's son and released posthumously.

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  3. The Silmarillion (Quenya: [silmaˈrilːiɔn]) is a book consisting of a collection of myths [ a ][ T 1 ] and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien. It was edited, partly written, and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, assisted by Guy Gavriel Kay, who became a fantasy author.

  4. Aug 24, 2024 · The Rings of Power covers the Second Age of Middle-Earth and tells the story of Sauron’s ascendency to the Dark Lord of Mordor, forging the Rings of Power, and (most importantly) the creation of The One Ring. J.R.R. Tolkien has written in broad strokes about these events and how they fit into the Middle-Earth chronology, but never before has Middle-Earth’s Second Age been explored with the ...

  5. Aug 30, 2022 · In the books and films, Elrond is a half-Elven leader who plays a big part in organizing the Fellowship of the Ring and acts as the stern father to Arwen. In The Rings of Power, the young Elrond ...

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  6. Sep 29, 2024 · In Amazon’s deal to secure the rights for the show, they obtained the rights to The Lord Of The Rings and its appendices, but not those of The Silmarillion, a collection of epic stories that ...

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  8. Sep 2, 2022 · No, the new series is not based on The Silmarillion. Amazon only purchased rights to The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and its appendices. As a result, LotR: The Rings of Power TV series is based exclusively on Tolkien’s writings from those works. While The Silmarillion includes a huge amount of expanded lore, the appendices published in The ...

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