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Talk:The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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==Name==
Should this page be called '''Amazon's Middle earth series''' instead of '''The Lord of the Rings (TV series)'''?I am saying that because we don't have an official name for the upcoming tv show.--[[User:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου]] 10:29, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

:Whatever the name of the show will be, the article name will change accordingly so don't worry about it too much. Also thank you for working on some of the ancillary articles. --[[User:Gaetano|Gaetano]] 19:49, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

== Cast ==

I don't think that we have names of the characters played by the actors so why is characters written in the tilte of the section?--Shivam 01:56, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

==Images==
Hi. I'm quite happy seeing this article being updated collectively. However, I think the matter of the images is getting a little over the top. It is quite unnecessary having the 23 posters, which will never be used in the wiki. I'm keeping them for the time being, but if Mith agrees, I'd vote keeping just a few of them. On the Vanity Fair's photos, I'll delete them all, because those belong to Vanity Fair, not to Amazon, so I don't know if they fall into fair use and if they actually portray the vision of the series. "Dress me slowly, I am in a hurry". --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 00:02, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

== Εnrichment ==

I think that this page should be enriched with more information about it's production and not only that.So, what do you think?--[[User:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου]] 12:32, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
:Amazon does have behind the scenes interviews with the cast and crew on YouTube if that is what you mean.[[User:Dour1234|Dour1234]] ([[User talk:Dour1234|talk]]) 12:46, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

== Deviations ==

As I have read generally, this series has a lot of deviations from Tolkien's works, and as a result, it reminds Tolkien's world only in words.I mean, almost all of these events that happens do not remind in events that happens in Tolkien's works.So, what do you think? --[[User:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου|Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου]] ([[User talk:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου|talk]]) 23:07, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

:As stated below, entire sections devoted to deviations from the source material have been added to the pages relating to the movies. Not allowing the information to be added to this page makes the article appear biased and gives a false impression to the audience that the series is totally accurate in every point.
:Please restore this section. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 20:34, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
::I have read Tolkien’s works, and know of his lore fairly well. I have, to my own chagrin, watched Rings of Power, and I can with all honesty, that it is Tolkien in name only.
::The actions, attitudes, and motivations for the characters holding the names of those Tolkien created are either a complete antithesis to the source or so inaccurately written for this show, that there is no direct connection or correlation to the source from which it is derived. [[User:Raziel|Raziel]] ([[User talk:Raziel|talk]]) 05:48, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

::@[[User:English Lady|English Lady]], I see your point now. Still, you are missing the scope. The deviations are not listed in the main article of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)]], but in each film's article. We must do the same with the series and list the deviations in each episode; otherwise it would be overloaded. Another option would be including a brief summary of its relation with the source material or its reception among the fans on this matter. Assuming the series are accurate because we don't have such a list is simply stupid.--[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 07:08, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
:::Adding it the "reception" section gives the impression that the deviations from the source material are not real, and are just the personal opinions of people who don't like the series.
:::The Lord of the Rings film series page is not the one listed under the Adaptions section, but rather the respective pages for each movie. It is not, in fact, "stupid" to assume that readers will conclude RIngs of Power is accurate if they do not see anything about deviations from the source material, especially if they have not read the books. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 07:41, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

== Deviations from the Source Material ==

@[[User:English Lady|English Lady]] Hi! Instead of listing each episode and the differences between the source material here, what are your thoughts on moving these statements to their respective episode articles? If we want to include a few major overarching differences here that span multiple episodes, that seems fine, but otherwise all the details would likely be better suited on the episode articles. [[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] ([[User talk:Hyarion|talk]]) 19:15, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

:I disagree with this. I only say this because the pages relating to the movies have had entire sections added relating to the deviations from source material. Removing this from the page gives the (false) impression that Rings of Power does not deviate from the source material at all, and makes the article appear partisan. This will be most people's first line of reference and they will not bother to look at the seperate episodes, again, giving the false impression the series is 100% lore accurate. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 20:32, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:@[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] has determined that no such information can be added to the Rings of Power page, even though I have clearly demonstrated that there are seperate subsections on each of the pages for the movies, which do not provide references or citations. Are you happy with this, or do you disagree with his descision. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 07:18, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Also, please, don't remove Season's 2 cast. Definitely, the differences are much better disclosed in each episode's article. You can see people already began doing that work. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 19:43, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

:Again, I think they should be listed on the main page because most people will not click over to the pages for each episode. Removing them from the main page gives readers the wrong impression that the series does not deviate from the lore in any way.
:Also the way in which devations from lore are described as not neutral and is misleading in places. For example what is clearly supposed to depict Finrod taking the Oath of Feanor is excused as "just an oath to fight Sauron which he might have taken". [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 20:46, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
::Like I said, we can keep a section that lists the biggest overarching differences between the books and the show, but aspects that are specific to an individual episode should be listed on the specific episode articles, both for readability and because that is the most relevant article to put the information. It's easy to add a disclaimer that additional differences can be found on their respective episode articles. [[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] ([[User talk:Hyarion|talk]]) 21:00, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:::OK I can do that if you like..... [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 21:03, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

::::If you are worried about losing what you have written, you can find it [https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_Power&curid=56232&oldid=376260#Deviations_from_the_Source_Material here]. The Oath of Fëanor is not mentioned in the series, so we cannot include it directly. Please, correct my edits and my grammar, but do not reverse them direcly. It's very rude, specially me being an admin. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 21:12, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::Although it is not explicitly mentioned, it is obvious that this event is meant to be the Oath of Feanor as it takes places before the Noldor leave Valinor and Sauron is not mentioned in that part of the narrative. Only Melkor, and their desire to fight him is mentioned. It is clearly supposed to be the Oath of Feanor. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 21:22, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::As to the latter, my initial edits were removed without a reason being given. Considering that you have a known bias in favour of Rings of Power on other social media sites, it can only be assumed this descsion was partisan. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 21:24, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
::::::So just to clarify, if I mention ANY deviations from the source material on your Rings of Power page they will be removed? How do you feel about this @[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]]? Should people not be allowed to mention these? [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 21:34, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::::We are telling you: the main article is not the place to list deviations. If any, the section of "Reception" could deal with the criticism done against RoP due its bad treatment of the source material (citing appropiate references, oc). What makes people think TG is biased in favor of RoP? We deal with this authorized adaptation as with any other else. I think we have a very poor implementation of this adaptation throughout the wiki; there are a lot of things to expand. For my part I despise this show and I haven't even watched it. [[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 22:33, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
::::::::The respective pages for the movies all have sections headed "Deviations from source material". None of the content in these sections contains citations or references. I have provided links to show you.
::::::::[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]
::::::::[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers#Deviations from the source material]]
::::::::[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King#Deviations from the source material]]
::::::::So I ask, again, why are you demanding that no such content be added to the Rings of Power page, and that everything be referenced when you have added such content to other pages, without references? Why the double standard? Are you just trying to censor any criticism of Rings of Power, because it sure looks like that.
::::::::Adding this content to the "reception" section makes it seem like personal opinion rather than fact. I will again refer you to the fact that the articles for the movies have clearly marked sections highlighting deviations and changes, you your refusal to allow such content to be added for Rings of Power can only be taken as evidence of your bias and desire to exercise censhorship.
::::::::@[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] how you do feel about this? [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 07:16, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::::::I answered this on the section above. The films have a main article, and it doesn't deal with deviations, but each separated film's article. We must do the same with the series' episodes. It's not double standard, on the contrary, keeping the same format. Otherwise we'd be overloading the main article. If I demand references is just to the particular matter of the reception, which is not the same as a mere comparison, which doesn't need much, although references to the books should be always detailed, including those in the comparisons of the PJ films. A brief summary on the series' relation with the source materials could be added to the RoP article tho. [[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 07:45, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
::::::::::Note that the page for each epsiode of Rings of Power has nothing under the "differences" heading. It is blank. In other words, no attempt has been made to highlight the deviations from the source material in more than 8 months. Why would that be?
::::::::::I am frankly concerned about filling in these section as I think you will remove any content for entirely arbitrary reasons based on your personal love for Rings of Power. I should also not have to provide citations when you have not done so for the sections you added to the movies. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 07:56, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

:::::::::::I am frankly concerned that it seems that you have a tendency to speculate. You seem to speculate about LorenzoCB's reasons for deleting content or what readers will think if something is not present on a particular page. You do not have a magic crystal ball that allows you to read other people's minds especially not the minds of all readers of Tolkien Gateway to know what they will think or assume if they read a page. --[[User:Akhorahil|Akhôrahil]] ([[User talk:Akhorahil|talk]]) 08:17, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
::::::::::::Its not speculation. I am in many circles of Tolkien fandom, and can already see that ideas from Rings of Power have taken told. Many people are now going around saying Galadriel got her magical powers from Nenya, for example. Many don't read the books and rely on pages like this for their info. Another admin already raised concerns about errors in the movies wrongly shaping people's perceptions of lore and canon, and I have observed Rings of Power is doing the same thing. This page should be a reliable source of accurate information- not something which reinforces misimformation.
::::::::::::Also, I have encountered Lorenzo on at least one other social media page, and there he showed a very consistent love for Rings of Power. Even to the point of harrassing people critical of the series. This shows in the tone of some of his edits, which don't openly mention deviations from the source material and opt to use more "positive" langauge. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 08:38, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::::::::That's what I meant with the poor implementation of RoP in the wiki. There is a lot of work to do in the wiki, and RoP is the minor of all. But please, fill freely all the sections of Deviations in the episodes. It would be better if you add references, but if not, at least we'll have something to start with. Stop saying we favor this show. I hate it, but things must be done properly. Imagine if each user edited according to their own standards. [[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 08:19, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

:I just expanded a little the "Differences" section of ''[[A Shadow of the Past]]'', including references as it should be. If expanded more, we could make some subsections. I also think we need an article for "Season One", which could include a section on overall differences, like the obliteration of Second Age's chronology. What do you think @English_Lady? --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 15:19, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
::Fair enough, although the grammar wasn't great and I had to reword a lot of it for it to make sense in English. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 15:13, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Hello.Should we create a specific article here, on Tolkien Gateway about season one and a specific article about season two and if not, then why? Should we split this page into two articles? One article about season one and another for season two and what we should include in these two articles that I suggest? I would like to have an answer. Well, what do you say? I find it personally fair enough.I don't know your opinions generally. [[User:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου|Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου]] ([[User talk:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου|talk]]) 16:42, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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Talk:The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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==Name==
Should this page be called '''Amazon's Middle earth series''' instead of '''The Lord of the Rings (TV series)'''?I am saying that because we don't have an official name for the upcoming tv show.--[[User:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου]] 10:29, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

:Whatever the name of the show will be, the article name will change accordingly so don't worry about it too much. Also thank you for working on some of the ancillary articles. --[[User:Gaetano|Gaetano]] 19:49, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

== Cast ==

I don't think that we have names of the characters played by the actors so why is characters written in the tilte of the section?--Shivam 01:56, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

==Images==
Hi. I'm quite happy seeing this article being updated collectively. However, I think the matter of the images is getting a little over the top. It is quite unnecessary having the 23 posters, which will never be used in the wiki. I'm keeping them for the time being, but if Mith agrees, I'd vote keeping just a few of them. On the Vanity Fair's photos, I'll delete them all, because those belong to Vanity Fair, not to Amazon, so I don't know if they fall into fair use and if they actually portray the vision of the series. "Dress me slowly, I am in a hurry". --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 00:02, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

== Εnrichment ==

I think that this page should be enriched with more information about it's production and not only that.So, what do you think?--[[User:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου]] 12:32, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
:Amazon does have behind the scenes interviews with the cast and crew on YouTube if that is what you mean.[[User:Dour1234|Dour1234]] ([[User talk:Dour1234|talk]]) 12:46, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

== Deviations ==

As I have read generally, this series has a lot of deviations from Tolkien's works, and as a result, it reminds Tolkien's world only in words.I mean, almost all of these events that happens do not remind in events that happens in Tolkien's works.So, what do you think? --[[User:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου|Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου]] ([[User talk:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου|talk]]) 23:07, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

:As stated below, entire sections devoted to deviations from the source material have been added to the pages relating to the movies. Not allowing the information to be added to this page makes the article appear biased and gives a false impression to the audience that the series is totally accurate in every point.
:Please restore this section. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 20:34, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
::I have read Tolkien’s works, and know of his lore fairly well. I have, to my own chagrin, watched Rings of Power, and I can with all honesty, that it is Tolkien in name only.
::The actions, attitudes, and motivations for the characters holding the names of those Tolkien created are either a complete antithesis to the source or so inaccurately written for this show, that there is no direct connection or correlation to the source from which it is derived. [[User:Raziel|Raziel]] ([[User talk:Raziel|talk]]) 05:48, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

::@[[User:English Lady|English Lady]], I see your point now. Still, you are missing the scope. The deviations are not listed in the main article of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)]], but in each film's article. We must do the same with the series and list the deviations in each episode; otherwise it would be overloaded. Another option would be including a brief summary of its relation with the source material or its reception among the fans on this matter. Assuming the series are accurate because we don't have such a list is simply stupid.--[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 07:08, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
:::Adding it the "reception" section gives the impression that the deviations from the source material are not real, and are just the personal opinions of people who don't like the series.
:::The Lord of the Rings film series page is not the one listed under the Adaptions section, but rather the respective pages for each movie. It is not, in fact, "stupid" to assume that readers will conclude RIngs of Power is accurate if they do not see anything about deviations from the source material, especially if they have not read the books. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 07:41, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

== Deviations from the Source Material ==

@[[User:English Lady|English Lady]] Hi! Instead of listing each episode and the differences between the source material here, what are your thoughts on moving these statements to their respective episode articles? If we want to include a few major overarching differences here that span multiple episodes, that seems fine, but otherwise all the details would likely be better suited on the episode articles. [[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] ([[User talk:Hyarion|talk]]) 19:15, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

:I disagree with this. I only say this because the pages relating to the movies have had entire sections added relating to the deviations from source material. Removing this from the page gives the (false) impression that Rings of Power does not deviate from the source material at all, and makes the article appear partisan. This will be most people's first line of reference and they will not bother to look at the seperate episodes, again, giving the false impression the series is 100% lore accurate. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 20:32, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:@[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] has determined that no such information can be added to the Rings of Power page, even though I have clearly demonstrated that there are seperate subsections on each of the pages for the movies, which do not provide references or citations. Are you happy with this, or do you disagree with his descision. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 07:18, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Also, please, don't remove Season's 2 cast. Definitely, the differences are much better disclosed in each episode's article. You can see people already began doing that work. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 19:43, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

:Again, I think they should be listed on the main page because most people will not click over to the pages for each episode. Removing them from the main page gives readers the wrong impression that the series does not deviate from the lore in any way.
:Also the way in which devations from lore are described as not neutral and is misleading in places. For example what is clearly supposed to depict Finrod taking the Oath of Feanor is excused as "just an oath to fight Sauron which he might have taken". [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 20:46, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
::Like I said, we can keep a section that lists the biggest overarching differences between the books and the show, but aspects that are specific to an individual episode should be listed on the specific episode articles, both for readability and because that is the most relevant article to put the information. It's easy to add a disclaimer that additional differences can be found on their respective episode articles. [[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] ([[User talk:Hyarion|talk]]) 21:00, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:::OK I can do that if you like..... [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 21:03, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

::::If you are worried about losing what you have written, you can find it [https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_Power&curid=56232&oldid=376260#Deviations_from_the_Source_Material here]. The Oath of Fëanor is not mentioned in the series, so we cannot include it directly. Please, correct my edits and my grammar, but do not reverse them direcly. It's very rude, specially me being an admin. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 21:12, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::Although it is not explicitly mentioned, it is obvious that this event is meant to be the Oath of Feanor as it takes places before the Noldor leave Valinor and Sauron is not mentioned in that part of the narrative. Only Melkor, and their desire to fight him is mentioned. It is clearly supposed to be the Oath of Feanor. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 21:22, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::As to the latter, my initial edits were removed without a reason being given. Considering that you have a known bias in favour of Rings of Power on other social media sites, it can only be assumed this descsion was partisan. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 21:24, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
::::::So just to clarify, if I mention ANY deviations from the source material on your Rings of Power page they will be removed? How do you feel about this @[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]]? Should people not be allowed to mention these? [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 21:34, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::::We are telling you: the main article is not the place to list deviations. If any, the section of "Reception" could deal with the criticism done against RoP due its bad treatment of the source material (citing appropiate references, oc). What makes people think TG is biased in favor of RoP? We deal with this authorized adaptation as with any other else. I think we have a very poor implementation of this adaptation throughout the wiki; there are a lot of things to expand. For my part I despise this show and I haven't even watched it. [[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 22:33, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
::::::::The respective pages for the movies all have sections headed "Deviations from source material". None of the content in these sections contains citations or references. I have provided links to show you.
::::::::[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]
::::::::[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers#Deviations from the source material]]
::::::::[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King#Deviations from the source material]]
::::::::So I ask, again, why are you demanding that no such content be added to the Rings of Power page, and that everything be referenced when you have added such content to other pages, without references? Why the double standard? Are you just trying to censor any criticism of Rings of Power, because it sure looks like that.
::::::::Adding this content to the "reception" section makes it seem like personal opinion rather than fact. I will again refer you to the fact that the articles for the movies have clearly marked sections highlighting deviations and changes, you your refusal to allow such content to be added for Rings of Power can only be taken as evidence of your bias and desire to exercise censhorship.
::::::::@[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] how you do feel about this? [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 07:16, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::::::I answered this on the section above. The films have a main article, and it doesn't deal with deviations, but each separated film's article. We must do the same with the series' episodes. It's not double standard, on the contrary, keeping the same format. Otherwise we'd be overloading the main article. If I demand references is just to the particular matter of the reception, which is not the same as a mere comparison, which doesn't need much, although references to the books should be always detailed, including those in the comparisons of the PJ films. A brief summary on the series' relation with the source materials could be added to the RoP article tho. [[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 07:45, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
::::::::::Note that the page for each epsiode of Rings of Power has nothing under the "differences" heading. It is blank. In other words, no attempt has been made to highlight the deviations from the source material in more than 8 months. Why would that be?
::::::::::I am frankly concerned about filling in these section as I think you will remove any content for entirely arbitrary reasons based on your personal love for Rings of Power. I should also not have to provide citations when you have not done so for the sections you added to the movies. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 07:56, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

:::::::::::I am frankly concerned that it seems that you have a tendency to speculate. You seem to speculate about LorenzoCB's reasons for deleting content or what readers will think if something is not present on a particular page. You do not have a magic crystal ball that allows you to read other people's minds especially not the minds of all readers of Tolkien Gateway to know what they will think or assume if they read a page. --[[User:Akhorahil|Akhôrahil]] ([[User talk:Akhorahil|talk]]) 08:17, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
::::::::::::Its not speculation. I am in many circles of Tolkien fandom, and can already see that ideas from Rings of Power have taken told. Many people are now going around saying Galadriel got her magical powers from Nenya, for example. Many don't read the books and rely on pages like this for their info. Another admin already raised concerns about errors in the movies wrongly shaping people's perceptions of lore and canon, and I have observed Rings of Power is doing the same thing. This page should be a reliable source of accurate information- not something which reinforces misimformation.
::::::::::::Also, I have encountered Lorenzo on at least one other social media page, and there he showed a very consistent love for Rings of Power. Even to the point of harrassing people critical of the series. This shows in the tone of some of his edits, which don't openly mention deviations from the source material and opt to use more "positive" langauge. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 08:38, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
:::::::::::That's what I meant with the poor implementation of RoP in the wiki. There is a lot of work to do in the wiki, and RoP is the minor of all. But please, fill freely all the sections of Deviations in the episodes. It would be better if you add references, but if not, at least we'll have something to start with. Stop saying we favor this show. I hate it, but things must be done properly. Imagine if each user edited according to their own standards. [[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 08:19, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

:I just expanded a little the "Differences" section of ''[[A Shadow of the Past]]'', including references as it should be. If expanded more, we could make some subsections. I also think we need an article for "Season One", which could include a section on overall differences, like the obliteration of Second Age's chronology. What do you think @English_Lady? --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 15:19, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
::Fair enough, although the grammar wasn't great and I had to reword a lot of it for it to make sense in English. [[User:English Lady|English Lady]] ([[User talk:English Lady|talk]]) 15:13, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Hello.Should we create a specific article here, on Tolkien Gateway about season one and a specific article about season two and if not, then why? Should we split this page into two articles? One article about season one and another for season two? Well, what do you say? I find it ersonally fair enough.I don't know your opinions generally. [[User:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου|Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου]] ([[User talk:Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου|talk]]) 16:38, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2024-05-26T15:23:08Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* Filming */

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| name=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
| director=
| producer=[[J.D. Payne]] (showrunner) [[Patrick McKay]] (showrunner) Christina Morgan (executive producer) Lindsey Weber (executive producer) [[Callum Greene]] (executive producer) Justin Doble (executive producer) Gennifer Hutchison (executive producer) Jason Cahill (executive producer) [[J. A. Bayona]] (executive producer) Belén Atienza (executive producer) Eugene Kelly (executive producer) Bruce Richmond (executive producer) Sharon Tal Yguado (executive producer) Ron Ames Chris Newman
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| narrator=
| starring=''[[#Cast and characters|see below]]''
| music=[[Bear McCreary]] [[Howard Shore]] (main theme)
| cinematography=
| editing=
| distributor=Amazon Prime Video
| released=[[1 September]] [[2022]] (''[[A Shadow of the Past]]'' & ''[[Adrift]]'')
| runtime=65 - 72 minutes
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'''''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''''', originally marketed as '''''The Lord of the Rings on Prime''''', is an online television series based on the writings of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], namely ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and its [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices|Appendices]]. It is created and produced by [[Amazon Studios]] working alongside the [[Tolkien Estate]], the [[The Tolkien Trust|Tolkien Trust]], [[HarperCollins]] and [[New Line Cinema]]. Set in the [[Second Age]] of [[Middle-earth]],<ref name="AMSA">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1103656946509344768|articlename=Welcome to the Second Age:|dated=7 March 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> it explores new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]].''<ref name="AMNZ">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-studios-announces-new-zealand-location-its-upcoming|articlename=Amazon Studios Announces New Zealand as Location for Its Upcoming Series Based on The Lord of the Rings|dated=17 September 2019|website=Amazon|accessed=18 September 2019}}</ref> The story, which in Tolkien's writings spanned thousands of years, is condensed into a single point in time to avoid time jumps in the interest of narrative cohesion.<ref name="VanityFair"></ref>

The first two episodes were released on [[1 September]] of [[2022]],<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.whathifi.com/advice/how-to-watch-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-release-date-trailer-cast-episodes|articlename=How to watch Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – release date, trailer, cast, episodes available now|dated=2 September 2022|website=[https://www.whathifi.com/ What Hi-Fi]|accessed=10 October 2022}}</ref> although they were originally scheduled to be released on [[2 September]] of the same year, the anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's death.<ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1422255647106617359|articlename=A new journey beings|dated=2 August 2021|website=Twitter|accessed=2 August 2021}}</ref>

== Premise ==
{{blockquote|Amazon Studios' forthcoming series brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.|Official synopsis<ref>{{webcite|author=Justin Sewell|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/01/12/110065-exclusive-official-show-synopsis-for-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-series/|articlename=EXCLUSIVE: Official Show Synopsis for Amazon’s LORD OF THE RINGS Series|dated=12 January 2021|website=[http://www.theonering.net TheOneRing]|accessed=13 January 2021}}</ref>}}

== Source material and copyrights ==
The showrunners said that they wished to "come up with the novel Tolkien never wrote and do it as the mega-event series that could only happen now".<ref name="VanityFair"></ref> They explained that they only have the copyrights to adapt ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' along with its [[Appendices]], without the rights to ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' or other books that contain the vast majority of Tolkien's writings on the [[Second Age]].<ref name="VFQuestions">{{webcite|author=burning questions about amazons the rings of power|articleurl= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/10-burning-questions-about-amazons-the-rings-of-power |articlename=Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series: FAQ|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://www.vanityfair.com/ Vanity Fair]|accessed=16 February 2022}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
=== [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1|Season 1]] ===
# [[A Shadow of the Past]]
# [[Adrift]]
# [[Adar (episode)|Adar]]
# [[The Great Wave]]
# [[Partings]]
# [[Udûn (episode)|Udûn]]
# [[The Eye]]
# [[Alloyed]]

=== [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2|Season 2]] ===

== Cast and characters ==
''In alphabetical order''
=== Main cast introduced in Season 1 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Cynthia Addai-Robinson]] || [[Tar-Míriel|Queen Regent Míriel]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418520400658432|articlename=Cynthia Addai-Robinson is Queen Regent Míriel|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Robert Aramayo]] || [[Elrond]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167519439925260|articlename=Robert Aramayo is Elrond. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Owain Arthur]] || [[Durin IV|Prince Durin IV]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168323051802626|articlename=Owain Arthur is Prince Durin IV. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Maxim Baldry]] || [[Isildur]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417633603059712|articlename=Maxim Baldry is Isildur|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nazanin Boniadi]] || [[Bronwyn]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168861403299841|articlename=Nazanin Boniadi is Bronwyn. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Morfydd Clark]] || [[Galadriel]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167351902609413|articlename=Morfydd Clark is Galadriel. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ismael Cruz Córdova]] || [[Arondir]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168672051445771|articlename=Ismael Cruz Cordova is Arondir. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Edwards]] || [[Celebrimbor|Lord Celebrimbor]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534220750311174144|articlename=Charles Edwards is Celebrimbor|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Trystan Gravelle]] || [[Pharazôn]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418058515521537|articlename=Trystan Gravelle is Pharazôn|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lenny Henry|Sir Lenny Henry]] || [[Sadoc Burrows]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1533945721929420800#m|articlename=Sir Lenny Henry is Sadoc Burrows. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ema Horvath]] || [[Eärien]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417835961552896|articlename=Ema Horvath is Eärien|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Markella Kavenagh]] || [[Elanor Brandyfoot|Elanor 'Nori' Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253881651937283|articlename=Markella Kavenagh is Elanor ‘Nori’ Brandyfoot|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Joseph Mawle]] || [[Adar (The Rings of Power)|Adar]]
|-
| [[Tyroe Muhafidin]] || [[Theo]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://mobile.twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1516457306497581056|articlename=Tyroe Muhafidin is Theo. #LOTRROP #RingsofPower|dated=19 April 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=19 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sophia Nomvete]] || [[Disa|Princess Disa]] <ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168418358874123|articlename=Sophia Nomvete is Princess Disa. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lloyd Owen]] || [[Elendil|Captain Elendil]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417424361885696|articlename=Lloyd Owen is Elendil|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Megan Richards]] || [[Poppy Proudfellow]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982703908433920#m|articlename=Megan Richards is Poppy Proudfellow. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dylan Smith]] || [[Largo Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982400869945344#m|articlename=Dylan Smith is Largo Brandyfoot. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charlie Vickers]] || [[Halbrand]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492169017741778944|articlename=Charlie Vickers is Halbrand. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Leon Wadham]] || [[Kemen (The Rings of Power)|Kemen]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418271141560321|articlename=Leon Wadham is Kemen|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Walker]] || [[Gil-galad|High King Gil-galad]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253777415098372|articlename=Benjamin Walker is High King Gil-galad|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Daniel Weyman]] || [[The Stranger]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253972639076352|articlename=Daniel Weyman is The Stranger|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sara Zwangobani]] || [[Marigold Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982566448533504#m|articlename=Sara Zwangobani is Marigold Brandyfoot. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|}

=== Introduced in Season 2 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Ben Daniels]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598336189869699072|articlename=Welcome Ben Daniels to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Círdan]]<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://time.com/6205027/cirdan-the-rings-of-power-season-2/|articlename=Exclusive: This Fan-Favorite Character Is Joining the Second Season of The Rings of Power|dated=15 August 2022|website=Time.com|accessed=4 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2024/05/14/118329-oh-my-lord-witness-the-power-of-the-rings/|articlename=Oh, My Lord, Witness the Power of the Rings!|dated=14 May 2024|website=Time.com|accessed=}}</ref>
|-
| [[Samuel Hazeldine]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598337442565820418|articlename=Welcome Sam Hazeldine (@samuelhazeldine) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (4/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Adar (The Rings of Power)|Adar]]<ref name="IMBD">https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13580784/?ref_=m_ttep_ep_ep1</ref>
|-
| [[Gabriel Akuwudike]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598333935305490433|articlename=Welcome Gabriel Akuwudike to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Oliver Alvin-Wilson]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600507964863004672|articlename=Join us in welcoming Oliver Alvin-Wilson (@Oliver_A_Wilson) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Yasen Atour]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598334954622042112|articlename=Welcome Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (@YasenAtour) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Stuart Bowman]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600509263301976064|articlename=Join us in welcoming Stuart Bowman (@stuartbowman) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Gavi Singh Chera]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600510517084409858|articlename=Join us in welcoming Gavi Singh Chera to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[William Chubb]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600511729787699205|articlename=Join us in welcoming William Chubb to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (4/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Kevin Eldon]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600513054747361280|articlename=Join us in welcoming Kevin Eldon (@ItsKevinEldon) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (5/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Ciarán Hinds]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637816910535352320|articlename=Welcome Ciarán Hinds to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[William Keen]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600514258411917312|articlename=Join us in welcoming Will Keen to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (6/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Amelia Kenworthy]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598338715633565702|articlename=Welcome Amelia Kenworthy (@ameliakenworthy) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (5/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Rory Michael Kinnear]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637818133430796290|articlename=Welcome Rory Kinnear to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Selina Lo]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600515507895033857|articlename=Join us in welcoming Selina Lo (@itsselinalo) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (7/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Calam Lynch]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600516761618714628|articlename=Join us in welcoming Calam Lynch (@CalamLynch94) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (8/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Tanya Moodie]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637819329990348803?lang=en|articlename=Welcome Tanya Moodie to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Nia Towle]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598339999946113024|articlename=Welcome Nia Towle to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (6/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Nicholas Woodeson]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598341285018058755|articlename=Welcome Nicholas Woodeson (@NickWoodeson) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (7/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|}

== Production ==
=== Development ===
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Middle-earth map 1.jpg|thumb|300px|Fourth map of Middle-earth, released by Amazon on 6 March 2019]]
On [[3 November]] [[2017]], it was reported that Amazon Studios were in discussion with Warner Bros. Television and the [[Tolkien Estate]] about developing a series based on ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Daniel Holloway|articleurl=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-1202606519/|articlename='Lord of the Rings': Amazon, Warner Bros. in Talks for Series Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=3 November 2017|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> Later, in November, Amazon Studios announced they have secured the rights to develop a multi-season television series set in Middle-earth with the potential for spin-offs.<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-amazon-1202613609/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Moving Forward at Amazon With Multi-Season Production Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=31 July 2019}}</ref> The rights have been said to have cost close to $250 million.<ref name="DLAZ">{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> Amazon Studios would cooperate in the production with the Tolkien Estate, [[The Tolkien Trust]], [[HarperCollins]] and [[New Line Cinema]].<ref name="DLAZ"/>

On [[13 February]] [[2019]], Amazon's then newly created [http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime Twitter account] associated with the show posted the quote "I wisely started with a map.", taken from Tolkien's [[Letter 144]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1095797330127646721|articlename=“I wisely started with a map” — J.R.R. Tolkien|dated=13 February 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> On [[15 February]], the Twitter account released a map of Middle-earth along with a line of the [[Ring Verse]], over the next few weeks different versions of the map were released with each successive one including more labels than the previous as well as more lines from the verse. On [[7 March]], the final map was released which showed a wider view of Middle-earth, including the island of [[Númenor]] and the final post "Welcome to the Second Age".<ref name="AMSA"/> [[Tom Shippey]] and artist [[John Howe]] had worked on the accuracy of the maps, however dedicated [[Tolkien fandom|fans]] had detected several mistakes and anachronisms.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://narniafans.com/2019/08/interview-with-narnia-conceptual-designer-john-howe/|articlename=Interview with John Howe|website=Narnia Fans|accessed=25 June 2020}}</ref>

The fact the series were going to be set in the [[Second Age]] was predicted by [[Tolkien Society]] Chair [[Shaun Gunner]] in February.<ref>{{webcite|website=Twitter|accessed=15 February 2020|dated=18 February 2019|articleurl=http://twitter.com/ShaunGunner/status/1097505289618841601|articlename=Shaun Gunner on Twitter}}</ref>

On [[27 July]] 2019, a video was published that introduced the creative team; [[J.D. Payne]] and [[Patrick McKay]] were announced as the showrunners, the writing team consisting of Gennifer Hutchison, Helen Shang, Jason Cahill, Glenise Mullins, Justin Dohle, Stephany Folsom and Bryan Cogman, Belén Atienza, Bruce Richmond, Gene Kelly and Lindsey Weber as executive producers, Ron Ames as co-producer, Kate Hawley as costume designer, Rick Heinrichs as production designer and Jason Smith as visual effects supervisor. The team will also include Tolkien scholar [[Tom Shippey]] and artist [[John Howe]]. [[J. A. Bayona|Bayona]] will direct the first two episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1155142047420080129|articlename=''Meet our Fellowship''|dated=27 July 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> In an interview with the German Tolkien Society, scholar [[Tom Shippey]] stated that events from the First and Third Ages are "off-limits".<ref>{{webcite|author=Tobias M. Eckrich |articleurl=http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/30918/exklusive-interview-with-tom-shippey-concerning-lotronprime/|articlename=Exclusive interview with Tom Shippey concerning LOTRonPrime|dated=29 July 2019|website=[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de Deutche Tolkien Gesellschaft]|accessed=6 August 2019}}</ref>

On [[17 September]] 2019, Amazon Studios announced that the series first season would be filmed in New Zealand.<ref name="AMNZ"/>

On [[18 November]] 2019, Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke announced that the series has been renewed for a second season.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-renewed-season-2-amazon-early-renewal-season-1-hiatus-writers-room-reassembled-1202788730/|articlename=‘The Lord Of the Rings’ Series Gets Early Season 2 Renewal By Amazon, Sets Season 1 Hiatus|dated=18 November 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=17 March 2020}}</ref>

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production of the series first season was suspended.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Keall|articleurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12316871|articlename=Coronavirus: Amazon's Lord of the Rings production in West Auckland shut down|dated=15 March 2020|website=[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ The New Zealand Herald]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref> On 9 May 2020 the New Zealand Film Commission has allowed the production of film and TV to continue in the country.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12330716|articlename=Covid 19 coronavirus: Avatar, Lord Of The Rings filming resumes in NZ|dated=9 May 2020|website=[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ The New Zealand Herald]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref>

In December 2020, [[Bryan Cogman]] left the series for Entertainment One, after completing work on the scripts for the first season.<ref>{{webcite|author=Lesley Goldberg |articleurl=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bryan-cogman-moves-overall-deal-to-eone-exclusive|articlename=Bryan Cogman Moves Overall Deal to eOne (Exclusive)|dated=7 December 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=15 December 2020}}</ref>

On [[24 March]] [[2021]], Amazon Studios announced that [[Wayne Che Yip]] had joined the creative team, as both a co-executive producer and director.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2021/03/wayne-che-yip-boards-lord-of-the-rings-series-director-co-ep-amazon-studios-1234720477/|articlename=Wayne Che Yip Boards ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series As Director & Co-EP, Will Helm Four Episodes Of Amazon Original|dated=24 March 2021|website=[http://deadline.com/ Deadline]|accessed=5 April 2021}}</ref>

In May 2021, it was announced that [[Charlotte Brändström]] would direct another two episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-witcher-charlotte-brandstrom-amazons-the-lord-of-the-rings-series-1234755360/|articlename=‘The Witcher’ Director Charlotte Brändström Joins Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series
|dated=13 May 2021|website=[http://deadline.com/ Deadline]|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref>

In September 2021, it was reported that [[Howard Shore]] and [[Bear McCreary]] were in talks to compose the soundtrack for the series.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/09/19/111495-howard-shore-and-bear-mccreary-to-soundtrack-lotr-on-prime-series/|articlename=Howard Shore and Bear McCreary to soundtrack LOTR on Prime series|dated=September 19, 2021|website=TheOneRing.net|accessed=September 20, 2021}}</ref> In July 2022, it was officially announced their hiring, with McCreary announced to be composing the score and Shore to be writing the main title theme.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/tv/news/bear-mccreary-confirmed-as-composer-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-20549/|articlename=Composer Bear McCreary to score ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’|dated=July 21, 2022|website=Rolling Stone UK|accessed=December 03, 2022}}</ref>

On [[3 October]] 2022, production for the second season of the series begun in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-rings-of-power-season-2-filming-1235231978/|articlename=The Rings of Power' Season 2 Starts Production in the U.K.|dated=July 21, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=December 03, 2022}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
On 22 July 2019, it was reported that Amazon has made its first cast for the new series that Markella Kavenagh was in talks to play a character named "Tyra".<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-markella-kavenagh-1203268175|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series at Amazon Taps First Cast Member (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=22 July 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref>

Will Poulter was cast for an unknown role in September 2019<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-will-poulter-cast-1203321951/|articlename=‘Lord of The Rings’ Series at Amazon Casts Will Poulter (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=4 September 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref> however in December it was reported that he left the series due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-will-poulter-1203433273/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’: Will Poulter No Longer Attached to Amazon Series (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=12 December 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> This was later confirmed by Poulter in an interview.<ref>{{webcite|author=Will Richards|articleurl=http://www.nme.com/news/tv/will-poulter-explains-why-he-left-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-2706105|articlename=Will Poulter explains why he left Amazon's 'Lord Of The Rings' TV series|dated=12 July 2020|website=[http://www.nme.com/ NME]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref> He was replaced by Robert Aramayo who was reported to be playing a character named "Beldor".<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2020/01/robert-aramayo-cast-the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-tv-series-game-of-thrones-alum-cast-1202823073/|articlename='The Lord Of the Rings': Robert Aramayo To Star In Amazon TV Series|dated=7 January 2020|website=Deadline|accessed=15 January 2020}}</ref>

In October 2019, it was reported that Maxim Baldry<ref>{{webcite|author=Jeff Sneider|articleurl=http://collider.com/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-cast-maxim-baldry/|articlename=Exclusive: ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series Adds ‘Years and Years’ Star Maxim Baldry|dated=15 October 2019|website=Collider|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> and Joseph Mawle has joined the cast, the latter playing "Oren", the lead villain of the series.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/10/the-lord-of-the-rings-joseph-mawle-cast-star-amazon-series-oren-game-of-thrones-alum-1202765493/|articlename='The Lord Of The Rings': Joseph Mawle To Star In Amazon Series|dated=21 October 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref>

In December 2019, there were reports of Ema Horvath<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/12/ema-horvath-cast-the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-series-1202806025/|articlename=‘The Lord Of The Rings’: Ema Horvath Joins Cast Of Amazon Series|dated=10 December 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> and Morfydd Clark joinining the cast, it was said that Clark is to play a "young [[Galadriel]]".<ref>{{webcite|author=Justin Kroll|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-galadriel-morfydd-clark-1203446284/amp/|articlename='Lord of the Rings' Series Taps Morfydd Clark as Young Galadriel (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=17 December 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=4 January 2020}}</ref>

On 15 January 2020, the series' official social media confirmed the castings of Kavenagh, Aramayo, Mawle, Horvath, and Clark, as well as revealing new members of the cast; Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, and Daniel Weyman.<ref name="Meet">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/LOTRonPrime/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2410457885934047|articlename=Meet the first members of our fellowship. #LOTRonPrime|dated=15 January 2020|website=Facebook|accessed=15 January 2020}}</ref>

In December 2020, it was announced that 20 actors have been added to the cast; Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Maxim Baldry (reported to have joined back in October 2019), Ian Blackburn, Kip Chapman, Anthony Crum, Maxine Cunliffe, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Thusitha Jayasundera, Fabian McCallum, Simon Merrells, Geoff Morrell, Peter Mullan, Lloyd Owen, Augustus Prew, Peter Tait, Alex Tarrant, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker and Sara Zwangobani.<ref name="VA20">{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-1234845274/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series at Amazon Adds 20 Actors to Cast|dated=3 December 2020|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=3 December 2020}}</ref>

In March 2021, Tom Budge announced that he had departed the series after filming several episodes. He explained that Amazon had decided to go in a different direction with his character after reviewing the first episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.instagram.com/p/CMZnFx-HkAp/|articlename=Tom Budge on Instagram|dated=14 March 2021|website=[http://instagram.com/ Instagram]|accessed=5 April 2021}}</ref>

In July 2021, Charles Edwards, Will Fletcher, Amelie Child-Villiers, and Beau Cassidy were added to the first season's cast.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-cast-1234976309/|articlename=Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Rounds Out Sprawling Cast (Exclusive)
|dated=1 July 2021|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref> A third of the first season's 124 speaking roles, including seven of the 32 major recurring roles, went to New Zealand actors.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page//govt-hopes-amazon-will-come-back-to-film-more-seasons|articlename=Return of the Rings: Govt hopes Amazon will come back to film more seasons
|dated=5 August 2021|website=[https://www.newsroom.co.nz Newsroom|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
==== Season 1 ====
Although pre-production on the series reportedly began in June 2018 in [[Auckland]], filming began on [[14 March]] [[2020]]<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com//articles/lord-of-the-rings-tv-show-director-shares-a-behind/1100-6474422/|articlename=
Lord Of The Rings TV Show Director Shares A Behind-The-Scenes Photo
|dated=15 March 2020|website=[https://www.gamespot.com Gamespot]|accessed=25 August 2021}}</ref> in Auckland primarily at Kumeu Film Studios and Auckland Film Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/entertainment/new-zealand-set-to-be-location-for-lord-of-the-rings-1-5-billion-tv-show/|articlename=New $1.5b LOTR TV series set to film in Auckland|dated=30 June 2019|website=[https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz Newstalk ZB]|accessed=25 August 2021}}</ref> Location filming took place around Auckland in February.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2020/02/21/107557-exclusive-spy-report-from-the-set-of-amazons-lotr-with-photos/|articlename=EXCLUSIVE:Spy Report from the Set of Amazon's LOTR with photos |dated=21 February 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Filming for the first two episodes was expected to continue through May,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/118857705/lord-of-the-rings-tv-amazon-studios-puts-out-call-for-homes-for-cast-and-crew|articlename=Lord of the Rings TV: Amazon Studios puts out call for homes for cast and crew|dated=21 February 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> with a four or five-month production break then planned during which footage for the two episodes would be reviewed and writing on the second season would begin.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-renewed-season-2-amazon-early-renewal-season-1-hiatus-writers-room-reassembled-1202788730/|articlename=
‘The Lord Of the Rings’ Series Gets Early Season 2 Renewal By Amazon, Sets Season 1 Hiatus
|dated=19 January 2020|website=[https://deadline.com DEADLINE]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>Production was scheduled to resume in mid-October and continue until late June 2021.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/118857705/lord-of-the-rings-tv-amazon-studios-puts-out-call-for-homes-for-cast-and-crew|articlename= Lord of the Rings TV: Amazon Studios puts out call for homes for cast and crew|dated=19 January 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff.co]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> However, filming was placed on hold indefinitely in mid-March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with around 800 cast and crew members told to stay home.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/coronavirus-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-production-in-west-auckland-shut-down/JZE3ZEXWQQIQJXH4KYENFR3LRY/?c_id=3&objectid=12316871|articlename=
Coronavirus: Amazon's Lord of the Rings production in West Auckland shut down
|dated=15 March 2020|website=[https://www.nzherald.co.nz NZherald]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> In early May, the majority of filming for the first two episodes was confirmed to have been completed before the COVID-19 shutdown. Filming on the series was allowed to resume then under new safety guidelines from the New Zealand government, but, instead of completing filming for the first two episodes at that time, the filming shutdown segued into the intended production break, with filming for the first two episodes set to be completed once filming on further episodes was ready to begin.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2020/05/new-zealand-returns-to-production-paving-way-for-avatar-sequels-to-resume-live-action-filming-1202929138/|articlename=
New Zealand Returns To Production, Paving Way For ‘Avatar’ Sequels & ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series To Resume Filming |dated=7 May 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>

It was reported that the TV series was one of seven film and television productions that were granted exemptions to allow cast and crew members to enter New Zealand while its borders were closed to non-New Zealanders due to [[Wikipedia:COVID-19|COVID-19]]. The exemptions were granted before [[June 18]] by Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford, and applied to 93 members of the production as well as 20 family members. Around 10 percent of the series' crew were believed to be non-[[New Zealand|New Zealanders]], and many of them had remained in the country during its pandemic lockdown and did not require exemptions. Pre-production on further episodes began by July [[2020]],<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/122012197/revealed-the-six-productions-joining-avatar-in-getting-border-exemptions|articlename=
Revealed: The six productions joining Avatar in getting border exemptions
|dated=3 July 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff.co]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> and filming on the series resumed on [[September 28]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lord-of-the-rings-resumes-production-amazon-new-zealand-cowboy-bebop-netflix-dtart-of-production-1234584918/|articlename=
Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Resumes Production In New Zealand, Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Next
|dated=28 September 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Bayona completed filming on his episodes by December 23,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/amazons-lord-of-the-rings-pilot-wrapped-filming/|articlename= Amazon's Lord Of The Rings Pilot Has Wrapped Filming
|dated=25 December 2020|website=[https://comicbook.com ComicBook]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> with production on further episodes set to begin in January 2021 following a two week break for Christmas.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-lunch-of-the-rings-the-lotr-star-spotted-on-waiheke/WFTPOF2VTQ272HKL6NT2QLHHQI/|articlename=
Spy: Lunch of the Rings? The LOTR star spotted on Waiheke
|dated=19 December 2020|website=[https://www.nzherald.co.nz NZherald]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Yip confirmed that he had begun filming his episodes by March,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-wayne-che-yip-1234936829/|articlename= ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Adds Director Wayne Che Yip as Co-Executive Producer
|dated=24 March 2021|website=[https://variety.com Variety]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> and Brändström was in New Zealand for production on the series when she was announced as director in May.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-witcher-charlotte-brandstrom-amazons-the-lord-of-the-rings-series-1234755360/|articlename= ‘The Witcher’ Director Charlotte Brändström Joins Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series |dated=13 May 2021|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>

==== Season 2 ====
Pre-production was expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022, and the production was set to be primarily based at Bray Film Studios and Bovingdon Airfield outside of London.<ref>{{webcite|author=Manori Ravindran|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-uk-filming-1235118965/ |articlename=Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series Sets First U.K. Filming Locations (Exclusive) |dated=29 November 2021 |website=[https://variety.com Variety]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The showrunners were scouting for additional filming locations in June 2022,<ref>{{webcite|author=Devan Coggan|articleurl=https://ew.com/tv/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-cover-story/ |articlename=Power players: Inside 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' |dated=8 August 2022 |website=[https://ew.com/ Entertainment Weekly]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> and the cast was preparing to travel to the UK in August.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eliana Dockterman|articleurl=https://time.com/6205837/the-rings-of-power-amazon-most-expensive/ |articlename=The Secretive, Extravagant, Bighearted World of 'The Rings of Power' |dated=20 August 2022 |website=[https://time.com Time (magazine)]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Filming began on October 3,<ref>{{webcite|author=James Hibberd|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-rings-of-power-season-2-filming-1235231978/ |articlename='The Rings of Power' Season 2 Starts Production in the U.K. |dated=20 August 2022 |website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> under the working title ''LBP'',<ref>{{webcite|author=FellowshipFans|articleurl=https://x.com/FellowshipFans/status/1672247395004891136 |articlename=Wrap confirmation for #TheRingsOfPower season 2 |dated=29 February 2024 |website=[https://x.com/home Twitter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> and was set to continue for around eight months.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nick Levine|articleurl=https://www.nme.com/features/tv-interviews/maxim-baldry-lord-of-the-rings-interview-isildur-terra-twin-3318774 |articlename=Lord Of The Rings' Maxim Baldry: "I've always felt like an outsider" |dated=29 January 2023 |website=[https://www.nme.com/ NME]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Brändström, Hamri, and Hooper were directing their episodes simultaneously based on the availability of locations and sets.<ref>{{webcite|author=Alexander Goldfinch|articleurl=https://www.moviezine.se/intervjuer/the-consultant-charlotte-brandstrom |articlename=Charlotte Brändström: "Väldigt spännande att få jobba med Christoph Waltz" |dated=25 February 2023 |website=[https://www.moviezine.se/ MovieZine]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Alex Disenhof returned from the first season to work with Brändström as cinematographer,<ref name="FilmingEnd">{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=https://deadline.com/video/rings-of-power-season-2-teased-charlotte-brandstrom-amazon-shows-director/ |articlename='LOTR: The Rings Of Power' Director Charlotte Brändström & Production Designer Ramsey Avery On Lighting's Role In Helping Viewer To Navigate Middle-Earth And A "Darker And More Dramatic" Season 2 – The Process |dated=21 June 2023 |website=[https://deadline.com/ Deadline Hollywood]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> with Laurie Rose and Jean-Philippe Gossart also serving as cinematographers.<ref>{{webcite|author|articleurl=https://issuu.com/thelatesteditionishereandfreetoview/docs/cw_issue_012_digi_art_singles |articlename=Who, What, When & Where |dated=25 February 2023 |website=[https://issuu.com/ Isuu]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref>

By late October, filming was taking place on Hankley Common in Surrey. A set for a ruined village was built on the reserve's "barren black landscape" (resulting from two wildfires earlier in 2022), leading to speculation that it was being used to portray [[Mordor]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Christy O'Brien|articleurl=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/hankley-common-filming-rumoured-new-25311541 |articlename=New season of Rings of Power 'being filmed at Hankley Common' |dated=29 January 2023 |website=[https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/ SurreyLive]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> In early February, filming took place in Swinley Forest in Berkshire. A large castle set was built on Buttersteep Rise in the area, near the town of Ascot.Location filming in Tenerife, [[Wikipedia:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]], began in early March, specifically in the Teide National Park. By March 17, filming was taking place at the Tenerife town of San Juan de la Rambla, including at the Charco de la Laja coastal pool.<ref>{{webcite|author=Diario De Avisos|articleurl=https://tenerifeweekly.com/2023/03/09/the-first-images-of-the-filming-of-the-rings-of-power-in-tenerife-are-filtered/ |articlename=The first images of the filming of The Rings of Power in Tenerife are filtered |dated=22 April 2023 |website=[https://tenerifeweekly.com/ Tenerife Weekly News]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Christy O'Brien|articleurl=https://tenerifeweekly.com/2023/03/17/the-rings-of-power-revolutionizes-san-juan-de-la-rambla/ |articlename='The Rings of Power' revolutionizes San Juan de la Rambla |dated=22 April 2023 |website=[https://tenerifeweekly.com/ Tenerife Weekly News]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> On March 21, a horse died of cardiac arrest during rehearsals on the season's UK set. It was one of around 30 horses provided for the scene by film industry horse outfitter The Devil's Horsemen. This was the first on-set death in the company's 50-year history, and the horse had been standing among 20 other horses when it died. Animal rights organization [[Wikipedia:People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] called for the production to use visual effects and other techniques rather than risk the lives of real horses.<ref>{{webcite|author=Christy O'Brien|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lord-of-the-rings-horse-dies-rings-of-power-1235360930/ |articlename=Horse Dies on Amazon's 'The Rings of Power' Set, PETA Calls for Use of CGI Animals |dated=26 March 2023 |website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Filming at Bray Studios was interrupted for about an hour on April 3 when a fire broke out in a warehouse.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/04/lotr-the-rings-of-power-production-interrupted-fire-1235316290/ |articlename='LOTR: The Rings Of Power' Production Briefly Interrupted By Fire |dated=3 April 2023 |website=[https://deadline.com/ Deadline Hollywood]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Morfydd Clark said on April 15 that she was in the middle of four weeks of night shoots.<ref>{{webcite|author=Liam Crowley|articleurl=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-rings-of-power-morfydd-clark-galadriel-cate-blanchett-exclusive/ |articlename=The Rings of Power's Morfydd Clark Discusses Taking on Galadriel From Cate Blanchett (Exclusive)|dated=11 May 2023 |website=[https://comicbook.com/ ComicBook.com]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The next week, Nicole McBride at ''[[Wikipedia:Bracknell News|Bracknell News]]'' reported on the concerns of local residents regarding damage done to the Swinley Forest area by the production. In response, the Crown Estate said they would work with the production to "fully restore the area of woodland... includ[ing] the creation of new habitats".<ref>{{webcite|author=Nicole McBride|articleurl=https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/23466161.lord-rings-filming-site-trashed-according-residents/ |articlename=Residents worry over possible state of forest following Lord of the Rings filming|dated=4 June 2023 |website=[https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/ Bracknell News]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref>

After the [[Wikipedia:2023 Writers Guild of America strike|2023 Writers Guild of America strike]] started in May, the showrunners and other writer-producers were no longer able to be on set. The season reportedly had 19 filming days left as of [[4 May|May 4]], when the production was revealed to be continuing under the supervision of the directors and non-writing executive producers. This approach had been planned ahead of the strike confirmation.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B.Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/rings-of-power-season-2-writers-strike-1235603767/ |articlename='Rings of Power' to Finish Filming Season 2 Amid Writers Strike Without Showrunners on Set |dated=4 June 2023 |website=[https://variety.com/ Variety (magazine)]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The production officially wrapped in early June.<ref name="FilmingEnd" />

== Marketing ==
=== Season 1 ===
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Galadriel poster.jpg|thumb|250px|One of the promotional posters released in February 2022]]
On [[19 January]] 2022, Amazon revealed of the series' full title. Instead of creating a title reveal with visual effects, the studio released an announcement video in which the letters of the title are physically cast from molten metal while an excerpt of the "[[Ring Verse]]" from ''The Lord of the Rings'' is read in voiceover. The video was directed by Klaus Obermeyer, who worked with special effects supervisor Lee Nelson under advisement by veteran special effects supervisor [[Douglas Trumbull]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/01/19/111840-prime-videos-the-lord-of-the-rings-title-reveal-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-images/|articlename=Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings TITLE REVEAL - EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes images|dated=3 February 2022|website=[https://www.polygon.com/ Polygon]|accessed=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1483816516327915522?cxt=HHwWhICq-dHQyZcpAAAA|articlename=Title Announcement|dated=19 January 2022|website=Twitter|accessed=19 January 2022}}</ref>

On [[3 February]], Amazon Studios revealed a series of character posters for the series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.polygon.com/22915948/lord-of-the-rings-of-power-characters-posters|articlename=Amazon’s first Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power character posters are a guessing game|dated=4 February 2022|website=[https://www.polygon.com/ Polygon]|accessed=4 February 2022}}</ref> On 10 February, a "first look" was revealed with photos of some of the characters,<ref name="VanityFair">{{webcite|author=Anthony Breznican & Joanna Robinson|articleurl=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/amazon-the-rings-of-power-series-first-look|articlename=Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside The Rings of Power
|dated=10-Feb-2022|website=VanityFair|accessed=20-July-2022}}</ref> followed by the release of the teaser trailer on 13 February during Super Bowl LVI.<ref>{{webcite|author=Erin Carson and Jennifer Bisset|articleurl=https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/amazon-introduces-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-in-new-trailer/|articlename=Amazon Introduces 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' in New Trailer|website=[http://www.cnet.com/ CNet]|accessed=9 April 2022}}</ref> The official watch party for the trailer was hosted on YouTube by [[TheOneRing.net]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/02/07/111973-official-lotr-trailer-watch-party-for-prime-videos-rings-of-power-to-be-hosted-by-torn/|articlename=Official LOTR Trailer Watch party for Prime Video’s Rings of Power to be hosted by TORn!|website=[https://www.theonering.net/ TheOneRing.net]|accessed=9 April 2022}}</ref>

On [[14 July]], Amazon released another trailer for the series online.<ref>{{webcite|author=William Goodman|articleurl=https://www.gq.com/story/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-trailer|articlename=What the ‘Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power’ Trailer Reveals About the New Prequel Series
|dated=14 July 2022|website=[https://www.gq.com Get Go]|accessed=22 July 2022}}</ref>

On [[23 August]], Amazon released the final trailer for the first season's series online.<ref>{{webcite|author=James White|articleurl=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/lotr-the-rings-of-powers-final-trailer-shows-off-giant-battles-and-epic-scale/|articlename=LOTR: The Rings Of Power’s Final Trailer Shows Off Giant Battles And Epic Scale
|dated=23 August 2022|website=[https://www.empireonline.com/ EmpireOnline]|accessed=04 October 2022}}</ref>

=== Season 2 ===
On [[14 May]] 2024, Amazon released the first teaser trailer for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2|Season 2]], revealing it will be released on [[29 August]] of the same year.<ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1790374328649048517|articlename=Darkness will bind them. The Rings Of Power returns August 29 on @PrimeVideo.|dated=14 May 2024|website=Twitter|accessed=14 May 2024}}</ref>

== Reception ==
The first season of the series received mixed reviews,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_rings_of_power|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Rotten Tomatoes]|accessed=2 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631058/|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.imdb.com/ IMDB]|accessed=2 October 2022}}</ref> with generally positive critical and generally negative audience scores on review aggregation websites.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power/season-1|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.metacritic.com/ Metacritic]|accessed=14 October 2022}}</ref> Most viewers did not finish the show, particularly in the USA, with a domestic completion rate of 37%, while the rest of the world had a 45% completion rate.<ref>{{webcite|author=Kim Masters|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/inside-amazon-studios-jen-salke-vision-shows-1235364913/|articlename=Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration|dated=3 April 2023|website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=9 May 2023}}</ref> The series also proved controversial in many corners of Tolkien fandom with people questioning its fidelity to the source material and the depiction of certain characters.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Images from The Rings of Power (TV series)|Images from ''The Rings of Power'' TV series]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 Soundtrack|''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' Season 1 Soundtrack]]

== External links ==
* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pL02_uTRBKw The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power - A Look Inside Season 2] on the Prime Video YouTube channel
* [http://www.amazon.com/adlp/lotronprime Official website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/LOTRonPrime/ Official Facebook page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gNthckomHt36m9-WH042Q/ Youtube channel]
* [https://www.fandom.com/articles/lord-rings-power-hidden-character-details ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Cast Reveal New Character Details] on Fandom
* [https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/lord-of-the-rings-numenor-images Númenor revealed in new Lord of the Rings series] on Amazon
* [https://www.looper.com/962547/robert-aramayo-sheds-light-on-a-younger-elrond-in-rings-of-power-exclusive-interview/ Robert Aramayo Sheds Light On A Younger Elrond In Rings Of Power - Exclusive Interview] on Looper
* [https://time.com/6205837/the-rings-of-power-amazon-most-expensive/ Inside Rings of Power, Amazon's Lord of the Rings Prequel] on Time

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'''''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''''', originally marketed as '''''The Lord of the Rings on Prime''''', is an online television series based on the writings of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], namely ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and its [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices|Appendices]]. It is created and produced by [[Amazon Studios]] working alongside the [[Tolkien Estate]], the [[The Tolkien Trust|Tolkien Trust]], [[HarperCollins]] and [[New Line Cinema]]. Set in the [[Second Age]] of [[Middle-earth]],<ref name="AMSA">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1103656946509344768|articlename=Welcome to the Second Age:|dated=7 March 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> it explores new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]].''<ref name="AMNZ">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-studios-announces-new-zealand-location-its-upcoming|articlename=Amazon Studios Announces New Zealand as Location for Its Upcoming Series Based on The Lord of the Rings|dated=17 September 2019|website=Amazon|accessed=18 September 2019}}</ref> The story, which in Tolkien's writings spanned thousands of years, is condensed into a single point in time to avoid time jumps in the interest of narrative cohesion.<ref name="VanityFair"></ref>

The first two episodes were released on [[1 September]] of [[2022]],<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.whathifi.com/advice/how-to-watch-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-release-date-trailer-cast-episodes|articlename=How to watch Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – release date, trailer, cast, episodes available now|dated=2 September 2022|website=[https://www.whathifi.com/ What Hi-Fi]|accessed=10 October 2022}}</ref> although they were originally scheduled to be released on [[2 September]] of the same year, the anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's death.<ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1422255647106617359|articlename=A new journey beings|dated=2 August 2021|website=Twitter|accessed=2 August 2021}}</ref>

== Premise ==
{{blockquote|Amazon Studios' forthcoming series brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.|Official synopsis<ref>{{webcite|author=Justin Sewell|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/01/12/110065-exclusive-official-show-synopsis-for-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-series/|articlename=EXCLUSIVE: Official Show Synopsis for Amazon’s LORD OF THE RINGS Series|dated=12 January 2021|website=[http://www.theonering.net TheOneRing]|accessed=13 January 2021}}</ref>}}

== Source material and copyrights ==
The showrunners said that they wished to "come up with the novel Tolkien never wrote and do it as the mega-event series that could only happen now".<ref name="VanityFair"></ref> They explained that they only have the copyrights to adapt ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' along with its [[Appendices]], without the rights to ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' or other books that contain the vast majority of Tolkien's writings on the [[Second Age]].<ref name="VFQuestions">{{webcite|author=burning questions about amazons the rings of power|articleurl= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/10-burning-questions-about-amazons-the-rings-of-power |articlename=Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series: FAQ|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://www.vanityfair.com/ Vanity Fair]|accessed=16 February 2022}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
=== [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1|Season 1]] ===
# [[A Shadow of the Past]]
# [[Adrift]]
# [[Adar (episode)|Adar]]
# [[The Great Wave]]
# [[Partings]]
# [[Udûn (episode)|Udûn]]
# [[The Eye]]
# [[Alloyed]]

=== [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2|Season 2]] ===

== Cast and characters ==
''In alphabetical order''
=== Main cast introduced in Season 1 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Cynthia Addai-Robinson]] || [[Tar-Míriel|Queen Regent Míriel]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418520400658432|articlename=Cynthia Addai-Robinson is Queen Regent Míriel|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Robert Aramayo]] || [[Elrond]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167519439925260|articlename=Robert Aramayo is Elrond. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Owain Arthur]] || [[Durin IV|Prince Durin IV]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168323051802626|articlename=Owain Arthur is Prince Durin IV. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Maxim Baldry]] || [[Isildur]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417633603059712|articlename=Maxim Baldry is Isildur|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nazanin Boniadi]] || [[Bronwyn]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168861403299841|articlename=Nazanin Boniadi is Bronwyn. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Morfydd Clark]] || [[Galadriel]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167351902609413|articlename=Morfydd Clark is Galadriel. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ismael Cruz Córdova]] || [[Arondir]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168672051445771|articlename=Ismael Cruz Cordova is Arondir. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Edwards]] || [[Celebrimbor|Lord Celebrimbor]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534220750311174144|articlename=Charles Edwards is Celebrimbor|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Trystan Gravelle]] || [[Pharazôn]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418058515521537|articlename=Trystan Gravelle is Pharazôn|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lenny Henry|Sir Lenny Henry]] || [[Sadoc Burrows]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1533945721929420800#m|articlename=Sir Lenny Henry is Sadoc Burrows. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ema Horvath]] || [[Eärien]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417835961552896|articlename=Ema Horvath is Eärien|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Markella Kavenagh]] || [[Elanor Brandyfoot|Elanor 'Nori' Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253881651937283|articlename=Markella Kavenagh is Elanor ‘Nori’ Brandyfoot|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Joseph Mawle]] || [[Adar (The Rings of Power)|Adar]]
|-
| [[Tyroe Muhafidin]] || [[Theo]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://mobile.twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1516457306497581056|articlename=Tyroe Muhafidin is Theo. #LOTRROP #RingsofPower|dated=19 April 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=19 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sophia Nomvete]] || [[Disa|Princess Disa]] <ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168418358874123|articlename=Sophia Nomvete is Princess Disa. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lloyd Owen]] || [[Elendil|Captain Elendil]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417424361885696|articlename=Lloyd Owen is Elendil|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Megan Richards]] || [[Poppy Proudfellow]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982703908433920#m|articlename=Megan Richards is Poppy Proudfellow. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dylan Smith]] || [[Largo Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982400869945344#m|articlename=Dylan Smith is Largo Brandyfoot. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charlie Vickers]] || [[Halbrand]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492169017741778944|articlename=Charlie Vickers is Halbrand. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Leon Wadham]] || [[Kemen (The Rings of Power)|Kemen]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418271141560321|articlename=Leon Wadham is Kemen|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Walker]] || [[Gil-galad|High King Gil-galad]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253777415098372|articlename=Benjamin Walker is High King Gil-galad|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Daniel Weyman]] || [[The Stranger]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253972639076352|articlename=Daniel Weyman is The Stranger|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sara Zwangobani]] || [[Marigold Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982566448533504#m|articlename=Sara Zwangobani is Marigold Brandyfoot. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|}

=== Introduced in Season 2 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Ben Daniels]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598336189869699072|articlename=Welcome Ben Daniels to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Círdan]]<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://time.com/6205027/cirdan-the-rings-of-power-season-2/|articlename=Exclusive: This Fan-Favorite Character Is Joining the Second Season of The Rings of Power|dated=15 August 2022|website=Time.com|accessed=4 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2024/05/14/118329-oh-my-lord-witness-the-power-of-the-rings/|articlename=Oh, My Lord, Witness the Power of the Rings!|dated=14 May 2024|website=Time.com|accessed=}}</ref>
|-
| [[Samuel Hazeldine]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598337442565820418|articlename=Welcome Sam Hazeldine (@samuelhazeldine) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (4/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Adar (The Rings of Power)|Adar]]<ref name="IMBD">https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13580784/?ref_=m_ttep_ep_ep1</ref>
|-
| [[Gabriel Akuwudike]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598333935305490433|articlename=Welcome Gabriel Akuwudike to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Oliver Alvin-Wilson]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600507964863004672|articlename=Join us in welcoming Oliver Alvin-Wilson (@Oliver_A_Wilson) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Yasen Atour]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598334954622042112|articlename=Welcome Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (@YasenAtour) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Stuart Bowman]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600509263301976064|articlename=Join us in welcoming Stuart Bowman (@stuartbowman) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Gavi Singh Chera]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600510517084409858|articlename=Join us in welcoming Gavi Singh Chera to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[William Chubb]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600511729787699205|articlename=Join us in welcoming William Chubb to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (4/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Kevin Eldon]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600513054747361280|articlename=Join us in welcoming Kevin Eldon (@ItsKevinEldon) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (5/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Ciarán Hinds]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637816910535352320|articlename=Welcome Ciarán Hinds to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[William Keen]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600514258411917312|articlename=Join us in welcoming Will Keen to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (6/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Amelia Kenworthy]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598338715633565702|articlename=Welcome Amelia Kenworthy (@ameliakenworthy) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (5/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Rory Michael Kinnear]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637818133430796290|articlename=Welcome Rory Kinnear to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Selina Lo]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600515507895033857|articlename=Join us in welcoming Selina Lo (@itsselinalo) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (7/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Calam Lynch]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600516761618714628|articlename=Join us in welcoming Calam Lynch (@CalamLynch94) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (8/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Tanya Moodie]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637819329990348803?lang=en|articlename=Welcome Tanya Moodie to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Nia Towle]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598339999946113024|articlename=Welcome Nia Towle to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (6/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Nicholas Woodeson]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598341285018058755|articlename=Welcome Nicholas Woodeson (@NickWoodeson) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (7/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|}

== Production ==
=== Development ===
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Middle-earth map 1.jpg|thumb|300px|Fourth map of Middle-earth, released by Amazon on 6 March 2019]]
On [[3 November]] [[2017]], it was reported that Amazon Studios were in discussion with Warner Bros. Television and the [[Tolkien Estate]] about developing a series based on ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Daniel Holloway|articleurl=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-1202606519/|articlename='Lord of the Rings': Amazon, Warner Bros. in Talks for Series Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=3 November 2017|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> Later, in November, Amazon Studios announced they have secured the rights to develop a multi-season television series set in Middle-earth with the potential for spin-offs.<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-amazon-1202613609/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Moving Forward at Amazon With Multi-Season Production Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=31 July 2019}}</ref> The rights have been said to have cost close to $250 million.<ref name="DLAZ">{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> Amazon Studios would cooperate in the production with the Tolkien Estate, [[The Tolkien Trust]], [[HarperCollins]] and [[New Line Cinema]].<ref name="DLAZ"/>

On [[13 February]] [[2019]], Amazon's then newly created [http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime Twitter account] associated with the show posted the quote "I wisely started with a map.", taken from Tolkien's [[Letter 144]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1095797330127646721|articlename=“I wisely started with a map” — J.R.R. Tolkien|dated=13 February 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> On [[15 February]], the Twitter account released a map of Middle-earth along with a line of the [[Ring Verse]], over the next few weeks different versions of the map were released with each successive one including more labels than the previous as well as more lines from the verse. On [[7 March]], the final map was released which showed a wider view of Middle-earth, including the island of [[Númenor]] and the final post "Welcome to the Second Age".<ref name="AMSA"/> [[Tom Shippey]] and artist [[John Howe]] had worked on the accuracy of the maps, however dedicated [[Tolkien fandom|fans]] had detected several mistakes and anachronisms.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://narniafans.com/2019/08/interview-with-narnia-conceptual-designer-john-howe/|articlename=Interview with John Howe|website=Narnia Fans|accessed=25 June 2020}}</ref>

The fact the series were going to be set in the [[Second Age]] was predicted by [[Tolkien Society]] Chair [[Shaun Gunner]] in February.<ref>{{webcite|website=Twitter|accessed=15 February 2020|dated=18 February 2019|articleurl=http://twitter.com/ShaunGunner/status/1097505289618841601|articlename=Shaun Gunner on Twitter}}</ref>

On [[27 July]] 2019, a video was published that introduced the creative team; [[J.D. Payne]] and [[Patrick McKay]] were announced as the showrunners, the writing team consisting of Gennifer Hutchison, Helen Shang, Jason Cahill, Glenise Mullins, Justin Dohle, Stephany Folsom and Bryan Cogman, Belén Atienza, Bruce Richmond, Gene Kelly and Lindsey Weber as executive producers, Ron Ames as co-producer, Kate Hawley as costume designer, Rick Heinrichs as production designer and Jason Smith as visual effects supervisor. The team will also include Tolkien scholar [[Tom Shippey]] and artist [[John Howe]]. [[J. A. Bayona|Bayona]] will direct the first two episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1155142047420080129|articlename=''Meet our Fellowship''|dated=27 July 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> In an interview with the German Tolkien Society, scholar [[Tom Shippey]] stated that events from the First and Third Ages are "off-limits".<ref>{{webcite|author=Tobias M. Eckrich |articleurl=http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/30918/exklusive-interview-with-tom-shippey-concerning-lotronprime/|articlename=Exclusive interview with Tom Shippey concerning LOTRonPrime|dated=29 July 2019|website=[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de Deutche Tolkien Gesellschaft]|accessed=6 August 2019}}</ref>

On [[17 September]] 2019, Amazon Studios announced that the series first season would be filmed in New Zealand.<ref name="AMNZ"/>

On [[18 November]] 2019, Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke announced that the series has been renewed for a second season.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-renewed-season-2-amazon-early-renewal-season-1-hiatus-writers-room-reassembled-1202788730/|articlename=‘The Lord Of the Rings’ Series Gets Early Season 2 Renewal By Amazon, Sets Season 1 Hiatus|dated=18 November 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=17 March 2020}}</ref>

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production of the series first season was suspended.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Keall|articleurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12316871|articlename=Coronavirus: Amazon's Lord of the Rings production in West Auckland shut down|dated=15 March 2020|website=[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ The New Zealand Herald]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref> On 9 May 2020 the New Zealand Film Commission has allowed the production of film and TV to continue in the country.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12330716|articlename=Covid 19 coronavirus: Avatar, Lord Of The Rings filming resumes in NZ|dated=9 May 2020|website=[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ The New Zealand Herald]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref>

In December 2020, [[Bryan Cogman]] left the series for Entertainment One, after completing work on the scripts for the first season.<ref>{{webcite|author=Lesley Goldberg |articleurl=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bryan-cogman-moves-overall-deal-to-eone-exclusive|articlename=Bryan Cogman Moves Overall Deal to eOne (Exclusive)|dated=7 December 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=15 December 2020}}</ref>

On [[24 March]] [[2021]], Amazon Studios announced that [[Wayne Che Yip]] had joined the creative team, as both a co-executive producer and director.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2021/03/wayne-che-yip-boards-lord-of-the-rings-series-director-co-ep-amazon-studios-1234720477/|articlename=Wayne Che Yip Boards ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series As Director & Co-EP, Will Helm Four Episodes Of Amazon Original|dated=24 March 2021|website=[http://deadline.com/ Deadline]|accessed=5 April 2021}}</ref>

In May 2021, it was announced that [[Charlotte Brändström]] would direct another two episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-witcher-charlotte-brandstrom-amazons-the-lord-of-the-rings-series-1234755360/|articlename=‘The Witcher’ Director Charlotte Brändström Joins Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series
|dated=13 May 2021|website=[http://deadline.com/ Deadline]|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref>

In September 2021, it was reported that [[Howard Shore]] and [[Bear McCreary]] were in talks to compose the soundtrack for the series.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/09/19/111495-howard-shore-and-bear-mccreary-to-soundtrack-lotr-on-prime-series/|articlename=Howard Shore and Bear McCreary to soundtrack LOTR on Prime series|dated=September 19, 2021|website=TheOneRing.net|accessed=September 20, 2021}}</ref> In July 2022, it was officially announced their hiring, with McCreary announced to be composing the score and Shore to be writing the main title theme.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/tv/news/bear-mccreary-confirmed-as-composer-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-20549/|articlename=Composer Bear McCreary to score ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’|dated=July 21, 2022|website=Rolling Stone UK|accessed=December 03, 2022}}</ref>

On [[3 October]] 2022, production for the second season of the series begun in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-rings-of-power-season-2-filming-1235231978/|articlename=The Rings of Power' Season 2 Starts Production in the U.K.|dated=July 21, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=December 03, 2022}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
On 22 July 2019, it was reported that Amazon has made its first cast for the new series that Markella Kavenagh was in talks to play a character named "Tyra".<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-markella-kavenagh-1203268175|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series at Amazon Taps First Cast Member (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=22 July 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref>

Will Poulter was cast for an unknown role in September 2019<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-will-poulter-cast-1203321951/|articlename=‘Lord of The Rings’ Series at Amazon Casts Will Poulter (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=4 September 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref> however in December it was reported that he left the series due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-will-poulter-1203433273/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’: Will Poulter No Longer Attached to Amazon Series (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=12 December 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> This was later confirmed by Poulter in an interview.<ref>{{webcite|author=Will Richards|articleurl=http://www.nme.com/news/tv/will-poulter-explains-why-he-left-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-2706105|articlename=Will Poulter explains why he left Amazon's 'Lord Of The Rings' TV series|dated=12 July 2020|website=[http://www.nme.com/ NME]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref> He was replaced by Robert Aramayo who was reported to be playing a character named "Beldor".<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2020/01/robert-aramayo-cast-the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-tv-series-game-of-thrones-alum-cast-1202823073/|articlename='The Lord Of the Rings': Robert Aramayo To Star In Amazon TV Series|dated=7 January 2020|website=Deadline|accessed=15 January 2020}}</ref>

In October 2019, it was reported that Maxim Baldry<ref>{{webcite|author=Jeff Sneider|articleurl=http://collider.com/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-cast-maxim-baldry/|articlename=Exclusive: ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series Adds ‘Years and Years’ Star Maxim Baldry|dated=15 October 2019|website=Collider|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> and Joseph Mawle has joined the cast, the latter playing "Oren", the lead villain of the series.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/10/the-lord-of-the-rings-joseph-mawle-cast-star-amazon-series-oren-game-of-thrones-alum-1202765493/|articlename='The Lord Of The Rings': Joseph Mawle To Star In Amazon Series|dated=21 October 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref>

In December 2019, there were reports of Ema Horvath<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/12/ema-horvath-cast-the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-series-1202806025/|articlename=‘The Lord Of The Rings’: Ema Horvath Joins Cast Of Amazon Series|dated=10 December 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> and Morfydd Clark joinining the cast, it was said that Clark is to play a "young [[Galadriel]]".<ref>{{webcite|author=Justin Kroll|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-galadriel-morfydd-clark-1203446284/amp/|articlename='Lord of the Rings' Series Taps Morfydd Clark as Young Galadriel (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=17 December 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=4 January 2020}}</ref>

On 15 January 2020, the series' official social media confirmed the castings of Kavenagh, Aramayo, Mawle, Horvath, and Clark, as well as revealing new members of the cast; Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, and Daniel Weyman.<ref name="Meet">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/LOTRonPrime/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2410457885934047|articlename=Meet the first members of our fellowship. #LOTRonPrime|dated=15 January 2020|website=Facebook|accessed=15 January 2020}}</ref>

In December 2020, it was announced that 20 actors have been added to the cast; Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Maxim Baldry (reported to have joined back in October 2019), Ian Blackburn, Kip Chapman, Anthony Crum, Maxine Cunliffe, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Thusitha Jayasundera, Fabian McCallum, Simon Merrells, Geoff Morrell, Peter Mullan, Lloyd Owen, Augustus Prew, Peter Tait, Alex Tarrant, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker and Sara Zwangobani.<ref name="VA20">{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-1234845274/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series at Amazon Adds 20 Actors to Cast|dated=3 December 2020|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=3 December 2020}}</ref>

In March 2021, Tom Budge announced that he had departed the series after filming several episodes. He explained that Amazon had decided to go in a different direction with his character after reviewing the first episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.instagram.com/p/CMZnFx-HkAp/|articlename=Tom Budge on Instagram|dated=14 March 2021|website=[http://instagram.com/ Instagram]|accessed=5 April 2021}}</ref>

In July 2021, Charles Edwards, Will Fletcher, Amelie Child-Villiers, and Beau Cassidy were added to the first season's cast.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-cast-1234976309/|articlename=Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Rounds Out Sprawling Cast (Exclusive)
|dated=1 July 2021|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref> A third of the first season's 124 speaking roles, including seven of the 32 major recurring roles, went to New Zealand actors.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page//govt-hopes-amazon-will-come-back-to-film-more-seasons|articlename=Return of the Rings: Govt hopes Amazon will come back to film more seasons
|dated=5 August 2021|website=[https://www.newsroom.co.nz Newsroom|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
==== Season 1 ====
Although pre-production on the series reportedly began in June 2018 in [[Auckland]], filming began on [[14 March]] [[2020]]<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com//articles/lord-of-the-rings-tv-show-director-shares-a-behind/1100-6474422/|articlename=
Lord Of The Rings TV Show Director Shares A Behind-The-Scenes Photo
|dated=15 March 2020|website=[https://www.gamespot.com Gamespot]|accessed=25 August 2021}}</ref> in Auckland primarily at Kumeu Film Studios and Auckland Film Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/entertainment/new-zealand-set-to-be-location-for-lord-of-the-rings-1-5-billion-tv-show/|articlename=New $1.5b LOTR TV series set to film in Auckland|dated=30 June 2019|website=[https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz Newstalk ZB]|accessed=25 August 2021}}</ref> Location filming took place around Auckland in February.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2020/02/21/107557-exclusive-spy-report-from-the-set-of-amazons-lotr-with-photos/|articlename=EXCLUSIVE:Spy Report from the Set of Amazon's LOTR with photos |dated=21 February 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Filming for the first two episodes was expected to continue through May,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/118857705/lord-of-the-rings-tv-amazon-studios-puts-out-call-for-homes-for-cast-and-crew|articlename=Lord of the Rings TV: Amazon Studios puts out call for homes for cast and crew|dated=21 February 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> with a four or five-month production break then planned during which footage for the two episodes would be reviewed and writing on the second season would begin.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-renewed-season-2-amazon-early-renewal-season-1-hiatus-writers-room-reassembled-1202788730/|articlename=
‘The Lord Of the Rings’ Series Gets Early Season 2 Renewal By Amazon, Sets Season 1 Hiatus
|dated=19 January 2020|website=[https://deadline.com DEADLINE]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>Production was scheduled to resume in mid-October and continue until late June 2021.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/118857705/lord-of-the-rings-tv-amazon-studios-puts-out-call-for-homes-for-cast-and-crew|articlename= Lord of the Rings TV: Amazon Studios puts out call for homes for cast and crew|dated=19 January 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff.co]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> However, filming was placed on hold indefinitely in mid-March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with around 800 cast and crew members told to stay home.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/coronavirus-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-production-in-west-auckland-shut-down/JZE3ZEXWQQIQJXH4KYENFR3LRY/?c_id=3&objectid=12316871|articlename=
Coronavirus: Amazon's Lord of the Rings production in West Auckland shut down
|dated=15 March 2020|website=[https://www.nzherald.co.nz NZherald]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> In early May, the majority of filming for the first two episodes was confirmed to have been completed before the COVID-19 shutdown. Filming on the series was allowed to resume then under new safety guidelines from the New Zealand government, but, instead of completing filming for the first two episodes at that time, the filming shutdown segued into the intended production break, with filming for the first two episodes set to be completed once filming on further episodes was ready to begin.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2020/05/new-zealand-returns-to-production-paving-way-for-avatar-sequels-to-resume-live-action-filming-1202929138/|articlename=
New Zealand Returns To Production, Paving Way For ‘Avatar’ Sequels & ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series To Resume Filming |dated=7 May 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>

It was reported that the TV series was one of seven film and television productions that were granted exemptions to allow cast and crew members to enter New Zealand while its borders were closed to non-New Zealanders due to [[Wikipedia:COVID-19|COVID-19]]. The exemptions were granted before [[June 18]] by Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford, and applied to 93 members of the production as well as 20 family members. Around 10 percent of the series' crew were believed to be non-[[New Zealand|New Zealanders]], and many of them had remained in the country during its pandemic lockdown and did not require exemptions. Pre-production on further episodes began by July [[2020]],<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/122012197/revealed-the-six-productions-joining-avatar-in-getting-border-exemptions|articlename=
Revealed: The six productions joining Avatar in getting border exemptions
|dated=3 July 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff.co]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> and filming on the series resumed on [[September 28]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lord-of-the-rings-resumes-production-amazon-new-zealand-cowboy-bebop-netflix-dtart-of-production-1234584918/|articlename=
Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Resumes Production In New Zealand, Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Next
|dated=28 September 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Bayona completed filming on his episodes by December 23,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/amazons-lord-of-the-rings-pilot-wrapped-filming/|articlename= Amazon's Lord Of The Rings Pilot Has Wrapped Filming
|dated=25 December 2020|website=[https://comicbook.com ComicBook]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> with production on further episodes set to begin in January 2021 following a two week break for Christmas.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-lunch-of-the-rings-the-lotr-star-spotted-on-waiheke/WFTPOF2VTQ272HKL6NT2QLHHQI/|articlename=
Spy: Lunch of the Rings? The LOTR star spotted on Waiheke
|dated=19 December 2020|website=[https://www.nzherald.co.nz NZherald]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Yip confirmed that he had begun filming his episodes by March,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-wayne-che-yip-1234936829/|articlename= ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Adds Director Wayne Che Yip as Co-Executive Producer
|dated=24 March 2021|website=[https://variety.com Variety]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> and Brändström was in New Zealand for production on the series when she was announced as director in May.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-witcher-charlotte-brandstrom-amazons-the-lord-of-the-rings-series-1234755360/|articlename= ‘The Witcher’ Director Charlotte Brändström Joins Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series |dated=13 May 2021|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>

==== Season 2 ====
Pre-production was expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022, and the production was set to be primarily based at Bray Film Studios and Bovingdon Airfield outside of London.<ref>{{webcite|author=Manori Ravindran|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-uk-filming-1235118965/ |articlename=Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series Sets First U.K. Filming Locations (Exclusive) |dated=29 November 2021 |website=[https://variety.com Variety]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The showrunners were scouting for additional filming locations in June 2022,<ref>{{webcite|author=Devan Coggan|articleurl=https://ew.com/tv/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-cover-story/ |articlename=Power players: Inside 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' |dated=8 August 2022 |website=[https://ew.com/ Entertainment Weekly]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> and the cast was preparing to travel to the UK in August.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eliana Dockterman|articleurl=https://time.com/6205837/the-rings-of-power-amazon-most-expensive/ |articlename=The Secretive, Extravagant, Bighearted World of 'The Rings of Power' |dated=20 August 2022 |website=[https://time.com Time (magazine)]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Filming began on October 3,<ref>{{webcite|author=James Hibberd|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-rings-of-power-season-2-filming-1235231978/ |articlename='The Rings of Power' Season 2 Starts Production in the U.K. |dated=20 August 2022 |website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> under the working title ''LBP'',<ref>{{webcite|author=FellowshipFans|articleurl=https://x.com/FellowshipFans/status/1672247395004891136 |articlename=Wrap confirmation for #TheRingsOfPower season 2 |dated=29 February 2024 |website=[https://x.com/home Twitter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> and was set to continue for around eight months.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nick Levine|articleurl=https://www.nme.com/features/tv-interviews/maxim-baldry-lord-of-the-rings-interview-isildur-terra-twin-3318774 |articlename=Lord Of The Rings' Maxim Baldry: "I've always felt like an outsider" |dated=29 January 2023 |website=[https://www.nme.com/ NME]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Brändström, Hamri, and Hooper were directing their episodes simultaneously based on the availability of locations and sets.<ref>{{webcite|author=Alexander Goldfinch|articleurl=https://www.moviezine.se/intervjuer/the-consultant-charlotte-brandstrom |articlename=Charlotte Brändström: "Väldigt spännande att få jobba med Christoph Waltz" |dated=25 February 2023 |website=[https://www.moviezine.se/ MovieZine]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Alex Disenhof returned from the first season to work with Brändström as cinematographer,<ref name="FilmingEnd">{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=https://deadline.com/video/rings-of-power-season-2-teased-charlotte-brandstrom-amazon-shows-director/ |articlename='LOTR: The Rings Of Power' Director Charlotte Brändström & Production Designer Ramsey Avery On Lighting's Role In Helping Viewer To Navigate Middle-Earth And A "Darker And More Dramatic" Season 2 – The Process |dated=21 June 2023 |website=[https://deadline.com/ Deadline Hollywood]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> with Laurie Rose and Jean-Philippe Gossart also serving as cinematographers.<ref>{{webcite|author|articleurl=https://issuu.com/thelatesteditionishereandfreetoview/docs/cw_issue_012_digi_art_singles |articlename=Who, What, When & Where |dated=25 February 2023 |website=[https://issuu.com/ Isuu]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref>

By late October, filming was taking place on Hankley Common in Surrey. A set for a ruined village was built on the reserve's "barren black landscape" (resulting from two wildfires earlier in 2022), leading to speculation that it was being used to portray [[Mordor]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Christy O'Brien|articleurl==https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/hankley-common-filming-rumoured-new-25311541 |articlename=New season of Rings of Power 'being filmed at Hankley Common' |dated=29 January 2023 |website=[https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/ SurreyLive]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> In early February, filming took place in Swinley Forest in Berkshire. A large castle set was built on Buttersteep Rise in the area, near the town of Ascot.Location filming in Tenerife, [[Wikipedia:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]], began in early March, specifically in the Teide National Park. By March 17, filming was taking place at the Tenerife town of San Juan de la Rambla, including at the Charco de la Laja coastal pool.<ref>{{webcite|author=Diario De Avisos|articleurl=https://tenerifeweekly.com/2023/03/09/the-first-images-of-the-filming-of-the-rings-of-power-in-tenerife-are-filtered/ |articlename=The first images of the filming of The Rings of Power in Tenerife are filtered |dated=22 April 2023 |website=[https://tenerifeweekly.com/ Tenerife Weekly News]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Christy O'Brien|articleurl=https://tenerifeweekly.com/2023/03/17/the-rings-of-power-revolutionizes-san-juan-de-la-rambla/ |articlename='The Rings of Power' revolutionizes San Juan de la Rambla |dated=22 April 2023 |website=[=https://tenerifeweekly.com/ Tenerife Weekly News]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> On March 21, a horse died of cardiac arrest during rehearsals on the season's UK set. It was one of around 30 horses provided for the scene by film industry horse outfitter The Devil's Horsemen. This was the first on-set death in the company's 50-year history, and the horse had been standing among 20 other horses when it died. Animal rights organization [[Wikipedia:People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] called for the production to use visual effects and other techniques rather than risk the lives of real horses.<ref>{{webcite|author=Christy O'Brien|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lord-of-the-rings-horse-dies-rings-of-power-1235360930/ |articlename=Horse Dies on Amazon's 'The Rings of Power' Set, PETA Calls for Use of CGI Animals |dated=26 March 2023 |website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Filming at Bray Studios was interrupted for about an hour on April 3 when a fire broke out in a warehouse.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/04/lotr-the-rings-of-power-production-interrupted-fire-1235316290/ |articlename='LOTR: The Rings Of Power' Production Briefly Interrupted By Fire |dated=3 April 2023 |website=[https://deadline.com/ Deadline Hollywood]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Morfydd Clark said on April 15 that she was in the middle of four weeks of night shoots.<ref>{{webcite|author=Liam Crowley|articleurl=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-rings-of-power-morfydd-clark-galadriel-cate-blanchett-exclusive/ |articlename=The Rings of Power's Morfydd Clark Discusses Taking on Galadriel From Cate Blanchett (Exclusive)|dated=11 May 2023 |website=[https://comicbook.com/ ComicBook.com]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The next week, Nicole McBride at ''[[Wikipedia:Bracknell News|Bracknell News]]'' reported on the concerns of local residents regarding damage done to the Swinley Forest area by the production. In response, the Crown Estate said they would work with the production to "fully restore the area of woodland... includ[ing] the creation of new habitats".<ref>{{webcite|author=Nicole McBride|articleurl=https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/23466161.lord-rings-filming-site-trashed-according-residents/ |articlename=Residents worry over possible state of forest following Lord of the Rings filming|dated=4 June 2023 |website=[https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/ Bracknell News]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref>

After the [[Wikipedia:2023 Writers Guild of America strike|2023 Writers Guild of America strike]] started in May, the showrunners and other writer-producers were no longer able to be on set. The season reportedly had 19 filming days left as of [[4 May|May 4]], when the production was revealed to be continuing under the supervision of the directors and non-writing executive producers. This approach had been planned ahead of the strike confirmation.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B.Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/rings-of-power-season-2-writers-strike-1235603767/ |articlename='Rings of Power' to Finish Filming Season 2 Amid Writers Strike Without Showrunners on Set |dated=4 June 2023 |website=[https://variety.com/ Variety (magazine)]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The production officially wrapped in early June.<ref name="FilmingEnd" />

== Marketing ==
=== Season 1 ===
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Galadriel poster.jpg|thumb|250px|One of the promotional posters released in February 2022]]
On [[19 January]] 2022, Amazon revealed of the series' full title. Instead of creating a title reveal with visual effects, the studio released an announcement video in which the letters of the title are physically cast from molten metal while an excerpt of the "[[Ring Verse]]" from ''The Lord of the Rings'' is read in voiceover. The video was directed by Klaus Obermeyer, who worked with special effects supervisor Lee Nelson under advisement by veteran special effects supervisor [[Douglas Trumbull]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/01/19/111840-prime-videos-the-lord-of-the-rings-title-reveal-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-images/|articlename=Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings TITLE REVEAL - EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes images|dated=3 February 2022|website=[https://www.polygon.com/ Polygon]|accessed=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1483816516327915522?cxt=HHwWhICq-dHQyZcpAAAA|articlename=Title Announcement|dated=19 January 2022|website=Twitter|accessed=19 January 2022}}</ref>

On [[3 February]], Amazon Studios revealed a series of character posters for the series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.polygon.com/22915948/lord-of-the-rings-of-power-characters-posters|articlename=Amazon’s first Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power character posters are a guessing game|dated=4 February 2022|website=[https://www.polygon.com/ Polygon]|accessed=4 February 2022}}</ref> On 10 February, a "first look" was revealed with photos of some of the characters,<ref name="VanityFair">{{webcite|author=Anthony Breznican & Joanna Robinson|articleurl=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/amazon-the-rings-of-power-series-first-look|articlename=Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside The Rings of Power
|dated=10-Feb-2022|website=VanityFair|accessed=20-July-2022}}</ref> followed by the release of the teaser trailer on 13 February during Super Bowl LVI.<ref>{{webcite|author=Erin Carson and Jennifer Bisset|articleurl=https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/amazon-introduces-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-in-new-trailer/|articlename=Amazon Introduces 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' in New Trailer|website=[http://www.cnet.com/ CNet]|accessed=9 April 2022}}</ref> The official watch party for the trailer was hosted on YouTube by [[TheOneRing.net]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/02/07/111973-official-lotr-trailer-watch-party-for-prime-videos-rings-of-power-to-be-hosted-by-torn/|articlename=Official LOTR Trailer Watch party for Prime Video’s Rings of Power to be hosted by TORn!|website=[https://www.theonering.net/ TheOneRing.net]|accessed=9 April 2022}}</ref>

On [[14 July]], Amazon released another trailer for the series online.<ref>{{webcite|author=William Goodman|articleurl=https://www.gq.com/story/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-trailer|articlename=What the ‘Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power’ Trailer Reveals About the New Prequel Series
|dated=14 July 2022|website=[https://www.gq.com Get Go]|accessed=22 July 2022}}</ref>

On [[23 August]], Amazon released the final trailer for the first season's series online.<ref>{{webcite|author=James White|articleurl=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/lotr-the-rings-of-powers-final-trailer-shows-off-giant-battles-and-epic-scale/|articlename=LOTR: The Rings Of Power’s Final Trailer Shows Off Giant Battles And Epic Scale
|dated=23 August 2022|website=[https://www.empireonline.com/ EmpireOnline]|accessed=04 October 2022}}</ref>

=== Season 2 ===
On [[14 May]] 2024, Amazon released the first teaser trailer for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2|Season 2]], revealing it will be released on [[29 August]] of the same year.<ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1790374328649048517|articlename=Darkness will bind them. The Rings Of Power returns August 29 on @PrimeVideo.|dated=14 May 2024|website=Twitter|accessed=14 May 2024}}</ref>

== Reception ==
The first season of the series received mixed reviews,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_rings_of_power|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Rotten Tomatoes]|accessed=2 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631058/|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.imdb.com/ IMDB]|accessed=2 October 2022}}</ref> with generally positive critical and generally negative audience scores on review aggregation websites.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power/season-1|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.metacritic.com/ Metacritic]|accessed=14 October 2022}}</ref> Most viewers did not finish the show, particularly in the USA, with a domestic completion rate of 37%, while the rest of the world had a 45% completion rate.<ref>{{webcite|author=Kim Masters|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/inside-amazon-studios-jen-salke-vision-shows-1235364913/|articlename=Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration|dated=3 April 2023|website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=9 May 2023}}</ref> The series also proved controversial in many corners of Tolkien fandom with people questioning its fidelity to the source material and the depiction of certain characters.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Images from The Rings of Power (TV series)|Images from ''The Rings of Power'' TV series]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 Soundtrack|''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' Season 1 Soundtrack]]

== External links ==
* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pL02_uTRBKw The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power - A Look Inside Season 2] on the Prime Video YouTube channel
* [http://www.amazon.com/adlp/lotronprime Official website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/LOTRonPrime/ Official Facebook page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gNthckomHt36m9-WH042Q/ Youtube channel]
* [https://www.fandom.com/articles/lord-rings-power-hidden-character-details ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Cast Reveal New Character Details] on Fandom
* [https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/lord-of-the-rings-numenor-images Númenor revealed in new Lord of the Rings series] on Amazon
* [https://www.looper.com/962547/robert-aramayo-sheds-light-on-a-younger-elrond-in-rings-of-power-exclusive-interview/ Robert Aramayo Sheds Light On A Younger Elrond In Rings Of Power - Exclusive Interview] on Looper
* [https://time.com/6205837/the-rings-of-power-amazon-most-expensive/ Inside Rings of Power, Amazon's Lord of the Rings Prequel] on Time

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| music=[[Bear McCreary]] [[Howard Shore]] (main theme)
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'''''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''''', originally marketed as '''''The Lord of the Rings on Prime''''', is an online television series based on the writings of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], namely ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and its [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices|Appendices]]. It is created and produced by [[Amazon Studios]] working alongside the [[Tolkien Estate]], the [[The Tolkien Trust|Tolkien Trust]], [[HarperCollins]] and [[New Line Cinema]]. Set in the [[Second Age]] of [[Middle-earth]],<ref name="AMSA">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1103656946509344768|articlename=Welcome to the Second Age:|dated=7 March 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> it explores new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]].''<ref name="AMNZ">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-studios-announces-new-zealand-location-its-upcoming|articlename=Amazon Studios Announces New Zealand as Location for Its Upcoming Series Based on The Lord of the Rings|dated=17 September 2019|website=Amazon|accessed=18 September 2019}}</ref> The story, which in Tolkien's writings spanned thousands of years, is condensed into a single point in time to avoid time jumps in the interest of narrative cohesion.<ref name="VanityFair"></ref>

The first two episodes were released on [[1 September]] of [[2022]],<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.whathifi.com/advice/how-to-watch-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-release-date-trailer-cast-episodes|articlename=How to watch Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – release date, trailer, cast, episodes available now|dated=2 September 2022|website=[https://www.whathifi.com/ What Hi-Fi]|accessed=10 October 2022}}</ref> although they were originally scheduled to be released on [[2 September]] of the same year, the anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's death.<ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1422255647106617359|articlename=A new journey beings|dated=2 August 2021|website=Twitter|accessed=2 August 2021}}</ref>

== Premise ==
{{blockquote|Amazon Studios' forthcoming series brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.|Official synopsis<ref>{{webcite|author=Justin Sewell|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/01/12/110065-exclusive-official-show-synopsis-for-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-series/|articlename=EXCLUSIVE: Official Show Synopsis for Amazon’s LORD OF THE RINGS Series|dated=12 January 2021|website=[http://www.theonering.net TheOneRing]|accessed=13 January 2021}}</ref>}}

== Source material and copyrights ==
The showrunners said that they wished to "come up with the novel Tolkien never wrote and do it as the mega-event series that could only happen now".<ref name="VanityFair"></ref> They explained that they only have the copyrights to adapt ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' along with its [[Appendices]], without the rights to ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' or other books that contain the vast majority of Tolkien's writings on the [[Second Age]].<ref name="VFQuestions">{{webcite|author=burning questions about amazons the rings of power|articleurl= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/10-burning-questions-about-amazons-the-rings-of-power |articlename=Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series: FAQ|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://www.vanityfair.com/ Vanity Fair]|accessed=16 February 2022}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
=== [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1|Season 1]] ===
# [[A Shadow of the Past]]
# [[Adrift]]
# [[Adar (episode)|Adar]]
# [[The Great Wave]]
# [[Partings]]
# [[Udûn (episode)|Udûn]]
# [[The Eye]]
# [[Alloyed]]

=== [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2|Season 2]] ===

== Cast and characters ==
''In alphabetical order''
=== Main cast introduced in Season 1 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Cynthia Addai-Robinson]] || [[Tar-Míriel|Queen Regent Míriel]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418520400658432|articlename=Cynthia Addai-Robinson is Queen Regent Míriel|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Robert Aramayo]] || [[Elrond]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167519439925260|articlename=Robert Aramayo is Elrond. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Owain Arthur]] || [[Durin IV|Prince Durin IV]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168323051802626|articlename=Owain Arthur is Prince Durin IV. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Maxim Baldry]] || [[Isildur]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417633603059712|articlename=Maxim Baldry is Isildur|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nazanin Boniadi]] || [[Bronwyn]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168861403299841|articlename=Nazanin Boniadi is Bronwyn. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Morfydd Clark]] || [[Galadriel]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167351902609413|articlename=Morfydd Clark is Galadriel. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ismael Cruz Córdova]] || [[Arondir]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168672051445771|articlename=Ismael Cruz Cordova is Arondir. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Edwards]] || [[Celebrimbor|Lord Celebrimbor]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534220750311174144|articlename=Charles Edwards is Celebrimbor|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Trystan Gravelle]] || [[Pharazôn]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418058515521537|articlename=Trystan Gravelle is Pharazôn|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lenny Henry|Sir Lenny Henry]] || [[Sadoc Burrows]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1533945721929420800#m|articlename=Sir Lenny Henry is Sadoc Burrows. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ema Horvath]] || [[Eärien]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417835961552896|articlename=Ema Horvath is Eärien|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Markella Kavenagh]] || [[Elanor Brandyfoot|Elanor 'Nori' Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253881651937283|articlename=Markella Kavenagh is Elanor ‘Nori’ Brandyfoot|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Joseph Mawle]] || [[Adar (The Rings of Power)|Adar]]
|-
| [[Tyroe Muhafidin]] || [[Theo]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://mobile.twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1516457306497581056|articlename=Tyroe Muhafidin is Theo. #LOTRROP #RingsofPower|dated=19 April 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=19 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sophia Nomvete]] || [[Disa|Princess Disa]] <ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168418358874123|articlename=Sophia Nomvete is Princess Disa. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lloyd Owen]] || [[Elendil|Captain Elendil]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417424361885696|articlename=Lloyd Owen is Elendil|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Megan Richards]] || [[Poppy Proudfellow]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982703908433920#m|articlename=Megan Richards is Poppy Proudfellow. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dylan Smith]] || [[Largo Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982400869945344#m|articlename=Dylan Smith is Largo Brandyfoot. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charlie Vickers]] || [[Halbrand]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492169017741778944|articlename=Charlie Vickers is Halbrand. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Leon Wadham]] || [[Kemen (The Rings of Power)|Kemen]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418271141560321|articlename=Leon Wadham is Kemen|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Walker]] || [[Gil-galad|High King Gil-galad]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253777415098372|articlename=Benjamin Walker is High King Gil-galad|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Daniel Weyman]] || [[The Stranger]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253972639076352|articlename=Daniel Weyman is The Stranger|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sara Zwangobani]] || [[Marigold Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982566448533504#m|articlename=Sara Zwangobani is Marigold Brandyfoot. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|}

=== Introduced in Season 2 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Ben Daniels]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598336189869699072|articlename=Welcome Ben Daniels to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Círdan]]<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://time.com/6205027/cirdan-the-rings-of-power-season-2/|articlename=Exclusive: This Fan-Favorite Character Is Joining the Second Season of The Rings of Power|dated=15 August 2022|website=Time.com|accessed=4 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2024/05/14/118329-oh-my-lord-witness-the-power-of-the-rings/|articlename=Oh, My Lord, Witness the Power of the Rings!|dated=14 May 2024|website=Time.com|accessed=}}</ref>
|-
| [[Samuel Hazeldine]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598337442565820418|articlename=Welcome Sam Hazeldine (@samuelhazeldine) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (4/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Adar (The Rings of Power)|Adar]]<ref name="IMBD">https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13580784/?ref_=m_ttep_ep_ep1</ref>
|-
| [[Gabriel Akuwudike]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598333935305490433|articlename=Welcome Gabriel Akuwudike to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Oliver Alvin-Wilson]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600507964863004672|articlename=Join us in welcoming Oliver Alvin-Wilson (@Oliver_A_Wilson) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Yasen Atour]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598334954622042112|articlename=Welcome Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (@YasenAtour) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Stuart Bowman]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600509263301976064|articlename=Join us in welcoming Stuart Bowman (@stuartbowman) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Gavi Singh Chera]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600510517084409858|articlename=Join us in welcoming Gavi Singh Chera to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[William Chubb]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600511729787699205|articlename=Join us in welcoming William Chubb to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (4/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Kevin Eldon]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600513054747361280|articlename=Join us in welcoming Kevin Eldon (@ItsKevinEldon) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (5/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Ciarán Hinds]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637816910535352320|articlename=Welcome Ciarán Hinds to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[William Keen]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600514258411917312|articlename=Join us in welcoming Will Keen to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (6/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Amelia Kenworthy]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598338715633565702|articlename=Welcome Amelia Kenworthy (@ameliakenworthy) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (5/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Rory Michael Kinnear]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637818133430796290|articlename=Welcome Rory Kinnear to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Selina Lo]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600515507895033857|articlename=Join us in welcoming Selina Lo (@itsselinalo) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (7/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Calam Lynch]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600516761618714628|articlename=Join us in welcoming Calam Lynch (@CalamLynch94) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (8/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Tanya Moodie]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637819329990348803?lang=en|articlename=Welcome Tanya Moodie to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Nia Towle]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598339999946113024|articlename=Welcome Nia Towle to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (6/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Nicholas Woodeson]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598341285018058755|articlename=Welcome Nicholas Woodeson (@NickWoodeson) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (7/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|}

== Production ==
=== Development ===
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Middle-earth map 1.jpg|thumb|300px|Fourth map of Middle-earth, released by Amazon on 6 March 2019]]
On [[3 November]] [[2017]], it was reported that Amazon Studios were in discussion with Warner Bros. Television and the [[Tolkien Estate]] about developing a series based on ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Daniel Holloway|articleurl=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-1202606519/|articlename='Lord of the Rings': Amazon, Warner Bros. in Talks for Series Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=3 November 2017|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> Later, in November, Amazon Studios announced they have secured the rights to develop a multi-season television series set in Middle-earth with the potential for spin-offs.<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-amazon-1202613609/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Moving Forward at Amazon With Multi-Season Production Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=31 July 2019}}</ref> The rights have been said to have cost close to $250 million.<ref name="DLAZ">{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> Amazon Studios would cooperate in the production with the Tolkien Estate, [[The Tolkien Trust]], [[HarperCollins]] and [[New Line Cinema]].<ref name="DLAZ"/>

On [[13 February]] [[2019]], Amazon's then newly created [http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime Twitter account] associated with the show posted the quote "I wisely started with a map.", taken from Tolkien's [[Letter 144]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1095797330127646721|articlename=“I wisely started with a map” — J.R.R. Tolkien|dated=13 February 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> On [[15 February]], the Twitter account released a map of Middle-earth along with a line of the [[Ring Verse]], over the next few weeks different versions of the map were released with each successive one including more labels than the previous as well as more lines from the verse. On [[7 March]], the final map was released which showed a wider view of Middle-earth, including the island of [[Númenor]] and the final post "Welcome to the Second Age".<ref name="AMSA"/> [[Tom Shippey]] and artist [[John Howe]] had worked on the accuracy of the maps, however dedicated [[Tolkien fandom|fans]] had detected several mistakes and anachronisms.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://narniafans.com/2019/08/interview-with-narnia-conceptual-designer-john-howe/|articlename=Interview with John Howe|website=Narnia Fans|accessed=25 June 2020}}</ref>

The fact the series were going to be set in the [[Second Age]] was predicted by [[Tolkien Society]] Chair [[Shaun Gunner]] in February.<ref>{{webcite|website=Twitter|accessed=15 February 2020|dated=18 February 2019|articleurl=http://twitter.com/ShaunGunner/status/1097505289618841601|articlename=Shaun Gunner on Twitter}}</ref>

On [[27 July]] 2019, a video was published that introduced the creative team; [[J.D. Payne]] and [[Patrick McKay]] were announced as the showrunners, the writing team consisting of Gennifer Hutchison, Helen Shang, Jason Cahill, Glenise Mullins, Justin Dohle, Stephany Folsom and Bryan Cogman, Belén Atienza, Bruce Richmond, Gene Kelly and Lindsey Weber as executive producers, Ron Ames as co-producer, Kate Hawley as costume designer, Rick Heinrichs as production designer and Jason Smith as visual effects supervisor. The team will also include Tolkien scholar [[Tom Shippey]] and artist [[John Howe]]. [[J. A. Bayona|Bayona]] will direct the first two episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1155142047420080129|articlename=''Meet our Fellowship''|dated=27 July 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> In an interview with the German Tolkien Society, scholar [[Tom Shippey]] stated that events from the First and Third Ages are "off-limits".<ref>{{webcite|author=Tobias M. Eckrich |articleurl=http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/30918/exklusive-interview-with-tom-shippey-concerning-lotronprime/|articlename=Exclusive interview with Tom Shippey concerning LOTRonPrime|dated=29 July 2019|website=[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de Deutche Tolkien Gesellschaft]|accessed=6 August 2019}}</ref>

On [[17 September]] 2019, Amazon Studios announced that the series first season would be filmed in New Zealand.<ref name="AMNZ"/>

On [[18 November]] 2019, Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke announced that the series has been renewed for a second season.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-renewed-season-2-amazon-early-renewal-season-1-hiatus-writers-room-reassembled-1202788730/|articlename=‘The Lord Of the Rings’ Series Gets Early Season 2 Renewal By Amazon, Sets Season 1 Hiatus|dated=18 November 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=17 March 2020}}</ref>

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production of the series first season was suspended.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Keall|articleurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12316871|articlename=Coronavirus: Amazon's Lord of the Rings production in West Auckland shut down|dated=15 March 2020|website=[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ The New Zealand Herald]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref> On 9 May 2020 the New Zealand Film Commission has allowed the production of film and TV to continue in the country.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12330716|articlename=Covid 19 coronavirus: Avatar, Lord Of The Rings filming resumes in NZ|dated=9 May 2020|website=[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ The New Zealand Herald]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref>

In December 2020, [[Bryan Cogman]] left the series for Entertainment One, after completing work on the scripts for the first season.<ref>{{webcite|author=Lesley Goldberg |articleurl=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bryan-cogman-moves-overall-deal-to-eone-exclusive|articlename=Bryan Cogman Moves Overall Deal to eOne (Exclusive)|dated=7 December 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=15 December 2020}}</ref>

On [[24 March]] [[2021]], Amazon Studios announced that [[Wayne Che Yip]] had joined the creative team, as both a co-executive producer and director.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2021/03/wayne-che-yip-boards-lord-of-the-rings-series-director-co-ep-amazon-studios-1234720477/|articlename=Wayne Che Yip Boards ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series As Director & Co-EP, Will Helm Four Episodes Of Amazon Original|dated=24 March 2021|website=[http://deadline.com/ Deadline]|accessed=5 April 2021}}</ref>

In May 2021, it was announced that [[Charlotte Brändström]] would direct another two episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-witcher-charlotte-brandstrom-amazons-the-lord-of-the-rings-series-1234755360/|articlename=‘The Witcher’ Director Charlotte Brändström Joins Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series
|dated=13 May 2021|website=[http://deadline.com/ Deadline]|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref>

In September 2021, it was reported that [[Howard Shore]] and [[Bear McCreary]] were in talks to compose the soundtrack for the series.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/09/19/111495-howard-shore-and-bear-mccreary-to-soundtrack-lotr-on-prime-series/|articlename=Howard Shore and Bear McCreary to soundtrack LOTR on Prime series|dated=September 19, 2021|website=TheOneRing.net|accessed=September 20, 2021}}</ref> In July 2022, it was officially announced their hiring, with McCreary announced to be composing the score and Shore to be writing the main title theme.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/tv/news/bear-mccreary-confirmed-as-composer-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-20549/|articlename=Composer Bear McCreary to score ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’|dated=July 21, 2022|website=Rolling Stone UK|accessed=December 03, 2022}}</ref>

On [[3 October]] 2022, production for the second season of the series begun in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-rings-of-power-season-2-filming-1235231978/|articlename=The Rings of Power' Season 2 Starts Production in the U.K.|dated=July 21, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=December 03, 2022}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
On 22 July 2019, it was reported that Amazon has made its first cast for the new series that Markella Kavenagh was in talks to play a character named "Tyra".<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-markella-kavenagh-1203268175|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series at Amazon Taps First Cast Member (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=22 July 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref>

Will Poulter was cast for an unknown role in September 2019<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-will-poulter-cast-1203321951/|articlename=‘Lord of The Rings’ Series at Amazon Casts Will Poulter (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=4 September 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref> however in December it was reported that he left the series due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-will-poulter-1203433273/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’: Will Poulter No Longer Attached to Amazon Series (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=12 December 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> This was later confirmed by Poulter in an interview.<ref>{{webcite|author=Will Richards|articleurl=http://www.nme.com/news/tv/will-poulter-explains-why-he-left-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-2706105|articlename=Will Poulter explains why he left Amazon's 'Lord Of The Rings' TV series|dated=12 July 2020|website=[http://www.nme.com/ NME]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref> He was replaced by Robert Aramayo who was reported to be playing a character named "Beldor".<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2020/01/robert-aramayo-cast-the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-tv-series-game-of-thrones-alum-cast-1202823073/|articlename='The Lord Of the Rings': Robert Aramayo To Star In Amazon TV Series|dated=7 January 2020|website=Deadline|accessed=15 January 2020}}</ref>

In October 2019, it was reported that Maxim Baldry<ref>{{webcite|author=Jeff Sneider|articleurl=http://collider.com/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-cast-maxim-baldry/|articlename=Exclusive: ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series Adds ‘Years and Years’ Star Maxim Baldry|dated=15 October 2019|website=Collider|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> and Joseph Mawle has joined the cast, the latter playing "Oren", the lead villain of the series.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/10/the-lord-of-the-rings-joseph-mawle-cast-star-amazon-series-oren-game-of-thrones-alum-1202765493/|articlename='The Lord Of The Rings': Joseph Mawle To Star In Amazon Series|dated=21 October 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref>

In December 2019, there were reports of Ema Horvath<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/12/ema-horvath-cast-the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-series-1202806025/|articlename=‘The Lord Of The Rings’: Ema Horvath Joins Cast Of Amazon Series|dated=10 December 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> and Morfydd Clark joinining the cast, it was said that Clark is to play a "young [[Galadriel]]".<ref>{{webcite|author=Justin Kroll|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-galadriel-morfydd-clark-1203446284/amp/|articlename='Lord of the Rings' Series Taps Morfydd Clark as Young Galadriel (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=17 December 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=4 January 2020}}</ref>

On 15 January 2020, the series' official social media confirmed the castings of Kavenagh, Aramayo, Mawle, Horvath, and Clark, as well as revealing new members of the cast; Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, and Daniel Weyman.<ref name="Meet">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/LOTRonPrime/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2410457885934047|articlename=Meet the first members of our fellowship. #LOTRonPrime|dated=15 January 2020|website=Facebook|accessed=15 January 2020}}</ref>

In December 2020, it was announced that 20 actors have been added to the cast; Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Maxim Baldry (reported to have joined back in October 2019), Ian Blackburn, Kip Chapman, Anthony Crum, Maxine Cunliffe, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Thusitha Jayasundera, Fabian McCallum, Simon Merrells, Geoff Morrell, Peter Mullan, Lloyd Owen, Augustus Prew, Peter Tait, Alex Tarrant, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker and Sara Zwangobani.<ref name="VA20">{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-1234845274/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series at Amazon Adds 20 Actors to Cast|dated=3 December 2020|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=3 December 2020}}</ref>

In March 2021, Tom Budge announced that he had departed the series after filming several episodes. He explained that Amazon had decided to go in a different direction with his character after reviewing the first episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.instagram.com/p/CMZnFx-HkAp/|articlename=Tom Budge on Instagram|dated=14 March 2021|website=[http://instagram.com/ Instagram]|accessed=5 April 2021}}</ref>

In July 2021, Charles Edwards, Will Fletcher, Amelie Child-Villiers, and Beau Cassidy were added to the first season's cast.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-cast-1234976309/|articlename=Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Rounds Out Sprawling Cast (Exclusive)
|dated=1 July 2021|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref> A third of the first season's 124 speaking roles, including seven of the 32 major recurring roles, went to New Zealand actors.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page//govt-hopes-amazon-will-come-back-to-film-more-seasons|articlename=Return of the Rings: Govt hopes Amazon will come back to film more seasons
|dated=5 August 2021|website=[https://www.newsroom.co.nz Newsroom|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
==== Season 1 ====
Although pre-production on the series reportedly began in June 2018 in [[Auckland]], filming began on [[14 March]] [[2020]]<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com//articles/lord-of-the-rings-tv-show-director-shares-a-behind/1100-6474422/|articlename=
Lord Of The Rings TV Show Director Shares A Behind-The-Scenes Photo
|dated=15 March 2020|website=[https://www.gamespot.com Gamespot]|accessed=25 August 2021}}</ref> in Auckland primarily at Kumeu Film Studios and Auckland Film Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/entertainment/new-zealand-set-to-be-location-for-lord-of-the-rings-1-5-billion-tv-show/|articlename=New $1.5b LOTR TV series set to film in Auckland|dated=30 June 2019|website=[https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz Newstalk ZB]|accessed=25 August 2021}}</ref> Location filming took place around Auckland in February.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2020/02/21/107557-exclusive-spy-report-from-the-set-of-amazons-lotr-with-photos/|articlename=EXCLUSIVE:Spy Report from the Set of Amazon's LOTR with photos |dated=21 February 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Filming for the first two episodes was expected to continue through May,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/118857705/lord-of-the-rings-tv-amazon-studios-puts-out-call-for-homes-for-cast-and-crew|articlename=Lord of the Rings TV: Amazon Studios puts out call for homes for cast and crew|dated=21 February 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> with a four or five-month production break then planned during which footage for the two episodes would be reviewed and writing on the second season would begin.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-renewed-season-2-amazon-early-renewal-season-1-hiatus-writers-room-reassembled-1202788730/|articlename=
‘The Lord Of the Rings’ Series Gets Early Season 2 Renewal By Amazon, Sets Season 1 Hiatus
|dated=19 January 2020|website=[https://deadline.com DEADLINE]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>Production was scheduled to resume in mid-October and continue until late June 2021.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/118857705/lord-of-the-rings-tv-amazon-studios-puts-out-call-for-homes-for-cast-and-crew|articlename= Lord of the Rings TV: Amazon Studios puts out call for homes for cast and crew|dated=19 January 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff.co]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> However, filming was placed on hold indefinitely in mid-March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with around 800 cast and crew members told to stay home.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/coronavirus-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-production-in-west-auckland-shut-down/JZE3ZEXWQQIQJXH4KYENFR3LRY/?c_id=3&objectid=12316871|articlename=
Coronavirus: Amazon's Lord of the Rings production in West Auckland shut down
|dated=15 March 2020|website=[https://www.nzherald.co.nz NZherald]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> In early May, the majority of filming for the first two episodes was confirmed to have been completed before the COVID-19 shutdown. Filming on the series was allowed to resume then under new safety guidelines from the New Zealand government, but, instead of completing filming for the first two episodes at that time, the filming shutdown segued into the intended production break, with filming for the first two episodes set to be completed once filming on further episodes was ready to begin.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2020/05/new-zealand-returns-to-production-paving-way-for-avatar-sequels-to-resume-live-action-filming-1202929138/|articlename=
New Zealand Returns To Production, Paving Way For ‘Avatar’ Sequels & ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series To Resume Filming |dated=7 May 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>

It was reported that the TV series was one of seven film and television productions that were granted exemptions to allow cast and crew members to enter New Zealand while its borders were closed to non-New Zealanders due to [[Wikipedia:COVID-19|COVID-19]]. The exemptions were granted before [[June 18]] by Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford, and applied to 93 members of the production as well as 20 family members. Around 10 percent of the series' crew were believed to be non-[[New Zealand|New Zealanders]], and many of them had remained in the country during its pandemic lockdown and did not require exemptions. Pre-production on further episodes began by July [[2020]],<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/122012197/revealed-the-six-productions-joining-avatar-in-getting-border-exemptions|articlename=
Revealed: The six productions joining Avatar in getting border exemptions
|dated=3 July 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff.co]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> and filming on the series resumed on [[September 28]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lord-of-the-rings-resumes-production-amazon-new-zealand-cowboy-bebop-netflix-dtart-of-production-1234584918/|articlename=
Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Resumes Production In New Zealand, Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Next
|dated=28 September 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Bayona completed filming on his episodes by December 23,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/amazons-lord-of-the-rings-pilot-wrapped-filming/|articlename= Amazon's Lord Of The Rings Pilot Has Wrapped Filming
|dated=25 December 2020|website=[https://comicbook.com ComicBook]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> with production on further episodes set to begin in January 2021 following a two week break for Christmas.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-lunch-of-the-rings-the-lotr-star-spotted-on-waiheke/WFTPOF2VTQ272HKL6NT2QLHHQI/|articlename=
Spy: Lunch of the Rings? The LOTR star spotted on Waiheke
|dated=19 December 2020|website=[https://www.nzherald.co.nz NZherald]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Yip confirmed that he had begun filming his episodes by March,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-wayne-che-yip-1234936829/|articlename= ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Adds Director Wayne Che Yip as Co-Executive Producer
|dated=24 March 2021|website=[https://variety.com Variety]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> and Brändström was in New Zealand for production on the series when she was announced as director in May.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-witcher-charlotte-brandstrom-amazons-the-lord-of-the-rings-series-1234755360/|articlename= ‘The Witcher’ Director Charlotte Brändström Joins Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series |dated=13 May 2021|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>

==== Season 2 ====
Pre-production was expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022, and the production was set to be primarily based at Bray Film Studios and Bovingdon Airfield outside of London.<ref>{{webcite|author=Manori Ravindran|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-uk-filming-1235118965/ |articlename=Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series Sets First U.K. Filming Locations (Exclusive) |dated=29 November 2021 |website=[https://variety.com Variety]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The showrunners were scouting for additional filming locations in June 2022,<ref>{{webcite|author=Devan Coggan|articleurl=https://ew.com/tv/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-cover-story/ |articlename=Power players: Inside 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' |dated=8 August 2022 |website=[https://ew.com/ Entertainment Weekly]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> and the cast was preparing to travel to the UK in August.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eliana Dockterman|articleurl=https://time.com/6205837/the-rings-of-power-amazon-most-expensive/ |articlename=The Secretive, Extravagant, Bighearted World of 'The Rings of Power' |dated=20 August 2022 |website=[https://time.com Time (magazine)]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Filming began on October 3,<ref>{{webcite|author=James Hibberd|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-rings-of-power-season-2-filming-1235231978/ |articlename='The Rings of Power' Season 2 Starts Production in the U.K. |dated=20 August 2022 |website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> under the working title ''LBP'',<ref>{{webcite|author=FellowshipFans|articleurl=https://x.com/FellowshipFans/status/1672247395004891136 |articlename=Wrap confirmation for #TheRingsOfPower season 2 |dated=29 February 2024 |website=[https://x.com/home Twitter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> and was set to continue for around eight months.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nick Levine|articleurl=https://www.nme.com/features/tv-interviews/maxim-baldry-lord-of-the-rings-interview-isildur-terra-twin-3318774 |articlename=Lord Of The Rings' Maxim Baldry: "I've always felt like an outsider" |dated=29 January 2023 |website=[https://www.nme.com/ NME]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Brändström, Hamri, and Hooper were directing their episodes simultaneously based on the availability of locations and sets.<ref>{{webcite|author=Alexander Goldfinch|articleurl=https://www.moviezine.se/intervjuer/the-consultant-charlotte-brandstrom |articlename=Charlotte Brändström: "Väldigt spännande att få jobba med Christoph Waltz" |dated=25 February 2023 |website=[https://www.moviezine.se/ MovieZine]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Alex Disenhof returned from the first season to work with Brändström as cinematographer,<ref name="FilmingEnd">{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=https://deadline.com/video/rings-of-power-season-2-teased-charlotte-brandstrom-amazon-shows-director/ |articlename='LOTR: The Rings Of Power' Director Charlotte Brändström & Production Designer Ramsey Avery On Lighting's Role In Helping Viewer To Navigate Middle-Earth And A "Darker And More Dramatic" Season 2 – The Process |dated=21 June 2023 |website=[https://deadline.com/ Deadline Hollywood]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> with Laurie Rose and Jean-Philippe Gossart also serving as cinematographers.<ref>{{webcite|author|articleurl=https://issuu.com/thelatesteditionishereandfreetoview/docs/cw_issue_012_digi_art_singles |articlename=Who, What, When & Where |dated=25 February 2023 |website=[https://issuu.com/ Isuu]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref>

By late October, filming was taking place on Hankley Common in Surrey. A set for a ruined village was built on the reserve's "barren black landscape" (resulting from two wildfires earlier in 2022), leading to speculation that it was being used to portray [[Mordor]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Christy O'Brien|articleurl==https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/hankley-common-filming-rumoured-new-25311541 |articlename=New season of Rings of Power 'being filmed at Hankley Common' |dated=29 January 2023 |website=[https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/ SurreyLive]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> In early February, filming took place in Swinley Forest in Berkshire. A large castle set was built on Buttersteep Rise in the area, near the town of Ascot.Location filming in Tenerife, [[Wikipedia:Canary Islands|Canary Islands]], began in early March, specifically in the Teide National Park. By March 17, filming was taking place at the Tenerife town of San Juan de la Rambla, including at the Charco de la Laja coastal pool.<ref>{{webcite|author=Diario De Avisos|articleurl=https://tenerifeweekly.com/2023/03/09/the-first-images-of-the-filming-of-the-rings-of-power-in-tenerife-are-filtered/ |articlename=The first images of the filming of The Rings of Power in Tenerife are filtered |dated=22 April 2023 |website=[https://tenerifeweekly.com/ Tenerife Weekly News]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Christy O'Brien|articleurl==https://tenerifeweekly.com/2023/03/17/the-rings-of-power-revolutionizes-san-juan-de-la-rambla/ |articlename='The Rings of Power' revolutionizes San Juan de la Rambla |dated=22 April 2023 |website=[=https://tenerifeweekly.com/ Tenerife Weekly News]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> On March 21, a horse died of cardiac arrest during rehearsals on the season's UK set. It was one of around 30 horses provided for the scene by film industry horse outfitter The Devil's Horsemen. This was the first on-set death in the company's 50-year history, and the horse had been standing among 20 other horses when it died. Animal rights organization [[Wikipedia:People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] called for the production to use visual effects and other techniques rather than risk the lives of real horses.<ref>{{webcite|author=Christy O'Brien|articleurl==https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lord-of-the-rings-horse-dies-rings-of-power-1235360930/ |articlename=Horse Dies on Amazon's 'The Rings of Power' Set, PETA Calls for Use of CGI Animals |dated=26 March 2023 |website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Filming at Bray Studios was interrupted for about an hour on April 3 when a fire broke out in a warehouse.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl==https://deadline.com/2023/04/lotr-the-rings-of-power-production-interrupted-fire-1235316290/ |articlename='LOTR: The Rings Of Power' Production Briefly Interrupted By Fire |dated=3 April 2023 |website=[https://deadline.com/ Deadline Hollywood]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Morfydd Clark said on April 15 that she was in the middle of four weeks of night shoots.<ref>{{webcite|author=Liam Crowley|articleurl==https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-rings-of-power-morfydd-clark-galadriel-cate-blanchett-exclusive/ |articlename=The Rings of Power's Morfydd Clark Discusses Taking on Galadriel From Cate Blanchett (Exclusive)|dated=11 May 2023 |website=[https://comicbook.com/ ComicBook.com]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The next week, Nicole McBride at ''[[Wikipedia:Bracknell News|Bracknell News]]'' reported on the concerns of local residents regarding damage done to the Swinley Forest area by the production. In response, the Crown Estate said they would work with the production to "fully restore the area of woodland... includ[ing] the creation of new habitats".<ref>{{webcite|author=Nicole McBride|articleurl=https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/23466161.lord-rings-filming-site-trashed-according-residents/ |articlename=Residents worry over possible state of forest following Lord of the Rings filming|dated=4 June 2023 |website=[https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/ Bracknell News]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref>

After the [[Wikipedia:2023 Writers Guild of America strike|2023 Writers Guild of America strike]] started in May, the showrunners and other writer-producers were no longer able to be on set. The season reportedly had 19 filming days left as of [[4 May|May 4]], when the production was revealed to be continuing under the supervision of the directors and non-writing executive producers. This approach had been planned ahead of the strike confirmation.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B.Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/rings-of-power-season-2-writers-strike-1235603767/ |articlename='Rings of Power' to Finish Filming Season 2 Amid Writers Strike Without Showrunners on Set |dated=4 June 2023 |website=[https://variety.com/ Variety (magazine)]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The production officially wrapped in early June.<ref name="FilmingEnd" />

== Marketing ==
=== Season 1 ===
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Galadriel poster.jpg|thumb|250px|One of the promotional posters released in February 2022]]
On [[19 January]] 2022, Amazon revealed of the series' full title. Instead of creating a title reveal with visual effects, the studio released an announcement video in which the letters of the title are physically cast from molten metal while an excerpt of the "[[Ring Verse]]" from ''The Lord of the Rings'' is read in voiceover. The video was directed by Klaus Obermeyer, who worked with special effects supervisor Lee Nelson under advisement by veteran special effects supervisor [[Douglas Trumbull]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/01/19/111840-prime-videos-the-lord-of-the-rings-title-reveal-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-images/|articlename=Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings TITLE REVEAL - EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes images|dated=3 February 2022|website=[https://www.polygon.com/ Polygon]|accessed=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1483816516327915522?cxt=HHwWhICq-dHQyZcpAAAA|articlename=Title Announcement|dated=19 January 2022|website=Twitter|accessed=19 January 2022}}</ref>

On [[3 February]], Amazon Studios revealed a series of character posters for the series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.polygon.com/22915948/lord-of-the-rings-of-power-characters-posters|articlename=Amazon’s first Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power character posters are a guessing game|dated=4 February 2022|website=[https://www.polygon.com/ Polygon]|accessed=4 February 2022}}</ref> On 10 February, a "first look" was revealed with photos of some of the characters,<ref name="VanityFair">{{webcite|author=Anthony Breznican & Joanna Robinson|articleurl=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/amazon-the-rings-of-power-series-first-look|articlename=Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside The Rings of Power
|dated=10-Feb-2022|website=VanityFair|accessed=20-July-2022}}</ref> followed by the release of the teaser trailer on 13 February during Super Bowl LVI.<ref>{{webcite|author=Erin Carson and Jennifer Bisset|articleurl=https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/amazon-introduces-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-in-new-trailer/|articlename=Amazon Introduces 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' in New Trailer|website=[http://www.cnet.com/ CNet]|accessed=9 April 2022}}</ref> The official watch party for the trailer was hosted on YouTube by [[TheOneRing.net]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/02/07/111973-official-lotr-trailer-watch-party-for-prime-videos-rings-of-power-to-be-hosted-by-torn/|articlename=Official LOTR Trailer Watch party for Prime Video’s Rings of Power to be hosted by TORn!|website=[https://www.theonering.net/ TheOneRing.net]|accessed=9 April 2022}}</ref>

On [[14 July]], Amazon released another trailer for the series online.<ref>{{webcite|author=William Goodman|articleurl=https://www.gq.com/story/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-trailer|articlename=What the ‘Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power’ Trailer Reveals About the New Prequel Series
|dated=14 July 2022|website=[https://www.gq.com Get Go]|accessed=22 July 2022}}</ref>

On [[23 August]], Amazon released the final trailer for the first season's series online.<ref>{{webcite|author=James White|articleurl=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/lotr-the-rings-of-powers-final-trailer-shows-off-giant-battles-and-epic-scale/|articlename=LOTR: The Rings Of Power’s Final Trailer Shows Off Giant Battles And Epic Scale
|dated=23 August 2022|website=[https://www.empireonline.com/ EmpireOnline]|accessed=04 October 2022}}</ref>

=== Season 2 ===
On [[14 May]] 2024, Amazon released the first teaser trailer for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2|Season 2]], revealing it will be released on [[29 August]] of the same year.<ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1790374328649048517|articlename=Darkness will bind them. The Rings Of Power returns August 29 on @PrimeVideo.|dated=14 May 2024|website=Twitter|accessed=14 May 2024}}</ref>

== Reception ==
The first season of the series received mixed reviews,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_rings_of_power|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Rotten Tomatoes]|accessed=2 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631058/|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.imdb.com/ IMDB]|accessed=2 October 2022}}</ref> with generally positive critical and generally negative audience scores on review aggregation websites.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power/season-1|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.metacritic.com/ Metacritic]|accessed=14 October 2022}}</ref> Most viewers did not finish the show, particularly in the USA, with a domestic completion rate of 37%, while the rest of the world had a 45% completion rate.<ref>{{webcite|author=Kim Masters|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/inside-amazon-studios-jen-salke-vision-shows-1235364913/|articlename=Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration|dated=3 April 2023|website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=9 May 2023}}</ref> The series also proved controversial in many corners of Tolkien fandom with people questioning its fidelity to the source material and the depiction of certain characters.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Images from The Rings of Power (TV series)|Images from ''The Rings of Power'' TV series]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 Soundtrack|''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' Season 1 Soundtrack]]

== External links ==
* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pL02_uTRBKw The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power - A Look Inside Season 2] on the Prime Video YouTube channel
* [http://www.amazon.com/adlp/lotronprime Official website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/LOTRonPrime/ Official Facebook page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gNthckomHt36m9-WH042Q/ Youtube channel]
* [https://www.fandom.com/articles/lord-rings-power-hidden-character-details ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Cast Reveal New Character Details] on Fandom
* [https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/lord-of-the-rings-numenor-images Númenor revealed in new Lord of the Rings series] on Amazon
* [https://www.looper.com/962547/robert-aramayo-sheds-light-on-a-younger-elrond-in-rings-of-power-exclusive-interview/ Robert Aramayo Sheds Light On A Younger Elrond In Rings Of Power - Exclusive Interview] on Looper
* [https://time.com/6205837/the-rings-of-power-amazon-most-expensive/ Inside Rings of Power, Amazon's Lord of the Rings Prequel] on Time

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24 May

2024-05-26T11:08:33Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* On Earth */

<noinclude>{{month|May}}
Events that occurred on {{PAGENAME}}.
==On Earth==
</noinclude>
* '''[[1932]]''' - [[R.W. Chambers]] sends [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] an inscribed copy of ''[[Beowulf: An Introduction to the Study of the Poem]]''.
* '''[[1968]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Burke Johnston|a letter to George Burke Johnston]].
* '''[[1973]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interviewed]] concerning the election to the Oxford Poetry chair.
* '''[[1973]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 350]].
* '''[[1981]]''' - The twelfth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio adaptation]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[1992]]''' - [[The Tolkien Phenomenon]] ends in [[wikipedia:Turku|Turku]], [[wikipedia:Finland|Finland]].
* '''[[1994]]''' - [[Inklings|Inkling]] [[John Wain]] dies.
* '''[[2004]]''' - ''[[Understanding The Lord of the Rings]]'' is published.
* '''[[2014]]''' - ''[[Beowulf Launch Party]] hosted by [[The Tolkien Society]] and [[Middle-earth Network]] with support from Tolkien Brasil and The Tolkienist.
* '''[[2024]]''' - The online videogame ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'' is discontinued online.

==In Arda==
:''There are no known events for this day.''<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|145]][[fi:24. toukokuuta]]</noinclude>

2024

2024-05-26T11:07:36Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* May */

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==January==
* '''[[1 January|1]]''' - All of [[Index:Writings by J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien writings]] that were published during his lifetime enters in public domain in countries where copyright expires in 50 years after the author's death, in countries of Africa and Asia such as in [[wikipedia:Egypt|Egypt]] and [[wikipedia:China|China]], and in other countries such us [[New Zealand]] and [[wikipedia:Belarus|Belarus]].
* '''[[3 January|3]]''' - [[Birthday Toast#Tolkien Society tradition|Birthday Toast]].

==February==
* '''[[23 February|23]]''' - It is announced that the online videogame [[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]] will be discontinued online.

==March==
* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Tolkien Reading Day]].

==May==
* '''[[5 May|5]]''' - Actor [[Bernard Hill]], who portrayed [[Theoden]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], dies.
* '''[[24 May|24]]''' - The online videogame [[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]] is discontinued online.

==August==
* '''[[29 August|29]] - [[1 September]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2024]] is going to be held.

==December==
* '''[[13 December|13]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]'' is scheduled to be released in cinemas.<ref name="ReleaseDate2">Anthony D'Alessandro, [https://deadline.com/2023/08/lord-of-the-rings-war-of-the-rohirrim-delayed-2024-1235527601/ ‘Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim’ Release Delayed Until December 2024], ''DEADLINE''''',''' 2 January 2024.</ref>

==?==
* '''?''' - ''[[Tales of the Shire]]'' is expected to be released.
* '''?''' - The second season of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'' is expected to be released.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2024-05-26T11:01:24Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* Production */

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| name=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
| director=
| producer=[[J.D. Payne]] (showrunner) [[Patrick McKay]] (showrunner) Christina Morgan (executive producer) Lindsey Weber (executive producer) [[Callum Greene]] (executive producer) Justin Doble (executive producer) Gennifer Hutchison (executive producer) Jason Cahill (executive producer) [[J. A. Bayona]] (executive producer) Belén Atienza (executive producer) Eugene Kelly (executive producer) Bruce Richmond (executive producer) Sharon Tal Yguado (executive producer) Ron Ames Chris Newman
| writer='''Novels:''' [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] '''Screenplay:''' John D. Payne and Patrick McKay (mainly)
| narrator=
| starring=''[[#Cast and characters|see below]]''
| music=[[Bear McCreary]] [[Howard Shore]] (main theme)
| cinematography=
| editing=
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| released=[[1 September]] [[2022]] (''[[A Shadow of the Past]]'' & ''[[Adrift]]'')
| runtime=65 - 72 minutes
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| language=English
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'''''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''''', originally marketed as '''''The Lord of the Rings on Prime''''', is an online television series based on the writings of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], namely ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and its [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices|Appendices]]. It is created and produced by [[Amazon Studios]] working alongside the [[Tolkien Estate]], the [[The Tolkien Trust|Tolkien Trust]], [[HarperCollins]] and [[New Line Cinema]]. Set in the [[Second Age]] of [[Middle-earth]],<ref name="AMSA">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1103656946509344768|articlename=Welcome to the Second Age:|dated=7 March 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> it explores new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]].''<ref name="AMNZ">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-studios-announces-new-zealand-location-its-upcoming|articlename=Amazon Studios Announces New Zealand as Location for Its Upcoming Series Based on The Lord of the Rings|dated=17 September 2019|website=Amazon|accessed=18 September 2019}}</ref> The story, which in Tolkien's writings spanned thousands of years, is condensed into a single point in time to avoid time jumps in the interest of narrative cohesion.<ref name="VanityFair"></ref>

The first two episodes were released on [[1 September]] of [[2022]],<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.whathifi.com/advice/how-to-watch-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-release-date-trailer-cast-episodes|articlename=How to watch Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – release date, trailer, cast, episodes available now|dated=2 September 2022|website=[https://www.whathifi.com/ What Hi-Fi]|accessed=10 October 2022}}</ref> although they were originally scheduled to be released on [[2 September]] of the same year, the anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's death.<ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1422255647106617359|articlename=A new journey beings|dated=2 August 2021|website=Twitter|accessed=2 August 2021}}</ref>

== Premise ==
{{blockquote|Amazon Studios' forthcoming series brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.|Official synopsis<ref>{{webcite|author=Justin Sewell|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/01/12/110065-exclusive-official-show-synopsis-for-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-series/|articlename=EXCLUSIVE: Official Show Synopsis for Amazon’s LORD OF THE RINGS Series|dated=12 January 2021|website=[http://www.theonering.net TheOneRing]|accessed=13 January 2021}}</ref>}}

== Source material and copyrights ==
The showrunners said that they wished to "come up with the novel Tolkien never wrote and do it as the mega-event series that could only happen now".<ref name="VanityFair"></ref> They explained that they only have the copyrights to adapt ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' along with its [[Appendices]], without the rights to ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' or other books that contain the vast majority of Tolkien's writings on the [[Second Age]].<ref name="VFQuestions">{{webcite|author=burning questions about amazons the rings of power|articleurl= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/10-burning-questions-about-amazons-the-rings-of-power |articlename=Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series: FAQ|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://www.vanityfair.com/ Vanity Fair]|accessed=16 February 2022}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
=== [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1|Season 1]] ===
# [[A Shadow of the Past]]
# [[Adrift]]
# [[Adar (episode)|Adar]]
# [[The Great Wave]]
# [[Partings]]
# [[Udûn (episode)|Udûn]]
# [[The Eye]]
# [[Alloyed]]

=== [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2|Season 2]] ===

== Cast and characters ==
''In alphabetical order''
=== Main cast introduced in Season 1 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Cynthia Addai-Robinson]] || [[Tar-Míriel|Queen Regent Míriel]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418520400658432|articlename=Cynthia Addai-Robinson is Queen Regent Míriel|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Robert Aramayo]] || [[Elrond]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167519439925260|articlename=Robert Aramayo is Elrond. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Owain Arthur]] || [[Durin IV|Prince Durin IV]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168323051802626|articlename=Owain Arthur is Prince Durin IV. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Maxim Baldry]] || [[Isildur]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417633603059712|articlename=Maxim Baldry is Isildur|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nazanin Boniadi]] || [[Bronwyn]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168861403299841|articlename=Nazanin Boniadi is Bronwyn. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Morfydd Clark]] || [[Galadriel]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167351902609413|articlename=Morfydd Clark is Galadriel. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ismael Cruz Córdova]] || [[Arondir]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168672051445771|articlename=Ismael Cruz Cordova is Arondir. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Edwards]] || [[Celebrimbor|Lord Celebrimbor]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534220750311174144|articlename=Charles Edwards is Celebrimbor|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Trystan Gravelle]] || [[Pharazôn]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418058515521537|articlename=Trystan Gravelle is Pharazôn|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lenny Henry|Sir Lenny Henry]] || [[Sadoc Burrows]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1533945721929420800#m|articlename=Sir Lenny Henry is Sadoc Burrows. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ema Horvath]] || [[Eärien]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417835961552896|articlename=Ema Horvath is Eärien|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Markella Kavenagh]] || [[Elanor Brandyfoot|Elanor 'Nori' Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253881651937283|articlename=Markella Kavenagh is Elanor ‘Nori’ Brandyfoot|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Joseph Mawle]] || [[Adar (The Rings of Power)|Adar]]
|-
| [[Tyroe Muhafidin]] || [[Theo]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://mobile.twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1516457306497581056|articlename=Tyroe Muhafidin is Theo. #LOTRROP #RingsofPower|dated=19 April 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=19 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sophia Nomvete]] || [[Disa|Princess Disa]] <ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168418358874123|articlename=Sophia Nomvete is Princess Disa. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lloyd Owen]] || [[Elendil|Captain Elendil]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547417424361885696|articlename=Lloyd Owen is Elendil|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Megan Richards]] || [[Poppy Proudfellow]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982703908433920#m|articlename=Megan Richards is Poppy Proudfellow. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dylan Smith]] || [[Largo Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982400869945344#m|articlename=Dylan Smith is Largo Brandyfoot. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charlie Vickers]] || [[Halbrand]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492169017741778944|articlename=Charlie Vickers is Halbrand. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Leon Wadham]] || [[Kemen (The Rings of Power)|Kemen]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1547418271141560321|articlename=Leon Wadham is Kemen|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Walker]] || [[Gil-galad|High King Gil-galad]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253777415098372|articlename=Benjamin Walker is High King Gil-galad|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Daniel Weyman]] || [[The Stranger]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253972639076352|articlename=Daniel Weyman is The Stranger|dated=14 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sara Zwangobani]] || [[Marigold Brandyfoot]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982566448533504#m|articlename=Sara Zwangobani is Marigold Brandyfoot. #LOTRROP|dated=9 June 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=11 June 2022}}</ref>
|}

=== Introduced in Season 2 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Ben Daniels]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598336189869699072|articlename=Welcome Ben Daniels to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Círdan]]<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://time.com/6205027/cirdan-the-rings-of-power-season-2/|articlename=Exclusive: This Fan-Favorite Character Is Joining the Second Season of The Rings of Power|dated=15 August 2022|website=Time.com|accessed=4 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2024/05/14/118329-oh-my-lord-witness-the-power-of-the-rings/|articlename=Oh, My Lord, Witness the Power of the Rings!|dated=14 May 2024|website=Time.com|accessed=}}</ref>
|-
| [[Samuel Hazeldine]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598337442565820418|articlename=Welcome Sam Hazeldine (@samuelhazeldine) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (4/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Adar (The Rings of Power)|Adar]]<ref name="IMBD">https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13580784/?ref_=m_ttep_ep_ep1</ref>
|-
| [[Gabriel Akuwudike]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598333935305490433|articlename=Welcome Gabriel Akuwudike to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Oliver Alvin-Wilson]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600507964863004672|articlename=Join us in welcoming Oliver Alvin-Wilson (@Oliver_A_Wilson) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Yasen Atour]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598334954622042112|articlename=Welcome Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (@YasenAtour) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Stuart Bowman]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600509263301976064|articlename=Join us in welcoming Stuart Bowman (@stuartbowman) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
|-
| [[Gavi Singh Chera]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600510517084409858|articlename=Join us in welcoming Gavi Singh Chera to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[William Chubb]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600511729787699205|articlename=Join us in welcoming William Chubb to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (4/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[Kevin Eldon]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600513054747361280|articlename=Join us in welcoming Kevin Eldon (@ItsKevinEldon) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (5/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[Ciarán Hinds]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637816910535352320|articlename=Welcome Ciarán Hinds to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (1/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[William Keen]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600514258411917312|articlename=Join us in welcoming Will Keen to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (6/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[Amelia Kenworthy]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598338715633565702|articlename=Welcome Amelia Kenworthy (@ameliakenworthy) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (5/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[Rory Michael Kinnear]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637818133430796290|articlename=Welcome Rory Kinnear to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (2/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[Selina Lo]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600515507895033857|articlename=Join us in welcoming Selina Lo (@itsselinalo) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (7/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[Calam Lynch]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1600516761618714628|articlename=Join us in welcoming Calam Lynch (@CalamLynch94) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (8/8)|dated=7 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[Tanya Moodie]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1637819329990348803?lang=en|articlename=Welcome Tanya Moodie to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (3/3)|dated=20 March 2023|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[Nia Towle]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598339999946113024|articlename=Welcome Nia Towle to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (6/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
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| [[Nicholas Woodeson]]<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1598341285018058755|articlename=Welcome Nicholas Woodeson (@NickWoodeson) to the cast of #TheRingsOfPower! (7/7)|dated=1 December 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=5 February 2023}}</ref> || TBA
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== Production ==
=== Development ===
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Middle-earth map 1.jpg|thumb|300px|Fourth map of Middle-earth, released by Amazon on 6 March 2019]]
On [[3 November]] [[2017]], it was reported that Amazon Studios were in discussion with Warner Bros. Television and the [[Tolkien Estate]] about developing a series based on ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Daniel Holloway|articleurl=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-1202606519/|articlename='Lord of the Rings': Amazon, Warner Bros. in Talks for Series Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=3 November 2017|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> Later, in November, Amazon Studios announced they have secured the rights to develop a multi-season television series set in Middle-earth with the potential for spin-offs.<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-amazon-1202613609/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Moving Forward at Amazon With Multi-Season Production Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=31 July 2019}}</ref> The rights have been said to have cost close to $250 million.<ref name="DLAZ">{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> Amazon Studios would cooperate in the production with the Tolkien Estate, [[The Tolkien Trust]], [[HarperCollins]] and [[New Line Cinema]].<ref name="DLAZ"/>

On [[13 February]] [[2019]], Amazon's then newly created [http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime Twitter account] associated with the show posted the quote "I wisely started with a map.", taken from Tolkien's [[Letter 144]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1095797330127646721|articlename=“I wisely started with a map” — J.R.R. Tolkien|dated=13 February 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> On [[15 February]], the Twitter account released a map of Middle-earth along with a line of the [[Ring Verse]], over the next few weeks different versions of the map were released with each successive one including more labels than the previous as well as more lines from the verse. On [[7 March]], the final map was released which showed a wider view of Middle-earth, including the island of [[Númenor]] and the final post "Welcome to the Second Age".<ref name="AMSA"/> [[Tom Shippey]] and artist [[John Howe]] had worked on the accuracy of the maps, however dedicated [[Tolkien fandom|fans]] had detected several mistakes and anachronisms.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://narniafans.com/2019/08/interview-with-narnia-conceptual-designer-john-howe/|articlename=Interview with John Howe|website=Narnia Fans|accessed=25 June 2020}}</ref>

The fact the series were going to be set in the [[Second Age]] was predicted by [[Tolkien Society]] Chair [[Shaun Gunner]] in February.<ref>{{webcite|website=Twitter|accessed=15 February 2020|dated=18 February 2019|articleurl=http://twitter.com/ShaunGunner/status/1097505289618841601|articlename=Shaun Gunner on Twitter}}</ref>

On [[27 July]] 2019, a video was published that introduced the creative team; [[J.D. Payne]] and [[Patrick McKay]] were announced as the showrunners, the writing team consisting of Gennifer Hutchison, Helen Shang, Jason Cahill, Glenise Mullins, Justin Dohle, Stephany Folsom and Bryan Cogman, Belén Atienza, Bruce Richmond, Gene Kelly and Lindsey Weber as executive producers, Ron Ames as co-producer, Kate Hawley as costume designer, Rick Heinrichs as production designer and Jason Smith as visual effects supervisor. The team will also include Tolkien scholar [[Tom Shippey]] and artist [[John Howe]]. [[J. A. Bayona|Bayona]] will direct the first two episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1155142047420080129|articlename=''Meet our Fellowship''|dated=27 July 2019|website=Twitter|accessed=30 January 2020}}</ref> In an interview with the German Tolkien Society, scholar [[Tom Shippey]] stated that events from the First and Third Ages are "off-limits".<ref>{{webcite|author=Tobias M. Eckrich |articleurl=http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/30918/exklusive-interview-with-tom-shippey-concerning-lotronprime/|articlename=Exclusive interview with Tom Shippey concerning LOTRonPrime|dated=29 July 2019|website=[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de Deutche Tolkien Gesellschaft]|accessed=6 August 2019}}</ref>

On [[17 September]] 2019, Amazon Studios announced that the series first season would be filmed in New Zealand.<ref name="AMNZ"/>

On [[18 November]] 2019, Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke announced that the series has been renewed for a second season.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-renewed-season-2-amazon-early-renewal-season-1-hiatus-writers-room-reassembled-1202788730/|articlename=‘The Lord Of the Rings’ Series Gets Early Season 2 Renewal By Amazon, Sets Season 1 Hiatus|dated=18 November 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=17 March 2020}}</ref>

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production of the series first season was suspended.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Keall|articleurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12316871|articlename=Coronavirus: Amazon's Lord of the Rings production in West Auckland shut down|dated=15 March 2020|website=[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ The New Zealand Herald]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref> On 9 May 2020 the New Zealand Film Commission has allowed the production of film and TV to continue in the country.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12330716|articlename=Covid 19 coronavirus: Avatar, Lord Of The Rings filming resumes in NZ|dated=9 May 2020|website=[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ The New Zealand Herald]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref>

In December 2020, [[Bryan Cogman]] left the series for Entertainment One, after completing work on the scripts for the first season.<ref>{{webcite|author=Lesley Goldberg |articleurl=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bryan-cogman-moves-overall-deal-to-eone-exclusive|articlename=Bryan Cogman Moves Overall Deal to eOne (Exclusive)|dated=7 December 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=15 December 2020}}</ref>

On [[24 March]] [[2021]], Amazon Studios announced that [[Wayne Che Yip]] had joined the creative team, as both a co-executive producer and director.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2021/03/wayne-che-yip-boards-lord-of-the-rings-series-director-co-ep-amazon-studios-1234720477/|articlename=Wayne Che Yip Boards ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series As Director & Co-EP, Will Helm Four Episodes Of Amazon Original|dated=24 March 2021|website=[http://deadline.com/ Deadline]|accessed=5 April 2021}}</ref>

In May 2021, it was announced that [[Charlotte Brändström]] would direct another two episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-witcher-charlotte-brandstrom-amazons-the-lord-of-the-rings-series-1234755360/|articlename=‘The Witcher’ Director Charlotte Brändström Joins Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series
|dated=13 May 2021|website=[http://deadline.com/ Deadline]|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref>

In September 2021, it was reported that [[Howard Shore]] and [[Bear McCreary]] were in talks to compose the soundtrack for the series.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/09/19/111495-howard-shore-and-bear-mccreary-to-soundtrack-lotr-on-prime-series/|articlename=Howard Shore and Bear McCreary to soundtrack LOTR on Prime series|dated=September 19, 2021|website=TheOneRing.net|accessed=September 20, 2021}}</ref> In July 2022, it was officially announced their hiring, with McCreary announced to be composing the score and Shore to be writing the main title theme.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/tv/news/bear-mccreary-confirmed-as-composer-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-20549/|articlename=Composer Bear McCreary to score ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’|dated=July 21, 2022|website=Rolling Stone UK|accessed=December 03, 2022}}</ref>

On [[3 October]] 2022, production for the second season of the series begun in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-rings-of-power-season-2-filming-1235231978/|articlename=The Rings of Power' Season 2 Starts Production in the U.K.|dated=July 21, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=December 03, 2022}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
On 22 July 2019, it was reported that Amazon has made its first cast for the new series that Markella Kavenagh was in talks to play a character named "Tyra".<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-markella-kavenagh-1203268175|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series at Amazon Taps First Cast Member (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=22 July 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref>

Will Poulter was cast for an unknown role in September 2019<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-will-poulter-cast-1203321951/|articlename=‘Lord of The Rings’ Series at Amazon Casts Will Poulter (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=4 September 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref> however in December it was reported that he left the series due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-will-poulter-1203433273/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’: Will Poulter No Longer Attached to Amazon Series (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=12 December 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> This was later confirmed by Poulter in an interview.<ref>{{webcite|author=Will Richards|articleurl=http://www.nme.com/news/tv/will-poulter-explains-why-he-left-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-2706105|articlename=Will Poulter explains why he left Amazon's 'Lord Of The Rings' TV series|dated=12 July 2020|website=[http://www.nme.com/ NME]|accessed=17 July 2020}}</ref> He was replaced by Robert Aramayo who was reported to be playing a character named "Beldor".<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2020/01/robert-aramayo-cast-the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-tv-series-game-of-thrones-alum-cast-1202823073/|articlename='The Lord Of the Rings': Robert Aramayo To Star In Amazon TV Series|dated=7 January 2020|website=Deadline|accessed=15 January 2020}}</ref>

In October 2019, it was reported that Maxim Baldry<ref>{{webcite|author=Jeff Sneider|articleurl=http://collider.com/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-cast-maxim-baldry/|articlename=Exclusive: ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series Adds ‘Years and Years’ Star Maxim Baldry|dated=15 October 2019|website=Collider|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> and Joseph Mawle has joined the cast, the latter playing "Oren", the lead villain of the series.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/10/the-lord-of-the-rings-joseph-mawle-cast-star-amazon-series-oren-game-of-thrones-alum-1202765493/|articlename='The Lord Of The Rings': Joseph Mawle To Star In Amazon Series|dated=21 October 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=22 October 2019}}</ref>

In December 2019, there were reports of Ema Horvath<ref>{{webcite|author=Nellie Andreeva|articleurl=http://deadline.com/2019/12/ema-horvath-cast-the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-series-1202806025/|articlename=‘The Lord Of The Rings’: Ema Horvath Joins Cast Of Amazon Series|dated=10 December 2019|website=Deadline|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> and Morfydd Clark joinining the cast, it was said that Clark is to play a "young [[Galadriel]]".<ref>{{webcite|author=Justin Kroll|articleurl=http://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-galadriel-morfydd-clark-1203446284/amp/|articlename='Lord of the Rings' Series Taps Morfydd Clark as Young Galadriel (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=17 December 2019|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=4 January 2020}}</ref>

On 15 January 2020, the series' official social media confirmed the castings of Kavenagh, Aramayo, Mawle, Horvath, and Clark, as well as revealing new members of the cast; Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, and Daniel Weyman.<ref name="Meet">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/LOTRonPrime/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2410457885934047|articlename=Meet the first members of our fellowship. #LOTRonPrime|dated=15 January 2020|website=Facebook|accessed=15 January 2020}}</ref>

In December 2020, it was announced that 20 actors have been added to the cast; Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Maxim Baldry (reported to have joined back in October 2019), Ian Blackburn, Kip Chapman, Anthony Crum, Maxine Cunliffe, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Thusitha Jayasundera, Fabian McCallum, Simon Merrells, Geoff Morrell, Peter Mullan, Lloyd Owen, Augustus Prew, Peter Tait, Alex Tarrant, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker and Sara Zwangobani.<ref name="VA20">{{webcite|author=Joe Otterson|articleurl=http://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-1234845274/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Series at Amazon Adds 20 Actors to Cast|dated=3 December 2020|website=[http://variety.com/ Variety]|accessed=3 December 2020}}</ref>

In March 2021, Tom Budge announced that he had departed the series after filming several episodes. He explained that Amazon had decided to go in a different direction with his character after reviewing the first episodes.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.instagram.com/p/CMZnFx-HkAp/|articlename=Tom Budge on Instagram|dated=14 March 2021|website=[http://instagram.com/ Instagram]|accessed=5 April 2021}}</ref>

In July 2021, Charles Edwards, Will Fletcher, Amelie Child-Villiers, and Beau Cassidy were added to the first season's cast.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-cast-1234976309/|articlename=Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Rounds Out Sprawling Cast (Exclusive)
|dated=1 July 2021|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref> A third of the first season's 124 speaking roles, including seven of the 32 major recurring roles, went to New Zealand actors.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page//govt-hopes-amazon-will-come-back-to-film-more-seasons|articlename=Return of the Rings: Govt hopes Amazon will come back to film more seasons
|dated=5 August 2021|website=[https://www.newsroom.co.nz Newsroom|accessed=21 August 2021}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
==== Season 1 ====
Although pre-production on the series reportedly began in June 2018 in [[Auckland]], filming began on [[14 March]] [[2020]]<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com//articles/lord-of-the-rings-tv-show-director-shares-a-behind/1100-6474422/|articlename=
Lord Of The Rings TV Show Director Shares A Behind-The-Scenes Photo
|dated=15 March 2020|website=[https://www.gamespot.com Gamespot]|accessed=25 August 2021}}</ref> in Auckland primarily at Kumeu Film Studios and Auckland Film Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/entertainment/new-zealand-set-to-be-location-for-lord-of-the-rings-1-5-billion-tv-show/|articlename=New $1.5b LOTR TV series set to film in Auckland|dated=30 June 2019|website=[https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz Newstalk ZB]|accessed=25 August 2021}}</ref> Location filming took place around Auckland in February.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2020/02/21/107557-exclusive-spy-report-from-the-set-of-amazons-lotr-with-photos/|articlename=EXCLUSIVE:Spy Report from the Set of Amazon's LOTR with photos |dated=21 February 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Filming for the first two episodes was expected to continue through May,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/118857705/lord-of-the-rings-tv-amazon-studios-puts-out-call-for-homes-for-cast-and-crew|articlename=Lord of the Rings TV: Amazon Studios puts out call for homes for cast and crew|dated=21 February 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> with a four or five-month production break then planned during which footage for the two episodes would be reviewed and writing on the second season would begin.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-renewed-season-2-amazon-early-renewal-season-1-hiatus-writers-room-reassembled-1202788730/|articlename=
‘The Lord Of the Rings’ Series Gets Early Season 2 Renewal By Amazon, Sets Season 1 Hiatus
|dated=19 January 2020|website=[https://deadline.com DEADLINE]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>Production was scheduled to resume in mid-October and continue until late June 2021.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/118857705/lord-of-the-rings-tv-amazon-studios-puts-out-call-for-homes-for-cast-and-crew|articlename= Lord of the Rings TV: Amazon Studios puts out call for homes for cast and crew|dated=19 January 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff.co]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> However, filming was placed on hold indefinitely in mid-March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with around 800 cast and crew members told to stay home.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/coronavirus-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-production-in-west-auckland-shut-down/JZE3ZEXWQQIQJXH4KYENFR3LRY/?c_id=3&objectid=12316871|articlename=
Coronavirus: Amazon's Lord of the Rings production in West Auckland shut down
|dated=15 March 2020|website=[https://www.nzherald.co.nz NZherald]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> In early May, the majority of filming for the first two episodes was confirmed to have been completed before the COVID-19 shutdown. Filming on the series was allowed to resume then under new safety guidelines from the New Zealand government, but, instead of completing filming for the first two episodes at that time, the filming shutdown segued into the intended production break, with filming for the first two episodes set to be completed once filming on further episodes was ready to begin.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2020/05/new-zealand-returns-to-production-paving-way-for-avatar-sequels-to-resume-live-action-filming-1202929138/|articlename=
New Zealand Returns To Production, Paving Way For ‘Avatar’ Sequels & ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series To Resume Filming |dated=7 May 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>

It was reported that the TV series was one of seven film and television productions that were granted exemptions to allow cast and crew members to enter New Zealand while its borders were closed to non-New Zealanders due to [[Wikipedia:COVID-19|COVID-19]]. The exemptions were granted before [[June 18]] by Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford, and applied to 93 members of the production as well as 20 family members. Around 10 percent of the series' crew were believed to be non-[[New Zealand|New Zealanders]], and many of them had remained in the country during its pandemic lockdown and did not require exemptions. Pre-production on further episodes began by July [[2020]],<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/122012197/revealed-the-six-productions-joining-avatar-in-getting-border-exemptions|articlename=
Revealed: The six productions joining Avatar in getting border exemptions
|dated=3 July 2020|website=[https://www.stuff.co.nz Stuff.co]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> and filming on the series resumed on [[September 28]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lord-of-the-rings-resumes-production-amazon-new-zealand-cowboy-bebop-netflix-dtart-of-production-1234584918/|articlename=
Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Resumes Production In New Zealand, Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Next
|dated=28 September 2020|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Bayona completed filming on his episodes by December 23,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/amazons-lord-of-the-rings-pilot-wrapped-filming/|articlename= Amazon's Lord Of The Rings Pilot Has Wrapped Filming
|dated=25 December 2020|website=[https://comicbook.com ComicBook]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> with production on further episodes set to begin in January 2021 following a two week break for Christmas.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-lunch-of-the-rings-the-lotr-star-spotted-on-waiheke/WFTPOF2VTQ272HKL6NT2QLHHQI/|articlename=
Spy: Lunch of the Rings? The LOTR star spotted on Waiheke
|dated=19 December 2020|website=[https://www.nzherald.co.nz NZherald]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> Yip confirmed that he had begun filming his episodes by March,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-wayne-che-yip-1234936829/|articlename= ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Adds Director Wayne Che Yip as Co-Executive Producer
|dated=24 March 2021|website=[https://variety.com Variety]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref> and Brändström was in New Zealand for production on the series when she was announced as director in May.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-witcher-charlotte-brandstrom-amazons-the-lord-of-the-rings-series-1234755360/|articlename= ‘The Witcher’ Director Charlotte Brändström Joins Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Series |dated=13 May 2021|website=[https://deadline.com Deadline]|accessed=26 December 2021}}</ref>

==== Season 2 ====
Pre-production was expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022, and the production was set to be primarily based at Bray Film Studios and Bovingdon Airfield outside of London.<ref>{{webcite|author=Manori Ravindran|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-uk-filming-1235118965/ |articlename=Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series Sets First U.K. Filming Locations (Exclusive) |dated=29 November 2021 |website=[https://variety.com Variety]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The showrunners were scouting for additional filming locations in June 2022,<ref>{{webcite|author=Devan Coggan|articleurl=https://ew.com/tv/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-cover-story/ |articlename=Power players: Inside 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' |dated=8 August 2022 |website=[https://ew.com/ Entertainment Weekly]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> and the cast was preparing to travel to the UK in August.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eliana Dockterman|articleurl=https://time.com/6205837/the-rings-of-power-amazon-most-expensive/ |articlename=The Secretive, Extravagant, Bighearted World of 'The Rings of Power' |dated=20 August 2022 |website=[https://time.com Time (magazine)]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Filming began on October 3,<ref>{{webcite|author=James Hibberd|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-rings-of-power-season-2-filming-1235231978/ |articlename='The Rings of Power' Season 2 Starts Production in the U.K. |dated=20 August 2022 |website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> under the working title ''LBP'',<ref>{{webcite|author=FellowshipFans|articleurl=https://x.com/FellowshipFans/status/1672247395004891136 |articlename=Wrap confirmation for #TheRingsOfPower season 2 |dated=29 February 2024 |website=[https://x.com/home Twitter]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> and was set to continue for around eight months.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nick Levine|articleurl=https://www.nme.com/features/tv-interviews/maxim-baldry-lord-of-the-rings-interview-isildur-terra-twin-3318774 |articlename=Lord Of The Rings' Maxim Baldry: "I've always felt like an outsider" |dated=29 January 2023 |website=[https://www.nme.com/ NME]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Brändström, Hamri, and Hooper were directing their episodes simultaneously based on the availability of locations and sets.<ref>{{webcite|author=Alexander Goldfinch|articleurl=https://www.moviezine.se/intervjuer/the-consultant-charlotte-brandstrom |articlename=Charlotte Brändström: "Väldigt spännande att få jobba med Christoph Waltz" |dated=25 February 2023 |website=[https://www.moviezine.se/ MovieZine]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> Alex Disenhof returned from the first season to work with Brändström as cinematographer,<ref name="FilmingEnd">{{webcite|author=Matt Grobar|articleurl=https://deadline.com/video/rings-of-power-season-2-teased-charlotte-brandstrom-amazon-shows-director/ |articlename='LOTR: The Rings Of Power' Director Charlotte Brändström & Production Designer Ramsey Avery On Lighting's Role In Helping Viewer To Navigate Middle-Earth And A "Darker And More Dramatic" Season 2 – The Process |dated=21 June 2023 |website=[https://deadline.com/ Deadline Hollywood]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> with Laurie Rose and Jean-Philippe Gossart also serving as cinematographers.<ref>{{webcite|author|articleurl=https://issuu.com/thelatesteditionishereandfreetoview/docs/cw_issue_012_digi_art_singles |articlename=Who, What, When & Where |dated=25 February 2023 |website=[https://issuu.com/ Isuu]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref>

After the [[Wikipedia:2023 Writers Guild of America strike|2023 Writers Guild of America strike]] started in May, the showrunners and other writer-producers were no longer able to be on set. The season reportedly had 19 filming days left as of [[4 May|May 4]], when the production was revealed to be continuing under the supervision of the directors and non-writing executive producers. This approach had been planned ahead of the strike confirmation.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B.Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/rings-of-power-season-2-writers-strike-1235603767/ |articlename='Rings of Power' to Finish Filming Season 2 Amid Writers Strike Without Showrunners on Set |dated=4 June 2023 |website=[https://variety.com/ Variety (magazine)]|accessed=26 May 2024}}</ref> The production officially wrapped in early June.<ref name="FilmingEnd" />

== Marketing ==
=== Season 1 ===
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Galadriel poster.jpg|thumb|250px|One of the promotional posters released in February 2022]]
On [[19 January]] 2022, Amazon revealed of the series' full title. Instead of creating a title reveal with visual effects, the studio released an announcement video in which the letters of the title are physically cast from molten metal while an excerpt of the "[[Ring Verse]]" from ''The Lord of the Rings'' is read in voiceover. The video was directed by Klaus Obermeyer, who worked with special effects supervisor Lee Nelson under advisement by veteran special effects supervisor [[Douglas Trumbull]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/01/19/111840-prime-videos-the-lord-of-the-rings-title-reveal-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-images/|articlename=Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings TITLE REVEAL - EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes images|dated=3 February 2022|website=[https://www.polygon.com/ Polygon]|accessed=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=http://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1483816516327915522?cxt=HHwWhICq-dHQyZcpAAAA|articlename=Title Announcement|dated=19 January 2022|website=Twitter|accessed=19 January 2022}}</ref>

On [[3 February]], Amazon Studios revealed a series of character posters for the series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.polygon.com/22915948/lord-of-the-rings-of-power-characters-posters|articlename=Amazon’s first Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power character posters are a guessing game|dated=4 February 2022|website=[https://www.polygon.com/ Polygon]|accessed=4 February 2022}}</ref> On 10 February, a "first look" was revealed with photos of some of the characters,<ref name="VanityFair">{{webcite|author=Anthony Breznican & Joanna Robinson|articleurl=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/amazon-the-rings-of-power-series-first-look|articlename=Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside The Rings of Power
|dated=10-Feb-2022|website=VanityFair|accessed=20-July-2022}}</ref> followed by the release of the teaser trailer on 13 February during Super Bowl LVI.<ref>{{webcite|author=Erin Carson and Jennifer Bisset|articleurl=https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/amazon-introduces-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-in-new-trailer/|articlename=Amazon Introduces 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' in New Trailer|website=[http://www.cnet.com/ CNet]|accessed=9 April 2022}}</ref> The official watch party for the trailer was hosted on YouTube by [[TheOneRing.net]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/02/07/111973-official-lotr-trailer-watch-party-for-prime-videos-rings-of-power-to-be-hosted-by-torn/|articlename=Official LOTR Trailer Watch party for Prime Video’s Rings of Power to be hosted by TORn!|website=[https://www.theonering.net/ TheOneRing.net]|accessed=9 April 2022}}</ref>

On [[14 July]], Amazon released another trailer for the series online.<ref>{{webcite|author=William Goodman|articleurl=https://www.gq.com/story/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-trailer|articlename=What the ‘Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power’ Trailer Reveals About the New Prequel Series
|dated=14 July 2022|website=[https://www.gq.com Get Go]|accessed=22 July 2022}}</ref>

On [[23 August]], Amazon released the final trailer for the first season's series online.<ref>{{webcite|author=James White|articleurl=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/lotr-the-rings-of-powers-final-trailer-shows-off-giant-battles-and-epic-scale/|articlename=LOTR: The Rings Of Power’s Final Trailer Shows Off Giant Battles And Epic Scale
|dated=23 August 2022|website=[https://www.empireonline.com/ EmpireOnline]|accessed=04 October 2022}}</ref>

=== Season 2 ===
On [[14 May]] 2024, Amazon released the first teaser trailer for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2|Season 2]], revealing it will be released on [[29 August]] of the same year.<ref>{{webcite|author=@LOTRonPrime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/TheRingsofPower/status/1790374328649048517|articlename=Darkness will bind them. The Rings Of Power returns August 29 on @PrimeVideo.|dated=14 May 2024|website=Twitter|accessed=14 May 2024}}</ref>

== Reception ==
The first season of the series received mixed reviews,<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_rings_of_power|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Rotten Tomatoes]|accessed=2 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631058/|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.imdb.com/ IMDB]|accessed=2 October 2022}}</ref> with generally positive critical and generally negative audience scores on review aggregation websites.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power/season-1|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|dated=|website=[https://www.metacritic.com/ Metacritic]|accessed=14 October 2022}}</ref> Most viewers did not finish the show, particularly in the USA, with a domestic completion rate of 37%, while the rest of the world had a 45% completion rate.<ref>{{webcite|author=Kim Masters|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/inside-amazon-studios-jen-salke-vision-shows-1235364913/|articlename=Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration|dated=3 April 2023|website=[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]|accessed=9 May 2023}}</ref> The series also proved controversial in many corners of Tolkien fandom with people questioning its fidelity to the source material and the depiction of certain characters.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Images from The Rings of Power (TV series)|Images from ''The Rings of Power'' TV series]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 Soundtrack|''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' Season 1 Soundtrack]]

== External links ==
* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pL02_uTRBKw The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power - A Look Inside Season 2] on the Prime Video YouTube channel
* [http://www.amazon.com/adlp/lotronprime Official website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/LOTRonPrime/ Official Facebook page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gNthckomHt36m9-WH042Q/ Youtube channel]
* [https://www.fandom.com/articles/lord-rings-power-hidden-character-details ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Cast Reveal New Character Details] on Fandom
* [https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/lord-of-the-rings-numenor-images Númenor revealed in new Lord of the Rings series] on Amazon
* [https://www.looper.com/962547/robert-aramayo-sheds-light-on-a-younger-elrond-in-rings-of-power-exclusive-interview/ Robert Aramayo Sheds Light On A Younger Elrond In Rings Of Power - Exclusive Interview] on Looper
* [https://time.com/6205837/the-rings-of-power-amazon-most-expensive/ Inside Rings of Power, Amazon's Lord of the Rings Prequel] on Time

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2024-05-10T21:31:22Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου:

==Summary==
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2024-05-10T21:30:43Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου:

==Summary==
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==Licensing==
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2024-05-10T21:29:39Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* Licensing */

==Summary==
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==Licensing==
{{Fairuse-Standing Stone Games}}
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8 November

2024-05-10T21:20:35Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* On Earth */

<noinclude>{{month|November|hide31=yes}}
Events that occurred on {{PAGENAME}}.
==On Earth==
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* '''[[1916]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], out of action since late October, is repatriated and sent to a hospital in [[Birmingham]].
* '''[[1944]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] finishes writing [[Letter 89]].
* '''[[1959]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 220a]].
* '''[[1965]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 280]].
* '''[[1971]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 330a]].
* '''[[2002]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)| The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' is released in the EU for Xbox, PC and Game Boy Advance.
* '''[[2003]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'' is released in North America.
* '''[[2004]]''' - [[David Salo]]'s ''[[A Gateway to Sindarin]]'' is published.
* '''[[2005]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tactics]]'' is released in North America.
* '''[[2011]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'' is released in Northern Europe.
* '''[[2023]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar]]'' is released online.

==In Arda==
* {{FA|495}}:
** [[Tuor]], guided by [[Voronwë]], travels to [[Gondolin]] in order to deliver [[Ulmo]]'s message to [[Turgon]]. They reach the [[Pools of Ivrin]] and see [[Túrin]].
* {{TA|3018}}:
** {{Cal Preparation-Company}}<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|313]][[fi:8. marraskuuta]]</noinclude>

2023

2024-05-10T21:19:42Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* November */

{{year-header}}

==January==
* '''[[3 January|3]]''' - [[Birthday Toast#Tolkien Society tradition|Birthday Toast]].

==March==
* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Tolkien Reading Day]].
* '''[[30 March|30]]''' - ''[[The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth]]'' is published in the UK.

==April==
* '''[[22 April|22]]''' - Australian actor [[Barry Humphries]] dies.

==May==
* '''[[10 May|10]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'' is released online.
* '''[[25 May|25]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is released.

==June==
* '''[[6 June|6]]''' - ''[[The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth]]'' is published in the US.
* '''[[21 June|21]]''' - Filming for the second season of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'' is wrapped.

==July==
* '''[[2 July|2]]''' - The 2023 [[Tolkien Society]] seminar, takes place at The Hilton Leeds City and it is held Online.

==August==
* '''[[15 August|15]]''' - ''[[Tolkien Calendar 2024]]'' is published.
* '''[[31 August|31]] - [[3 September]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2023]] is held.

==September==
* '''[[2 September|2]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's Faith]]'' is published.

==October==
* '''[[24 October|24]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'' is released on PC.

==November==
* '''[[8 November|8]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar]]'' is released online.
* '''[[9 November|9]] - A revised and expanded edition of ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' is published in the UK.'''
 
{{years|2020|2021|2022|2023|2024|2025|2026}}

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2024-05-10T21:16:42Z

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== Summary ==
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The Lord of the Rings Online: Before the Shadow

2024-05-10T21:11:46Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου:

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'''''The Lord of the Rings Online: Before the Shadow''''' is the tenth expansion for ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.

In this expansion there were added two started regions: [[Swanfleet]] and [[Cardolan]]. All races now have the option, if they own this expansion, to start in Swanfleet, instead of [[Ered Luin]] for Elves and Dwarves, [[Shire]] for Hobbits and [[Bree-land]] for Men. With this expension also comes a new first part of the Epic Story Line, the main quest line in the game, guided by [[Boromir]].
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The Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar

2024-05-10T21:11:01Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: Created page with "{{stub}} {{video game infobox | image=300px | name = ''The Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar'' | developer= Standing Stone Games | publisher = Daybreak Game Company | platform = Microsoft Windows | releasedate = 8 November 2023 | genre=MMORPG | modes= | rating= | distribution= }} '''''The Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar''''' is the tenth expansion for ''The Lord of the Rings Online'..."

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'''''The Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar''''' is the tenth expansion for ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.

In this expansion, which is set after the [[War of the Ring]], [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] and [[Arwen|Queen Arwen]] traverse the kingdom of Gondor following the Free Peoples' victory in the War of the Ring. Yet, order is threatened by the emergence of a dangerous force across the Bay of Belfalas. The rise of the Kindred of the Coins casts a shadow over Umbar, the City of the Corsairs, as this faction tightens its grip on power and trouble looms.

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2024-05-10T21:04:50Z

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2024-05-10T21:03:36Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου:

==Summary==
Logo for ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar]]''.

==Licensing==
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2024-05-10T21:03:02Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου:

Logo for ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar]]''.
==Licensing==
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2024-05-10T20:58:50Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου:

Index:Video games by year

2024-05-08T22:37:44Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* Upcoming Video-Games */

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Index of [[:Category:Video games|video games]] based on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R.Tolkien's]] works, released by year. Licensed video games are marked in '''bold'''.

== Released Games ==

===1979===
* ''[[The Shire (video game)|The Shire]]''
* ''[[Ringen]]''

===1981===
* ''[[LORD (video game)|LORD]]''

===1982===
* ''[[Shadowfax (video game)|Shadowfax]]''
* ''[[Moria (computer game)|Moria]]''
* '''''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''''' (American Version: ''The Hobbit Software Adventure'')

===1983===
* ''[[Ring of Doom (video game)|Ring of Doom / Ödesringen]]''
* ''[[The Dungeons of Moria (video game)|The Dungeons of Moria]]''
* ''[[Colossal Adventure]]''
* ''[[Adventure Quest]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell]]''

===1984===
* ''[[Dungeon Adventure]]''
* ''[[Mario]]''
* ''[[Der kleine Hobbit]]''

===1985===
* ''[[Bored of the Rings (video game)|Bored of the Rings]]''
* '''''[[Lord of the Rings: Game One]]'''''
* ''[[The Mines of Moria (video game)|The Mines of Moria]]''
* ''[[The Forest of Fear]]''

===1986===
* ''[[Lord of the Rings: Game One]]'' (American Version: ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure]]'')
* ''[[The Boggit]]''
* ''[[Thror's Ring]]''
* ''[[The Ring of Doom (video game)|The Ring of Doom]]''
* ''[[The Iron Prison]]''
* ''[[Jewels of Darkness]]''
* ''[[An Everyday Tale of a Seeker of Gold]]''

===1987===
* ''[[Bulbo and the Lizard King]]''
* ''[[Assault on Dolni Keep]]''
* ''[[The Hunt for the Ring (video game)|The Hunt for the Ring]]''
* ''[[Quest of Erebor (video game)|Quest of Erebor]]''
* ''[[Return to Moria]]''
* ''[[Haradwaith (video game)|Haradwaith]]''
* ''[[Not Lord of the Rings]]'' (?)

===1988===
* ''[[Fuddo and Slam]]''
* '''''[[Shadows of Mordor]]''''' (American Version: ''Shadows of Mordor Software Adventure'')
* ''[[Genesis]]''
* ''[[The Bridge of Catzad-Dum]]''
* ''[[War in Middle Earth]]''

===1989===
* ''[[Retarded Creatures and Caverns]]''
* '''''[[Crack of Doom Software Adventure]]'''''
* ''[[Bilbo (video game)|Bilbo]]''
* ''[[The Tolkien Trilogy]]''
* ''[[The Balrogian Trilogy]]''(?)
* ''[[Belegost (video game)|Belegost]]''

===1990===
* '''''[[Middle-earth Play-By-Mail]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 computer game)|The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I]]''''' ([[Interplay Productions|Interplay]])
* '''''[[Riders of Rohan (video game)|Riders of Rohan]]'''''

===1991===
* ''[[Lord of the Rings (Mahjong)|Lord of the Rings]]''
* [[VikingMUD]]
* [http://www.tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Tolkien%27s_works_in_popular_media#NannyMUD NannyMUD]
* ''[[Elendor]]''
* ''[[Angband (game)|Angband]]''
* ''[[El Señor de los Anillos, Parte I: La Communidad del Anillo (Libro 1)]]''

===1992===
* [[MUME: Multi Users in Middle Earth]]

===1993===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]]'''''
* [[The Lord of the Rings MUSH]]
* ''[[Morgul (video game)|Morgul]]''
* ''[[Hobbit - The True Story]]''

===1994===
* '''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (SNES)|''The Lord of the Rings, Volume 1'']]'''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings & The Two Towers]]''
* [[The Two Towers MUD]]

===1995===
* ''[[Middle-earth: The Riddles]]''
* ''[[Lord of the Rings vol. 1]]''
* ''[[Tolkien Trivia (video game)|Tolkien Trivia]]''

===1996===
* ''[[Kingdom O' Magic]]''
* [[Elendor Refugee MUX]]

===1997===
* ''[[Bilbo Slider Puzzle]]''
* ''[[Tolkien WordSearch]]''
* ''[[Lord of the Rings: The Duel (video game)|Lord of the Rings: The Duel]]''
* ''[[The Burning Eye]]''

===1998===
* ''[[Mordor (1998 video game)|Mordor]]''

===1999===
* [[Akallabeth MUSH]]
* ''[[Return of the Shadow, or Arda, the Fourth Age]]''
* ''[[Mines of Moria (video game)|Mines of Moria]]''
* ''[[Mines of Moria II: The Escape Out]]''
* ''[[Mines of Moria 3]]''

===2000===
* ''[[Manic Miner: The Hobbit]]''
* ''[[Jet Set Willy: The Lord of the Rings]]''
* ''[[EgoAdventure]]''
* ''[[Quest For Mordor]]''

===2002===
* '''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'']]'''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'''''

===2003===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'''''
* '''''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|The Hobbit]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'''''

===2004===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]'''''

===2005===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tactics]]'''''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Legends]]''

===2006===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king]]'''''

===2007===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'''''

===2008===
* '''''[[King Under the Mountain (minigame)|King Under the Mountain]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria]]'''''
* ''[[Swig and Toss]]''

===2009===
* ''[[Eleventy-Seven Morsels]]''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'''''
* ''[[Midden-aarde MUD]]'' (unofficial version only)
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood]]'''''

===2010===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Middle-Earth Defense]]'''''

===2011===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard]]'''''

===2012===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan]]'''''
* '''''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'''''

* '''''[[The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth]]'''''
* '''''[[Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game]]'''''
* '''''[[The Hobbit: Dwarf Combat Training]]'''''

===2013===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep]]'''''
* '''''[[The Hobbit: Armies of The Third Age]]'''''
* '''''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - A Journey through Middle-earth]]'''''
*'''''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Barrel Escape]]'''''
* '''''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Spiders of Mirkwood]]'''''

===2014===
* '''''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]'''''
* '''''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Legends of Middle-earth]]'''''
*'''''[[The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies – Orc Attack]]'''''
* '''''[[The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - Fight for Middle-earth]]'''''
* ''[[ArdaCraft]]''

===2017===
* '''''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor]]'''''

===2019===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game ]]'''''
*'''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul]]'''''

===2020===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: War of Three Peaks]]'''''
===2021===
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Fate of Gundabad]]'''''

===2022===
*'''''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Before the Shadow]]'''''

===2023===
*'''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'''''
* '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'''''

==Upcoming Video-Games==
* '''''[[Tales of the Shire: A "The Lord of the Rings" Game]]'''''
* '''''[[Untitled Amazon MMO video game]]'''''

==Unknown year released==
* ''Carrion Fields''
* ''Hairy Toes''
* ''Nameless MUD''
* ''RealmsMUD''
* ''[[The Hobbit (action game)|The Hobbit]]''
* ''The Tolkien Affair''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings MUSH II]]''

== Cancelled Games ==

* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The White Council]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Treason of Isengard]]''
* ''[[Where Hobbits Dare]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings MUSH (cancelled)|The Lord of the Rings MUSH]]''
* ''[[Orcs: Revenge of the Ancient]]''
* ''[[The Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Utumno (video game)|Utumno]]''
* ''[[The 4th Age: The Lost Rings]]''
* ''[[Untitled The Lord of the Rings MMORPG]]''

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The Lord of the Rings Online

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[[Daybreak Game Company]] (2016-Present)
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'''''The Lord of the Rings Online''''' (commonly abbreviated to '''LOTRO''' or '''LotRO''') is an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) for PC and OS X that takes place in the world of [[Arda]] during the time of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]].'' It was originally branded as '''The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar''', but with later updates, that subtitle was dropped.

The players take on the role of adventurers of the [[Free peoples|Free Peoples]] of [[Middle-earth]]. The events of the game are concurrent with the events of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' but most of the game revolves around events that occurred elsewhere or in the wake of events in the books. The game draws inspiration from people, places and events only mentioned in the books, combining these with original concepts to expand on parts of Middle-earth Tolkien did not. The main quest series of the game, known as Epic Quests, are divided into volumes, books and chapters, emulating the structure of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

There have been many expansions to the original game, including: Mines of Moria (2008), Siege of Mirkwood (2009), Rise of Isengard (2011), Riders of Rohan (2012), Helm's Deep (2013) Mordor (2017), Minas Morgul (2019), Fate of Gundabad (2021), Before the Shadow (2022) and Corsairs of Umbar (2023) with regular updates, adjustments, and "mini-expansions" in between.

==Development==
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Development of ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' began in 1998, when [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra]] started work on a game called ''Middle-earth Online''. Following [[Vivendi|Vivendi Universal Games]]' takeover of Sierra in 1999, the game's production was shared with [[Turbine]]. Turbine secured the rights of the entire game in March 2004,<ref>[http://www.videogamer.com/news/turbine_spin_into_action_to_secure_tolkien_license.html Turbine spin into action to secure Tolkien license - VideoGamer.com]</ref> and it was renamed to ''The Lord of the Rings Online''. It was originally subscription-based, but later became free-to-play with optional paid subscription and microtransactions.

A closed beta was announced on [[8 September]], [[2006]]. An open beta began on [[30 March]], [[2007]], and was open to all who pre-ordered the game's Founders Club edition. In April [[2007]], the beta opened to the public. In 2010, the monetization model of the game changed to allow a free-to-play experience. Subscribers were given benefits for their patronage, while all players could access the game for free, but with certain limitations. In 2016, development of the game was handed off to a new spin-off company formed specifically to maintain LOTRO and 'Dungeons & Dragons Online'.This company is named [[Standing Stone Games]].

As an online game, development continues with regular enhancements, additions, and changes to mechanics and game systems.



==Gameplay==
===Player characters===
''Main article: [[The Lord of the Rings Online player character classes]]''

Like many RPGs, ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' has a system of character classes and levels. Each character chooses a race and a class on character creation, this cannot be changed. Players are able to play as any of the [[Free Peoples]] - [[Elves]], [[Men]], [[Dwarves]], [[Hobbits]], [[Beornings]], [[Stout-axe]] Dwarves, or [[High Elves]]. Male or female characters can be created, except in the case of Dwarves. As per Tolkien, Dwarf-women are very rare and seldom leave their mountain halls, though the addition of Stout-axe dwarves as a playable race in 2019 allowed players to create dwarf-women. There is no difference in appearance male and female Stout-axes. There are eleven classes: Beorning, Brawler, Burglar, Captain, Champion, Guardian, Hunter, Lore-master, Minstrel, Rune-keeper, and Warden.

Customization of the character's abilities can be done by changing equipment and traits. As of the [[The Lord of the Rings Online#Helm.27s Deep Expansion|Helm's Deep expansion]], class traits work on a tree system, with each class having three "trait trees" where traits can be selected with earned points and unlocking enough traits in a particular tree allows higher-level traits to be selected and applies additional bonus. In addition to class traits are racial traits, such as Men being able to slot a trait to do additional damage with swords or Hobbits being able to slot a trait that allows them to throw a stone, and virtue traits which boost the character's stats.

Levels are significant, with much lower level enemies being extremely easy to defeat and much higher level enemies being nearly impossible to defeat. Each region has enemies and quests with a range of levels usually consecutive to those of an adjacent region. Quests over five levels above the character's level are inaccessible. In addition to being able to complete quest and defeat enemies in more locations, characters gain access to additional equipment, skills, traits and instances as they level up. Levels are increased by gaining experience, which is earned by completing quests and instances, defeating enemies of an appropriate level, and crafting.

===World===
''The Lord of the Rings Online'' is an "open-world" game in which most locations that have been released can be freely accessed on an open landscape (although some places, such as Moria, require certain quests to be completed first.) The game world is split into "lands", large areas of Middle-Earth. As of Update 21, the four lands in the game are [[Eriador]], [[Rhovanion]], [[Gondor]], and [[Mordor]]. Each land is in turn divided into regions, e.g. [[Bree-land]] in Eriador, and each region contains areas, e.g. [[Andrath]] within Bree-land.

Although most of the land is available to all for exploration, most regions require non-VIPs to purchase a quest pack to access quests, deeds and instances associated with that region. A few regions, such as East and West Rohan, require expansion packs to be purchased to unlock content, even for VIPs. Each region is generally seen as it was in a certain time in the War of the Ring, for example Lothlórien is visited by the player at the same time as the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] rested there, and [[Pelargir]] just after [[Aragorn]] liberated the city from the [[Corsairs of Umbar]].

Reddit users /u/lallapalalable and /u/exploderator estimated the total size of the map at no more than 250 square km (97 square miles) in 2017, making it one of the largest game maps ever made.<ref>{{webcite|author=/u/lallapalalable|articleurl=http://www.reddit.com/r/lotro/comments/60j1ul/been_trying_to_calculate_the_area_of_the_map/|articlename=Been trying to calculate the area of the map|dated=20 March 2017|website=Reddit|accessed=29 October 2020}}</ref>

===Quests===
Much of the game's completable content is in the form of quests. Quests consist of a series of objectives, often including speaking with NPCs, defeating certain enemies, and recovering certain items from the ground or from defeated enemies. Most quests have a small number of objectives but may unlock additional quests upon completion to form a quest chain. Quests are usually started by started by speaking with a particular Non-Player Character (NPC), indicated with a ring icon above the NPC's head. The forms of ring icons and what they indicate are as follows:

*Gold ring with blue aura: the NPC has a quest that is approximately appropriate for the character's level.
*Gold ring with blue aura and fiery inscription: the NPC must be spoken with to advance the quest.
*Bright gold ring: the NPC has an Epic quest available.
*Gold ring with orange flames: the NPC must be spoken to advance the Epic quest.
*Blue ring and quill: the NPC has a comment about an active quest, speaking to the NPC will not advance the quest but may give additional information.
*Gold ring with hourglass: the NPC has a quest with a cooldown, the player must wait for the cooldown to expire before accepting the quest.
*Silver ring: the NPC has a quest that is too high level for the player to accept at that level.
*Transparent grey ring: the NPC has a "trivial" quest, one far below the player's level.
*Gold ring with anvil: the NPC has a crafting quest, and involves the crafting system in some way.
*Gold ring with sword: The NPC has an allegiance quest; quests that are unique to the Mordor Expansion.*Gold ring with map: The NPC has a missions quest; quests that are unique to Missions-related quests.

Some quests are started by obtaining unique items dropped from specific enemies. The [[The Lord of the Rings Online#Riders of Rohan Expansion|Riders of Rohan expansion]] introduced auto-bestowed quests, which bring up a quest prompt when the player defeats a specific type of enemy or finds a certain location. Such enemies are marked with ring icons similarly to how NPC quest givers are. Players have the option of accepting these quests automatically or choosing to manually accept or decline each prompt. Most landscape quests can only be completed once, some special landscape quests and most instance quests can be completed once a day any number of times, and a few landscape quests can be repeated at any time up to a certain number of times.

Quests are categorized according to what area, instance or other section they are associated with. Of note are the Epic Quests, a series that tells the main storyline of the game. In imitation of [[The Lord of the Rings|the Lord of the Rings book]], the epic quests are divided into Volumes, which are divided into Books which in turn are divided into Chapters. Each Chapter is usually an individual quest. Epic Quests bring the player through the landscape but are considered apart from it, therefore most Epic Quests are available to all players regardless of whether or not any quest packs are unlocked. A notable exception is the end of Volume III: Allies of the King, which requires purchase of the Helm's Deep expansion to complete. The Black Book of Mordor, the new main storyline for quests after the Epic Books, has eight chapters, all spanning various areas in Middle Earth including [[Mordor]], the Strongholds of the North, the [[Iron Hills]], and the [[Ered Mithrin]].

===Deeds===
Deeds are non-repeatable achievements recorded on an interface window called the Deed Log. Common deed objectives include completing a certain number of quests in a particular area or region (Quest Deeds), defeating a certain number of enemies of a specific type in a particular region (Slayer Deeds), discovering specified locations (Explorer Deeds), and reaching the next tier of reputation with a faction. Most Deeds award Turbine points. Deeds in a particular region usually award reputation in that region's faction. Deeds also commonly reward marks, virtues, and titles.

===Instances===
Instances are locations in the game separated from the open landscape, not accessible through normal travel. Instances can take place in either separate versions of the locations available on the landscape (for example, Pelargir while Aragorn's host retakes it from the corsairs) or in locations not accessible anywhere else (such as Dale). Most instances are private instances, that is, only one player or group of players can enter it and it closes when they complete it, while public instances can be joined at any time by any number of separate players. They are often repeatable, with ones associated with landscape quests being replayable through a Reflecting Pool in the associated region and others accessible through the Instance Finder window. Most private instances have associated quests automatically bestowed upon entering the instance and cancelled upon exiting.

===Fellowships and Kinships===
Most open landscape content and associated instances are designed to be completable by a solo player, while some locations in the game and Instance Finder instances are meant for a team of players. A group of players with a maximum size of six is known as a fellowship. For larger groups, a raid of up to four fellowships can be formed, for a maximum group size of 24 players. Players are free to group on the open landscape and in public instances, but private instances have a limit on how many players may enter.

Players can found and join lasting organizations known as Kinships in the game. Players in a kinship can communicate in their own kinship chat channel to socialize and plan events with their fellow members.

===Monster Play===
The game is primarily Player vs. Environment (PvE), with most combat being player characters against computer controlled enemies found throughout the landscape and instances. However in the [[Ettenmoors]] region, players can participate in Player vs. Monster Player battles (PvMP). Players can create Monster characters that only have access to PvMP areas where they battle standard characters, who fight on the side of the Free Peoples. Each monster player class is limited to a specific race. The monster classes are the Blackarrow (Uruk), Defiler (Orc), Reaver (Orc), Stalker (Warg), Warleader (Uruk), and Weaver (Spider) As of [[The Lord of the Rings Online#Update 16: Ashes of Osgiliath|Update 16.2]] a new PvMP area, set in Osgiliath before Boromir's journey to Rivendell and accessed via a banner in the Ettenmoors, was released.



Towns and settlements provide Vendors where players can purchase or repair their armour, weapons, and supplies. Towns also often include Mailboxes, Auction Halls, Class Trainers, Forge-masters, Relic-masters, and Stable-masters who allow swift travel between regions.

The player interface allows other aspects of gameplay such as Character screens, Quest and Deed Logs, a Social Panel where players can interact, and a Crafting panel where players use skills to craft new items.

==Releases, updates, and expansions==
===Shadows of Angmar===
:{{Main|The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar}}
''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar|Shadows of Angmar]]'' was released on [[24 April]], [[2007]]. It included books 1 through 8 of Epic Volume I: Shadows of Angmar. Approximately once every two months a major free update was added to ''The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar''. Each update added a new book to the volume.

====Book 9: Shores of Evendim====
The first free content update was released on 14 June, 2007.<ref>[http://www.lotro-europe.com/news.php?id=3611&pagename=home&search=yes&keyword=Book%209 Book 9: Shores of Evendim Release Date Announced]</ref>

Updates included:
*A new region - [[Evendim]] - is added, including locations like [[Annúminas]].<ref name="book9">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/news/pressreleases/136-book-9-shores-of-evendim-release-date-announced|articlename=Book 9: Shores of Evendim Release Date Announced!|dated=5 June 2007|website=LOTRO|accessed=19 February 2012}}</ref>
*The epic story is expanded with book 9, Shores of Evendim<ref name="book9"/>
*100 new quests are added.<ref name="book9"/>
*A 24-player raid is added, ''Battle for Helegrod''.<ref name="book9"/>
*Nine new monsters are added.<ref name="book9"/>
*New Collectible armour sets are added.<ref name="book9"/>
*Updates to the music system.<ref name="book9"/>

====Book 10: The City of Kings====
The second free-content update was released on 21 August, 2007 in North America and on 24 August, 2007 in Europe.<ref>| [http://www.lotro-europe.com/news.php?id=3949&pagename=home&search=yes&keyword=Book%209 Codemasters Online and Turbine unveil Book 10: The City of the Kings]</ref>

Updates included:
*Continuation of the Story Line.
*Legendary Play – Players can now use Destiny Points to play as a Ranger of the North or as a Troll.
*Critter Play – Players can now explore Middle-earth from a different viewpoint as a chicken.
*New Reputation and Bartering Systems – The Reputation system enables players to earn positive and negative standing with different races and groups in Middle-earth based on both monster kills and quest completions. The Bartering system allows players to trade trophies earned in battle for rewards, such as armour sets or mounts.
*Over 100 new Quests.
*More customizable user interface.

====Book 11: Prisoner of the Free Peoples====
The third free-content update was released on 24 October, 2007 in North America<ref>[http://www.lotro.com/article/430 Turbine and Codemasters Online Gaming to Unveil Book 11: Defenders of Eriador for The Lord of the Rings Online]</ref> and 25 October in Europe.<ref>[http://www.lotro-europe.com/news.php?id=4661&articletype=News Codemasters Online and Turbine to unveil Book 11: Defenders of Eriador]</ref>

Updates included ([http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Release_Notes_Book_11_Official complete release notes]):
*Continuation of the Epic Story arc, including 13 quests.
*Player housing – players will be able to customize their houses with items such as furniture and doormats.
*Second raid called "The Rift" – 12-player raid in which players encounter a [[Balrogs|Balrog]] for the first time. Turbine has stressed that this is not the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog from Khazad-dûm]].<ref>[http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=287 Book 11 Preview: The Balrogs are Coming]</ref>
*Two new areas – Tâl Bruinen in the Trollshaws, where [[Gollum]] will be introduced for the first time, and Goblin-town in the [[Misty Mountains]], featured in ''The Hobbit''.
*More than 100 new quests.

====Book 12: The Ashen Wastes====
The fourth free content update was released on 13 February, 2008 in North America; and 14 February, 2008 in Europe.

Updates included ([http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Release_Notes_Book_12_Official complete release notes]):
*Continuation of the Story Line.
*Character customization - Increased character customization "ranging from haircuts, to some (possible) additions to the trait-system." In addition, the Outfit system, along with special social clothing designed just for it, will be introduced where a second or third set of clothing can be slotted and displayed while retaining the statistical bonuses of the currently equipped items.<ref>[http://lotro.stratics.com/content/hoclog/hoc10.php Lord of the Rings Online: House of Commons ]</ref>
*The Delving of Frór - A new Monster Play PVE (and PVMP under certain circumstances) area was introduced: An expanse of caves and catacombs located beneath the Ettenmoors.
*The Great Angmar Revamp - A revamp of the most high-level region of the game's current 9 PvE regions. The revamp included the reworking of many quests, areas and other changes, such as new horse routes.
*Barbershop - You can customize the look of your avatar in-game with around 50 new haircuts and second set of details.
*Updates to the Burglar, Guardian, and Champion classes.

====Book 13: Doom of the Last-King====
The fifth free content update was released on 24 April, 2008 in North America and on 1 May, 2008 in Europe.

Updates included ([http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Release_Notes_Book_13_Official complete release notes]):
*A new playable map area: the Ice Bay of [[Forochel]].
*Players being able to see the ocean for the first time, confirmed as the Ice Bay of Forochel in recent developer chats.
*Fishing - the first of a new system in ''Lord of the Rings Online'', called 'hobbies'.
*New PVMP Monster Healing Class - Orc Defiler.
*Looking For Fellowship- and Quest-panel improvements.

====Book 14: The Ring-forges of Eregion====
The sixth free content update was released on 22 July, 2008 in North America. It was released on 24 July, 2008 in Europe.

Updates included ([http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Release_Notes_Book_14_Official complete release notes]):
*Climax of the "Shadows of Angmar" storyline.
*Added selected sections of [[Eregion]] (Region leading towards the Gates of Moria).
*Epic Quest events that will allow interaction between players regardless of server.
*Prelude quests for and leading up to the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria|Mines of Moria]]'' expansion, which would have updates leading to Lothlórien, Fangorn, Rhovanion and Rohan.

====Book 15: Daughter of Strife====
The seventh free content update was released on 18 November, 2008. This update was released in tandem with the Mines of Moria expansion for players who did not purchase the expansion release.

Updates included ([http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Category:Epic_-_Vol._I,_Book_15:_Daughter_of_Strife_Quests Epic - Vol. I, Book 15: Daughter of Strife Quests epic]):
*Conclusion of the "Shadows of Angmar" storyline.
*Added the zone of Eregion expanding on the selected sections from Book 14. The zone does not include the Hollin Gate leading to the Black Pool.
*Added UI enhancements

===Mines of Moria Expansion===
{{Main|The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria}}
''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria|Mines of Moria]]'' was released on [[18 November]], [[2008]]. It included Vol. II books 1 through 6 of the epic quest line. Like ''Shadows of Angmar'', ''Mines of Moria'' continued to regularly release updates. Updates were less frequent than Shadows of Angmar.

====Book 7: Leaves of Lórien====
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Leaves of Lórien.png|thumb|300px]]
Book 7 was released on [[17 March]] [[2009]]. This update included:
* Continuation of the Epic Storyline in Book 7, Leaves of Lórien.<ref name="book7">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/book-spotlights/342-vol2book7|articlename=Volume II: Book 7: Leaves of Lórien Spotlight|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=19 February 2012}}</ref>
* Expansion of the Lothlórien Area, including [[Caras Galadhon]].<ref name="book7"/>
* A new raid, named ''Strange Happenings'', has been added.<ref name="book7"/>
* The [[Galadhrim]] are added as a new reputation faction.<ref name="book7"/>
* Crafting instances enable players to gather resources.<ref name="book7"/>
* The Ered Luin Introduction and, on lesser scale, the Bree-land Introduction are revamped.<ref name="book7"/>
* Several new Monster Play emotes are added.<ref name="book7"/>

====Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum====
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Scourge of Khazad-Dûm.png|thumb|300px]]Book 8 was released on 23 June, 2009. This update included:
*Book 8, Scourge of Khazad-dûm, continues the epic story.<ref name="book8">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/book-spotlights/421-vol2-book8|articlename=Volume II: Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dûm|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=19 February 2012}}</ref>
* A radiance-gated multi-boss, 12-man raid - named ''Dar Narbugud'' is added.<ref name="book8"/>
* One 6-man instance is added: ''The Halls of Crafting''.<ref name="book8"/>
* Two 3-man instances are added:
** ''Lumul-nar''<ref name="book8"/>
** ''Nala-dum''<ref name="book8"/>
* Continuation of the revamp of the Bree-land Introduction.<ref name="book8"/>
* The Crafting system has been revived.<ref name="book8"/>

===Siege of Mirkwood Expansion===
:''Main article [[The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood]]''
''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood|Siege of Mirkwood]]'' was released on 1 December, 2009 in North America and 3 December, 2009 in Europe. Unlike the second expansion this edition was only available via a web-based download. It included Book 9 and the epilogue of Volume II: Mines of Moria.

Kate Paiz, Executive Producer for ''The Lord of the Rings Online'', released a letter on 22 October, 2010 stating that updates will be more frequent but will not always be accompanied with a new book continuing the epic story.<ref>[http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/866-producers-letter-october-2010 Producer's Letter, October-2010] lotro.com, Dev Diaries</ref>

====Book 1: Oath of the Rangers====
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Oath of the Rangers.png|300px|thumb]]
Book 1 was released on [[1 March]], [[2010]].<ref> [https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?320404 Volume III: Allies of the King has arrived!]</ref>

Updates include ([http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Release_Notes_Volume_3_Allies_of_the_King_Official complete release notes]):
* The beginning of Volume III in the epic storyline.
* The ability to solo the Volume I epic storyline.
* A duo mode for most skirmishes.

====Book 2: Ride of the Grey Company====
Book 2 was released on [[10 September]], [[2010]] in North America. ([[8 September]], [[2010]] for subscribers). It was delayed in Europe because of contractual reasons and was finally released on [[2 November]], almost two months after North America.<ref>[http://massively.joystiq.com/ Massively], [http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/29/v-e-me-day-lotro-europe-announces-launch-date-for-free-to-play/ V-E-ME Day: LotRO Europe announces launch date for free-to-play], dated [[29 October]], [[2010]] (accessed [[11 November]], [[2011]])</ref>

Updates included ([http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Release_Notes_Volume_3_Book_2_Official complete release notes]):

* New region: [[Enedwaith]].
* ''Lord of the Rings Online'' Free to Play subscription.
* Book 2 in the Volume III epic storyline.
* Scalable instances.
* Improvements to the vault, and a new wardrobe system for cosmetic items.
* Updates to the Captain class.
* The LOTRO store, where players may purchase convenience items. Points either earned through gameplay, through the VIP program or by being purchased.
* The introduction of Lua Scripting.
* DirectX 11 support.
* Ranger session play.

====Update 1: Journey to Winter-Home====
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Update 1 Journey to Winter-Home.png|300px|thumb]]
In 2010, LOTRO altered its monetization model and became "free-to-play." The first post Free-to-play update was released in November 2010. Due to changes to how updates work this did not contain an epic book.

Updates included:
* A Barter Wallet for skirmish marks and anniversary tokens.
* Opening of Moria, Lothlorien, Mirkwood and Enedwaith to free-to-play players. Volume II and Volume III will also be available, as well the legendary item system, and the level 65 level cap all to free-to-play players.
* Vault improvements.
* Tasks: a new quest type for all levels.
* Improved reputation mounts.
* Updates to the Lore-master and Rune-keeper classes.
* Ered Luin starting area revamp.

====Update 2: Echoes of the Dead====
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Update 2 Echoes of the Dead.png|300px|thumb]]
The first update of 2011 was released on [[21 March]] in the United States and [[24 March]] for Europe.

Updates included:
* Two 3-man's, two 6-man's, and a 12-person raid were added for level 65 players.
* A special item required to craft a First Age weapon which drops from the above raid.
* Radiance was removed.
* Legendary Items were updated.
* Character panel and cosmetic system were revamped.
* The Minstrel, Hunter and Burglar classes were updated.
* Volume III Book 3: Echoes of the Dead was added.
* Volume II was revamped and made soloable, including three instances which have been converted to skirmishes.
* Improvements to the PvP starter tutorial.
* [[Evendim]] was revamped, with [[Annúminas]] being scaled down to level 40.

====Update 3: Lost Legends of Eriador====
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Update 3 Lost Legends of Eriador.png|300px|thumb]]
''Lost Legends of Eriador'' was the third update. It was released on [[23 May]], [[2011]] and included: ([http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Update_3,_Lost_Legends_of_Eriador,_Official complete release notes]):

* Two new 3-man scalable instances starting mid-game.
* Two new skirmishes.

===Rise of Isengard Expansion===
{{Main|The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard}}
The third expansion for ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' is entitled ''Rise of Isengard''. The expansion was made available on 27 September, 2011 and only as a digital download.<ref>[http://isengard.lotro.com/ The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard Official Homepage]</ref>

====Update 5: Armies of Isengard====
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Update 5 Armies of Isengard.png|220px|thumb]]''Armies of Isengard'' was the first update published after the release of ''The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard''. It was released on [[12 December]] [[2011]] and included ([http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Update_5,_Armies_of_Isengard,_Official complete release notes]):

* Four new instances and a 12-man raid in and around [[Isengard]].
* Book 5: The Prince of Rohan of '''Volume III: Allies of the King''' is released.
* A new Instance finder, to form groups more easily.
* Barter currencies of skirmishes, classic and instances are unified.
* Changes to Reputation items.

====Update 6: Shores of the Great River====
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Update 6 The Great River.png|220px|thumb]]''Shores of the Great River'' is the sixth update and was released on [[12 March]] [[2012]].<ref name="Update6&Riders"> {{webcite|author=Justin Olivetti|articleurl=http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/25/riding-into-rohan-lotro-maps-out-2012/|articlename=Riding into Rohan: LotRO maps out in 2012|dated=25 January 2012|website=Massively|accessed=29 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="Update6">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/game-manual/1775-update-6-great-river|articlename=Update 6 Great River|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=19 February 2012}}</ref>

*A new region, the [[Anduin|The Great River]], was added, featuring seven new areas - including Parth Celebrant - in the upper [[Anduin]]. <ref name="Update6"/>
*Mists of Anduin, Book 6 of Volume III, was released, in which the player seeks the wisdom of [[Galadriel]] about troubling dreams and fights [[Easterlings]], Brigands and an ancient enemy of Rohan.<ref name="Update6"/>
*The ability to summon skirmish warriors outside skirmishes.<ref name="Update6"/>
*Updates to the Instance finder.<ref name="Update6"/>
*Currency-change in Monster Play: "Destiny" will be replaced with "Commendations". Commendations will be available for both Freeps and Creeps.<ref name="MP Currency change">{{webcite|author=Jaret Pruett|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/1776-update-6-commendations-developer-diary|articlename=http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/1776-update-6-commendations-developer-diary|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=19 February 2012}}</ref>

====Update 7: Shades of the Past====
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Update 7 Shades of the Past.png|thumb|220px]]''Shades of the Past'' is the seventh update<ref name="Update 7">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/1966|articlename=Update 7|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=12 May 2012}}</ref> and was released on 14 May, 2012.{{fact}}

*Continuation of the aforementioned currency-change.<ref name="MP Currency change"/>
*A new skirmish, "Storm on Methedras."<ref name="Update 7"/>
*Revamp of the Fornost instance and Moria region.<ref name="Update 7"/>

===Riders of Rohan Expansion===
:''Main article [[The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan]]''
The fourth expansion for ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' is named ''Riders of Rohan''. The expansion was released on October 15, 2012. <ref name="Turbine">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/news/pressreleases/1736-warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-and-turbine-unveil-the-lord-of-the-rings-online-riders-of-rohan|articlename=WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND TURBINE UNVEIL THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™: RIDERS OF ROHAN™|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=30 January 2012}}</ref>

====Update 9: Against the Shadow====
''Against the Shadow'' is the ninth update and was released 17 December, 2012. <ref name="Update 9">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/news/lotro-update-9-coming-december-17th|articlename=LOTROs Update 9 Coming December 17th|dated=|website=www.tentonhammer.com|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

*Three new three man instances.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-9-riders-rohan-instance-cluster-part-i|articlename=Riders of Rohan Instance Cluster, Part I|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*Scaling of Dol Guldur instances.
*Completion of Moria revamp.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-9-revisiting-mines-moria-part-ii|articlename=Developer Diary: Revisiting the Mines of Moria, Part II|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*Ability to quickly travel to turn in quests.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-9-travel-quest-location-behind-scenes|articlename=Update 9 - Travel To Quest Location: Behind the Scenes|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*Update to the Yule Festival.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-9-yule-festival|articlename=Update 9 - Yule Festival|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*Combat revisions.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-9-combat-revisions|articlename=Update 9 - Combat Revisions|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

====Update 10: Against the Shadow, Part II====
''Against the Shadow, Part II'' is the tenth update and was released 6 March, 2013.

*One six man instance and three twelve man raids.<ref name="Update 10">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-10-instance-cluster-developer-diary|articlename=Update 10 - Instance Cluster Developer Diary|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*In Their Absence instance scaling.<ref name="Update 10"/>
*Mithril Coins, a new currency used for special services.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-10-mithril-coin-qa|articlename=Update 10 Mithril Coin Q&A|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*Agility made Wardens' primary stat.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-10-warden-stat-change-agility-wardens|articlename=Update 10: Warden Stat Change – Agility Wardens!|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*Changes to critical defense.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-10-critical-defence-revision|articlename=Update 10 - Critical Defence Revision|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*Unification of currency for scaling instances.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/update-10-seals-and-medallion-conversion|articlename=Update 10 - Seals and Medallion Conversion Diary|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

====Update 11: Treachery of the White Hand====
''Treachery of the White Hand'' is the eleventh update and was released 13 May, 2013. <ref name="Update 11">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?511377-Update-11-Treachery-of-the-White-Hand-Release-Notes-Official|articlename=Update 11: Treachery of the White Hand Release Notes - Official|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

*A new region, Wildermore, located on the previously-inaccessible plateau in the north of East Rohan.<ref name="Update 11"/>
*Book 10: Snows of Wildermore of '''Volume III: Allies of the King''' is released.<ref name="Update 11"/>
*Updates to mounted combat.<ref name="Update 11"/>
*Hobbit presents, daily free random items with the ability to unlock more rolls with mithril coins.<ref name="Update 11"/>
*Lalia's Market, a shop where cosmetic clothing and dyes can be purchased with mithril coins.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/lalias-market|articlename=Lalia’s Market Now Open in Bree-town!|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

===Helm's Deep Expansion===
:''Main article [[The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep]]''
The fourth expansion for ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' is named ''Helm's Deep''. The expansion was released on 20 November, 2013. <ref name="TenTonHammer">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/news/turbine-temporarily-delays-lotro-helms-deep-launch|articlename=Updated: Turbine Temporarily Delays LOTROs Helms Deep Launch|dated=|website=www.tentonhammer.com|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref> After the Helm's Deep expansion, Turbine has discontinued for three years paid expansions in favor of quarterly updates with content free to VIPs. <ref name="Looking Ahead to 2014">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?535422-A-letter-from-Executive-Producer-Kate-Paiz-Looking-Ahead-to-2014|articlename=A letter from Executive Producer Kate Paiz - Looking Ahead to 2014|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

====Update 13: The Breaking of Isengard====
''The Breaking of Isengard'' is the thirteenth update and was released [[14 April]], [[2014]]. <ref name="Update 13">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?546315-Update-13-The-Breaking-of-Isengard-%E2%80%93-Official-release-Notes|articlename=Update 13: The Breaking of Isengard – Official release Notes|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

*Release of a new landscape consisting of post-[[Battle of Isengard]] Nan Curunir as well as the Entwood<ref name="Update 13"/>, an area consisting of the south-western part of Fangorn.
*The fourteenth and final book of Epic Volume III: Allies of the King, The Waters of Isengard.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/dev-diary-%E2%80%93-update-13-quest-notes|articlename=Dev Diary – Update 13 Quest Notes|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*Misty Mountains, North Downs and Trollshaws region revamps.<ref name="Update 13"/>
*Resizable inventory bags.<ref name="Update 13"/>
*Level scaling from level 20 up for players in the Ettenmoors and temporary Ettenmoors passes for free-to-play purchasable with Mithril Coins.<ref name="Update 13"/>

====Update 14: Paths of the Dead====
''Paths of the Dead'' is the fourteenth update and was released [[14 July]], [[2014]].<ref name="Update 14">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?552272-Update-14-Paths-of-the-Dead-Release-Notes-amp-Known-Issues|articlename=Update 14: Paths of the Dead - Release Notes & Known Issues |dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

*Release of the West Gondor region, consisting of the areas the [[Paths of the Dead]], the [[Blackroot Vale]], [[Lamedon]], the Havens of [[Belfalas]], and [[Dol Amroth]]. <ref name="Update 14"/><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/u14|articlename=Update 14: Paths of the Dead Now Available|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>
*A new Epic series,<ref name="Update 14"/> Volume IV: The Strength of Sauron, beginning with Book 1: The Road to Gondor.
*The Essence System, allowing specially slotted armors to be fitted with a variety of Essences for customizable stats.<ref name="Update 14"/>.
*Level cap increase to 100.<ref name="Update 14"/>
*The [[Dead Marshes]] region was added later in the minor Update 14.2, released September 15 2014. This area included a Session Play featuring Frodo, Samwise, and Gollum's passage through the marshes, casting the player character as Sam.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?555920-Update-14-2-Release-Notes|articlename=Update 14.2 Release Notes|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=28 July 2015}}</ref>

====Update 15: Gondor Aflame====
''Gondor Aflame''<ref name="U15 Announcement">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotro.com/en/u15|articlename=Update 15: Gondor Aflame Now Available|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref> is the fifteeth update and was released 4 November, 2014. <ref name="Update 15">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=hhttps://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?558300-Update-15-Release-Notes|articlename=Update 15 Release Notes|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

*The region of Central Gondor, consisting of [[Ringló Vale]], [[Dor-en-Ernil]], [[Lebennin]] and [[Pelargir]].<ref name="U15 Announcement"/><ref name="Update 15"/>
*Beorning race and class.<ref name="U15 Announcement"/><ref name="Update 15"/>
*Epic Volume IV Book 2: The Dawnless Day.<ref name="Update 15"/>
*A new Epic Battle, Retaking Pelargir.<ref name="Update 15"/> Initially only available in solo/duo mode, a full fellowship version was released in 4 February, 2015 with Update 15.2.<ref name="Update 15.2">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?&postid=7312886|articlename=Update 15.2 Release Notes|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=28 July 2015}}</ref>
*Roving Threats, a new type of open landscape group content.<ref name="Update 15"/> Additional Roving Threats were added to other regions of the game beginning with Update 15.2<ref name="Update 15.2"/>

====Update 16: Ashes of Osgiliath====
''Ashes of Osgiliath'' is the sixteenth update and was released [[1 May]], [[2015]].<ref name="Update 16">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?568045-Update-16-Ashes-of-Osgiliath-%E2%80%93-Official-Release-Notes|articlename=Update 16: Ashes of Osgiliath – Official Release Notes|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=27 July 2015}}</ref>

*The region of Eastern Gondor, consisting of Upper Lebennin, Lossarnach, South Ithilien and Osgiliath.<ref name="Update 16"/>
*Epic Volume IV Book 3: Voices of the Past.<ref name="Update 16"/>
*Cosmetic weapons and shields, more Roving Threats, and new PvMP map set in Osgiliath were released with Update 16.2 on 17 July, 2015. A new quest series of weekly episodic content, following the adventures of the Hobbit Bingo Boffin, was begun the Wednesday after the update, on 22 July.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?572512-Update-16-2-Release-Notes&p=7404279#post7404279|articlename=Update 16.2 Release Notes|dated=|website=LOTRO|accessed=28 July 2015}}</ref>

====Update 17: The Siege of Minas Tirith====
''The Siege of Minas Tirith'' is the seventeenth update and was released [[27 October]], [[2015]].

*The region of Old Anórien, including [[Minas Tirith]], the [[Pelennor Fields]], and Talath Anor.
*Epic Volume IV Book 4: Siege of the White City
*New crafting tier, hidden cosmetic weapon toggle.
*New Epic Battles: Defence of Minas Tirith, Hammer of the Underworld.

====Update 18: The Battle of Pelennor Fields====
''The Battle of Pelennor fields'' is the eighteenth update and was released [[11 April]] [[2016]].

*The region of Far Anórien, including [[Drúadan Forest|Taur Drúadan]], [[Warning beacons of Gondor|Beacon hills]], and the Pelennor Fields during the battle.
*Instance cluster including two 3-man instances (The Quays of the Harlond, The Blood of the Black Serpent), one 6-man instance (The Silent Street) and a 12-man raid (Throne of the Dread Terror).
*Epic Volume IV Book 5: The Ride of the Rohirrim and Book 6: The Battle of Pelennor Fields.

====Update 19: March of the King====
''March of the King'' is the nineteenth update and was released [[14 October]], [[2016]].

*The region March of the King, including [[North Ithilien]], after battle Minas Tirith, after battle Osgiliath, and after battle Pelennor Fields.
*Flora barter system to exchange new gear for flowers.
*Epic Volume IV Book 7: March of the King.

====Update 20: Battle of the Black Gate====
''Battle of the Black Gate'' is the twentieth update and was released [[21 March]], [[2017]].

*The region The Wastes, including Noman-lands, [[Slag-hills]] and [[Dagorlad]] which surround the [[Black Gate]].
*New reputation items to exchange for armour.
*Epic Volume IV Book 8: Battle of the Black Gate.

===Mordor Expansion===
''Mordor'' is the sixth expansion, and the twenty-first update, released on [[2 August]], [[2017]].

*The region Plateau of [[Gorgoroth]] includes five different areas, [[Udûn]], Dor Amarth, Lhingris, Talath Urui, and Agarnaith.
*The conclusion of the Epic Questline (and Volume 4), with Book 9.
*A new series of quests, the "Black Book of Mordor", becomes the main storyline after the conclusion of the Epic Quests. There are four chapters introduced in this update.
*The Allegiance System is introduced, players can pledge to one of four factions to gain greater rewards in [[Mordor]]. They are the Kingdom of [[Gondor]], the Court of [[Lothlórien]], [[Durin's Folk]], and the Hobbits of the Company.
*A new instance cluster is introduced, featuring a 3-man instance (The Court of Seregost), a 6-man instance (The Dungeons of Naerband), and a 12-man raid (The Abyss of Mordath).

====Update 22: Legacy of the Necromancer====
''Legacy of the Necromancer'' is the twenty-second update, released on [[6 March]], [[2018]].

*The new region "[[Eryn Lasgalen]] and the Dale-lands" (otherwise known as the "Strongholds of the North" or "Northern Mirkwood"), features the Forest of Eryn Lasgalen (including the [[Halls of the Elven-king]] (known as Felegoth), The Dale-lands (featuring iconic locations such as The [[Long Lake]], [[Lake-town]], [[Dale]], and [[Ravenhill]]), and [[Erebor]], the Lonely Mountain.
*Three new reputation factions are introduced; the "Elves of Felegoth", the "Men of Dale", and the "Dwarves of Erebor".
*The Black Book of Mordor continues with two new chapters exploring the new region.

====Update 23: Where Dragons Dwell====
''Where Dragons Dwell'' is the twenty-third update, released on [[9 October]], [[2018]].

* The new area "The Dwarf-holds", consists of two areas; The [[Iron Hills]], and [[Ered Mithrin]]. An expanded area of [[Erebor]] is also opened.
* A new instance cluster is introduced, featuring two 3-man instances (Caverns of Thrumfall and Glimmerdeep), a six-man instance (Thikil-gundu), and a 12-man raid (The Anvil of Winterstith).
* The Black Book of Mordor continues with two new chapters exploring the new areas.

====Update 24: Vales of Anduin====
''Vales of Anduin'' is the twenty-fourth update, released on [[4 June]], [[2019]].
* A new region, the [[Vales of Anduin]] was released, containing several key locations such as the Beorninghus ([[Beorn's Hall]]), The [[Carrock]], the [[Eagle's Eyrie]], the [[Gladden Fields]], [[Rhosgobel]], and various settlements of the [[Woodmen]].
* Update 24.2 brought the "Gladdenmere" sub-region to the Vales, along with a single six-man instance, "The Depths of Kidzul-kalah.
* The Black Book of Mordor continues with two new chapters exploring the new area, in addition to a "Prelude" to the Minas Morgul Expansion.

===Minas Morgul Expansion===
''Minas Morgul'' is the seventh expansion, and the twenty-fifth update, released on [[5 November]], [[2019]].

*The expansion consists of two new areas, "Mordor Besieged" consists of the upper half of [[Gorgoroth]] during the final stages of the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] in the Second Age, and the [[Morgul Vale]], which consists of the areas between [[Ithilien]] to the west, and Gorgoroth to the east. The city of [[Minas Morgul]] is also available for exploration.
*A new playable race, the "Stout-axe dwarves", became available.
*New Crafting updates, including a new tier to crafting guilds.
*A new instance cluster taking place in the Morgul Vale, with four three-man instances, three six-man instances, and a raid, the Remmorchant, featuring battling with [[Shelob]] in [[Torech Ungol]].
*A new level cap of 130 is introduced.

====Update 26: Mists of Wilderland====
''Mists of Wilderland'' is the the twenty-sixth update, released on [[23 April]], [[2020]].
* A new region, the Wells of Langflood was released, featuring the upper-lands of the [[Vales of Anduin]], and the merging of the [[Greylin]] and [[Langwell]] rivers into the Anduin. In addition, there is the [[beorning]] settlement of Limlok, the [[stoor]] village of Lyndelby, and the ruins of [[Framsburg]], once the capital of the [[Eotheod]].
* A new reputation faction, the "Protectors of Wilderland", situated in Limlok was introduced.
* A brand new epic questline, "The Legacy of Durin and the Trials of the Dwarves" is introduced to follow the Black Book of Mordor, and follows Prince Durin's efforts in leading the united dwarves to retake [[Mount Gundabad]] from the orcs who dwell there. Two initial chapters were released.

====Update 27: The Great Wedding====
''The Great Wedding'' is the twenty-seventh update, released on [[30 June]], [[2020]].
* A new area, [[Minas Tirith]] (Midsummer), was introduced, situated after the destruction of the [[One Ring]], situated around the wedding of King [[Aragorn Elessar]] and [[Arwen Undomiel]].
* The [[Midsummer]] Festival was introduced, based in Midsummer Minas Tirith, featuring all new quests, items and deeds for players. In addition, the Summer and Farmer's Faire festivals were merged to make way for the Midsummer Festival.
* The Epic Questline continues with Volume V- The Peace of Middle-earth, in it's first book.

====Update 28: War of the Three Peaks====
''War of the Three Peaks'' is the eighth update, also called a "mini-expansion", released on [[20 October]], [[2020]].
* A new area, Elderslade, is introduced, and features the lands north of the Wells of Langflood and west of the [[Ered Mithrin]], situated before the very gates of [[Mount Gundabad]].
* The Missions mechanic was introduced, allowing players of any level over 20 to aid Durin's war-effort, and gain rewards through one of two new reputation factions: The Gabil'akka.
* "The Legacy of Durin and the Trials of the Dwarves" continues with two new chapters, featuring the Battle of Elderslade, and the challenging of Gorgar the Ruthless, Lord of Gundabad, and son of [[Bolg]].

====Update 29: The Wildwood====
''The Wildwood'' was released on [[27 March]], [[2021]].
* The Wildwood, a new zone, was released as part of the Bree-land starting at level 45. Includes new quests along with two reputation factions.
* New Missions were added for The Wildwood.
* The Bree-land map was updated accordingly.

====Update 30: Blood of Azog====
''Blood of Azog'' was released on [[8 June]], [[2021]].
* New Missions for new dwarf factions were released.
* "The Legacy of Durin" storyline continued with a flashback to [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. The flashback is told by Hersegg, granddaughter of one of the heroes of that battle.
* The Fall of Khazad-dûm raid was also released with new gear to be earned. In this instance, players help the dwarves of Moria in TA 1981 in their final stand against Durin's Bane.
* This is the final content update before the next major expansion, ''Fate of Gundabad'', released on November 10th, 2021.

=====Update 30.3=====
''Update 30.3'' was released on [[13 October]], [[2021]].
* This update did not contain any new quest content for the game, but did release several significant features leading up to The Fate of Gundabad expansion, along with smaller quality of life changes.
* The Brawler class was introduced to the game.
* A fully revamped Legendary Item system released publicly after many months of beta testing
* The housing system saw an update that removed the size signifiers for housing items, making it easier to customise player housing

===Fate of Gundabad Expansion===
''Fate of Gundabad'', the ninth expansion and thirty-first update, was released on [[10 November]], [[2021]].

* The expansion adds the new "Gundabad" region, which consists of seven distinct areas; five of which are located under the mountain itself and two others are outside, to the north of it.
* "The Legacy of Durin and the Trials of the Dwarves" storyline is conluded with seven new chapters taking place inside Gundabad.
* The new instance cluster includes two three-man instances and one six-man instance.
* A new level cap of 140 is introduced, and new Missions are added within Gundabad.

====Update 32: Rangers and Ruins====
''Rangers and Ruins'' was released on [[16 February]], [[2022]].

* A new raid, "The Hiddenhoard of Abnankâra", was released, featuring Prince Durin's final confrontation with Hrímil Frost-heart within the ancient treasury of the Greymaul Rebellion.
* A new premium housing area in the Abodes of [[Erebor]] was released, located within one of the last of [[Smaug|Smaug's]] treasure hoards.
* A new sub-region, the [[Angle (Eriador)|Angle of Mitheithel]] was released, filled with elven ruins, and the outposts of the [[Rangers of the North]].
* The new 'Legendary Item Rewards Track' was introduced to compliment the new Legendary Item System. Players use their item XP to gain special rewards to help increase the power of their items.

====Update 33: The Yondershire====
''The Yondershire'' was released on [[20 April]], [[2022]].
* This update was released alongside the 15 year celebration of ''Lord of the Rings Online''. This event runs from the 20th of April up until 12th of May.
* A new sub-region, "The Yondershire", was released, connecting the [[Ered Luin]] directly to the rest of Middle-earth for the first time. Hobbit villages such as [[Nobottle]], [[Tighfield]], [[Gamwich]], and [[Long Cleeve]] are also featured.
* All content including and prior to the Helm's Deep Expansion, including the Rune-keeper, Warden, and Beorning classes, as well as the High Elf race were made free and available to all players.

====Update 34: Before the Shadow====
''Before the Shadow'', the thirty-fourth update, also called a mini-expansion, was released on [[15 November]], [[2022]].
* The expansion adds 2 new regions: [[Swanfleet]] and [[Cardolan]], each consisting of 6 areas. In Swanfleet you find [[Stoor]]-villages and on it's border lies the ruined city of [[Tharbad]]. In Cardolan, on the other side of Tharbad, there are ruins of Arnor.
* With this update comes a 6-player instance: Sarch Vorn, the Black Grave and a new skirmish: The Doom of [[Ost-in-Edhil|Caras Gelebren]]. A new difficulty system for the Missions, called ''Delvings'', was also added.
* In the expanion is included a new starter experience, starting in Swanfleet, with a new Epic Quest line, guided by [[Boromir]], who is seeking [[Rivendell]].

====Update 35: Return to Carn Dûm====
''Return to Carn Dûm'' was released on [[22 March]], [[2023]].

* Multiple instances have been added in [[Carn Dûm]]: 2 small fellowships and one full fellowship instance. A Raid is also planned.
* There was a big power and damage revamp.
* The [[Last Homely House]] had a complete makeover.
====Update 36: Gondor Renewed====
''Gondor Renewed'' was released on [[31 May]], [[2023]].

* A new region, called the ''King's Gondor'', was added. This is [[Gondor]] after the crowning of [[Aragorn II]].
* A new storyline, called ''The Song of Waves and Wind'', was added. In this story you have to help Gondor to recover after the War of the Ring.
* A new landscape difficulty, called ''The Paths of the Valour'' is aviable.

==Added elements and deviations from the book==
''The Lord of the Rings Online'' does not only follow the story as told in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', but also tells original stories about events happening during the same time period as the War of the Ring. These chiefly involve player characters following the trail of the members of the Fellowship and other main characters from the text. As such, there are a number of elements that do not appear in any of the published works. This includes characters, lineages, objects and locations. A selection of these are described below.

===Major original characters===
* '''[[Amarthiel]]''' served the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] during his first reign over [[Angmar]]<ref>In the game the Witch-king reigned over Angmar again shortly before the [[War of the Ring]].</ref> and wore the [[lesser rings|lesser ring]] Narchuil. She was slain by Narmeleth at the [[Battle of Fornost]] and her soul wandered [[Middle-earth]] for over a thousand years. She managed to possess Narmeleth and disguised herself as Sara Oakheart. She eventually revealed herself after the defeat of [[Mordirith]] by Golodir and becomes the Regent of Angmar.

* '''[[Andraste]]''' was a female [[Men|Man]] who served the [[Witch-king]].
* '''[[Jon Brackenbrook]]''' was a [[Men|Man]] who was captain of [[Archet]].
* '''Ronald Dwale''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] from Dwalling. He was an author and a member of the Inklings, that meets in the [[The Eagle and Child|Bird and Baby Inn]]. He was based on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] himself.
* '''[[Éogan]]''' was the second in command of the [[Blackwolds]] and took over leadership of the group after William Skunkwood's death.
*'''Gorgar the Ruthless''' was another descendant of Azog who led the Orcs of Gundabad against the Gabil'akka during the War of Three Peaks.
*'''Gorothul''' was a Black Numenorean sorcerer high in the ranks of [[Dol Guldur]].
* '''The Huntsman''' was a spirit found in [[Enedwaith]] who took the shape of a large man with horns of a stag. Many players thought this was [[Oromë]]. The developers confirmed that it wasn't Oromë but a [[Maiar|Maia]] of Oromë.<ref>[https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?359604-big-D-small-d&p=4996860&highlight=#post4996860 big D, small d] [[Jonathan Rudder]], lotro.com forums</ref>
* '''Ivar the Bloodhand''' was a Gaunt-lord from the [[First Age]].
*'''Karazgar''' was one of the Gúrzyul seeking to claim power in Mordor after Sauron's defeat.
*'''Mazog''' was a descendant of [[Azog]] and leader of the Orcs of Moria.
* '''[[Mordirith]]''' was the Steward of Angmar.
* '''Narmeleth''' was an elf maiden of [[Rivendell]] and daughter of Laerdan. She slew [[Amarthiel]] during the [[Battle of Fornost]] and became possessed by her soul over a thousand years later.
* '''Mundo Sackville-Baggins''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] who was mistakenly identified as having the ring.
* '''William Skunkwood''' was the leader of the [[Blackwolds]].
* '''[[Skorgrím Dourhand]]''' was a dwarf and leader of the [[Dourhands]]. He was slain during the Battle of Edhelion. His corpse was used as a vehicle by Ivar the Bloodhand who possessed it with a fell spirit to trick the Dourhands to ally themselves with the forces of [[Angmar]].
* '''[[Sambrog]]''' was the Wight-lord of the [[Barrow-downs]].

===Original Groups===
* '''The [[Blackwolds]]''' were a group of [[Men|Mannish]] brigands from [[Bree-land]].
* '''The [[Dourhands]]''' was a clan of dwarves aligned with the forces of [[Angmar]]. They were the dwarves that stayed behind to rebuild the Dwarven Halls in the [[Blue Mountains]] which were destroyed during the [[War of Wrath]].
*The '''Gúrzyul''' were powerful Black Númenoreans who served near the top of the chain of command in Mordor.
* The '''[[Inklings]]''' are a group of [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]-authors who discuss literature. They meet each other in the [[The Eagle and Child|Bird and Baby Inn]]. Prominent members are [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Ronald Dwale]], [[Owen Barfield|Owen Farfield]], [[Charles Williams|Carlo Williams]], and [[C.S. Lewis|Jack Lewisdown]]. The group and members are based on the real [[Inklings]].
*The '''Iron Garrison''' was a group of Longbeard Dwarves that sought to find [[Balin]] and retake the Mines of Moria.
*The '''Stout-axes''' were a House of Dwarves lost to slavery in Mordor. They were eventually freed after the demise of Sauron.
*The '''Warriors Three''' were a trio of Rohirrim adventure seekers.
*The '''Zhelruka''' were an eastern House of Dwarves who migrated westward after the War of the Ring.

===Original Objects===
* '''Narchuil''' was one of the [[lesser rings]] forged by the elven-smiths during the [[Second Age]].
* '''Zigilburk''' was a legendary [[mithril]] axe discovered in Moria by the Iron Garrison.
* The '''Vandassari''' were a set of stones brought from [[Númenor]] to Middle-earth. These are the Oath-stones with the power to hold those who swear upon them to their promises, such as the Stone of [[Erech]].
* The '''Black Book of Mordor''' was a mysterious text discovered in the Iron Hills.

===Original Locations===
* '''Agamaur''' was a vast swamp of the [[Lone-lands]]. It was a site of a major battle between [[Arthedain]], [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]]. To the west were the ruins of Ost Guruth, a fortress of [[Arnor]] claimed by the nomadic Eglain. To the east lay the ruins of Garth Agarwen, a fortress of Rhudaur ruled by [[Hill-men]] loyal to the mysterious Red Maid.
* '''[[The Eagle and Child|Bird and Baby Inn]]''' was an inn in [[Michel Delving]].
* '''[[Esteldin]]''' was a ruin of Arnor in the [[North Downs]]. At the time of the [[War of the Ring]], it was used as a base of operations by the [[Rangers of the North]].
*'''Falathlorn''' was a green and beautiful region of the [[Ered Luin]] favored by the Elves. It contained the Elvish havens of [[Duillond]] and [[Celondim]]. Not far from this region were the chilly Low-lands, site of the Dwarvish cities [[Gondamon]] and [[Kheledûl]].
*'''Galtrev''' was one of the largest towns of [[Dunland]], the nominal capitol of the country.
*'''Lhanuch''' was a chief village among the [[Dunlendings]] of [[Enedwaith]].
*'''Luntil's Ferry''' was a secret crossing of the River Anduin in [[Lossarnach]].
*'''Maur Tulhau''' was a [[Stoors|Stoorish]] Hobbit village in [[Enedwaith]] located in the forbidding Gloomgens. It was an remnant of the time when the Stoors lived in this region before most of their number moved north to [[The Shire]].
*'''Nar's Peak''' was a cleft along one of the spurs of the [[Misty Mountains]]. Thorin and some other exiles of [[Erebor]] dwelt for a time.
* '''[[Othrongroth]]''' was the oldest and largest Edain mound in the [[Barrow-downs]].
* '''Stangard''' was a [[Rohirrim]] settlement near the Great River [[Anduin]]. Its inhabitants were mostly exiles sent to protect [[Rohan]]'s outer borders.
* '''[[Tinnudir]]''' was an island in [[Lake Evendim]]. It was used as a headquarters by a group of Rangers called the Wardens of [[Annúminas]], protectors of the ancient capitol of Arnor.
*'''Wildermore''' was a small plateau in the northern portion of [[Eastemnet]]. It suffered an unnatural winter due to the machinations of Saruman.
*'''Woodsedge''' was one of the main towns of the [[Woodmen]] living in the Vales of [[Anduin]] at the edge of [[Mirkwood]].

==Active Worlds==
*[US]Arkenstone (Unofficial Oceanic)
*[EU]Belegaer [DE-RP]
*[US]Brandywine
*[US]Crickhollow
*[EU]Evernight [UK]
*[US]Gladden
*[EU]Gwaihir [DE]
*[US]Landroval [EN-RE]
*[EU]Laurelin [UK-RP]
*[EU]Sirannon [FR]
*Anor [Legendary]
*Shadowfax [Legendary]
*Treebeard [Legendary]

==European servers==
The European servers were originally created and hosted by [[Codemasters]], but on [[1 June]] [[2011]] LOTRO Europe was taken over by Turbine, who are based in the Easter U.S. This arrangement continued with Standing Stone Games who currently host the European servers.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.casualstrolltomordor.com/2011/04/turbines-lotro-service-goes-global/|articlename=Turbine's LOTRO Service Goes Global|dated=24 April 2011|website=A Casual Stroll to Mordor|accessed=2 January 2012}}</ref>

European servers are further distinguished by other languages, French and German in particular.

==Legendary Servers==
'''Legendary servers''' are special worlds with a progressive level cap. The first legendary server, Anor, was launched in 2018, while Ithil was opened shortly thereafter to accommodate congestion. Due to inactivity, Ithil was eventually closed in 2021.

In fall of 2021, two new Legendary servers were announced. Both would follow the previous legendary model, by starting at the original level cap of 50 and slowly expanding from there, but each had its own take on progression. The Shadowfax server gave players 50% more experience points than the standard servers, while Treebeard slowed experience point gain y 70%. Each server would also receive expansions at a different pace, with Shadowfax gaining expansions more quickly than Treebeard.

==Roleplay Servers==
To encourage players who wish to enjoy the game as their characters, some servers have been designated RP as roleplaying servers. In these worlds, it is expected that most players will interact together as the characters they have made, imagining themselves as actually being in Middle-earth. As a special case Landroval is designated RE, roleplay encouraged.

==Closed Worlds==
Over time, due to shifting player populations, worlds have been consolidated. Players transfer their characters to a new world and the old server is then closed. Below is a list of closed worlds.
*[RU] Fornost
*[RU] Mirkwood
*[RU] Aglarond
*[US] Vilya
*[EU] Maiar [DE]
*[US] Firefoot
*[US] Meneldor
*[US] Windfola
*[EU] Morthond [DE]
*[EU] Gilrain [UK]
*[US] Nimrodel
*[EU] Withywindle [UK]
*[EU] Vanyar [DE]
*[US] Dwarrowdelf
*[US] Riddermark
*[EU] Anduin [DE]
*[EU] Estel [FR-RP]
*[EU] Eldar
*[US] Imladris
*[US] Silverlode
*[US] Elendilmir (Oceanic)
*[EU] Snowbourn [UK]
*Ithil [Legendary]

==License==
For ''The Lord of the Rings Online'', [[Turbine]] (and subsequently [[Standing Stone Games]]) has licensed the rights to the content and lore of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. As a result neither Turbine, nor Standing Stone Games, does not have license rights to the [[New Line Cinema]] film series by [[Peter Jackson]], nor ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' books, or other posthumous works that were published recently, such us ''[[The Children of Húrin]]''.

==Reception==
''The Lord of the Rings Online'' has been received very positively thus far, as reviews continue to appear since the game's initial release.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/middleearthonline Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, The - Review] metacritic.com</ref>

GameDaily awarded the game 9/10, praising its rich, fantasy-themed universe, well-integrated trait and title system, and a story that remains true to the works of Tolkien. Yahoo! Video Games wrote a review with few negative mentions, awarding the game a score of 4/5,<ref>[http://videogames.yahoo.com/gamereview?cid=1990963744&tab=reviews&page=0&eid=513259 The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Review] Yahoo! Games</ref> while ''Computer and Video Games'' called the game an essential purchase for ''Lord of the Rings'' fans, scoring the game a 9.2/10.<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=161846&skip=yes PC Review: Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar] ''Computer and Video Games''</ref> Eurogamer scored the game a 9.0/10, calling it tough to resist.<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=75657 Review - Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar] Eurogamer</ref> Gamespy gave it 4.5/5 stars, claiming the game "opened up Middle-Earth to the masses" but commented negatively on its weak PvP content,<ref>[http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/lord-of-the-rings-online-shadows-of-angmar/785884p1.html The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Review] GameSpy</ref> while GameTrailers awarded it 8.5/10,<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=754 The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar] Game Trailers</ref> citing its interesting tweaks to the MMO genre. IGN.com ranked it a similar 8.6/10, praising it for its solid experience, though criticizing it for its lack of major improvements to the genre.<ref>[http://pc.ign.com/articles/787/787942p3.html The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Review] IGN</ref> GamerNode.com awarded the game an 8.8/10, calling it the best MMO launch experience since ''Ultima Online''.<ref>[http://www.gamernode.com/PC/Reviews/2848-Lord-of-the-Rings-Online-Review/index.html Lord of the Rings Online] GamerNode</ref> The ''New York Times'' called the game "a major achievement of interactive storytelling, the first game truly worthy of the ‘Lord of the Rings' franchise and a must-play for just about anyone with an interest in Tolkien or the future of online entertainment."<ref>[http://lotro.turbine.com/article/356 Lord of the Rings Online Press Release] Lord of the Rings Online</ref> In a GameSpot review, the product was awarded an 8.3/10, praising its appealing polish and intriguing Monster Play feature.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/middleearthonline/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=topten&tag=topten;all;score;5 The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar for PC Review] GameSpot</ref> Gamepro.com's review gave it an overall 4.25/5, pointing out how engaging the epic quests are, as well as how faithful to the novels the game managed to stay.<ref>[http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/112000.shtml Review: The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar for PC] Gamepro</ref> GameSpy declared ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' 'Game of the Month' for May 2007.<ref>[http://uk.gamespy.com/articles/795/795353p2.html Game of the Month: May 2007] GameSpy</ref>

==Awards==
In August 2007, Codemasters announced that ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' had received five Golden Joystick Awards nominations for the five applicable categories for the game,<ref>[http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6925679.stm Music and vice top games awards] BBC News</ref> and in October 2007 that it had won the "PC Game of the Year" at these awards.<ref>[http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7693&Itemid=2 Gears Wins Big at Game Awards] Next-Generation</ref> and again won the same award on October 2008. In December 2007, GameSpy awarded ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' 6th place in the top 10 PC games of 2007.<ref>[http://goty.gamespy.com/2007/pc/6.html GameSpy's Game of the Year 2007] GameSpy</ref> On December 18, Turbine announced it had also won the GameSpy MMO of the Year award.<ref>[http://www.lotro.com/article/476 LOTRO Wins Top Honors from Gamespy!] Lord of the Rings Online</ref> In January 2009, mmorpg.com awarded Turbine both MMORPG studio of the year 2008<ref>[http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/45/feature/2574/Best-MMO-Studio-of-2008-Winner MMORPG.com Best MMO Studo of 2008] mmorpg.com</ref>, and MMO Expansion of the Year for ''Mines of Moria''.<ref>[http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/45/feature/2579 MMORPG.com Best Expansion of 2008] mmorpg.com</ref>

==Subscription model==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Free to Play.png|300px|thumb]]
In North America, players who pre-ordered the game were offered a special founder's offer, a lifetime subscription for $199 or reduced cost of $9.99 per month. Standard monthly fee is $14.99 with three, six, twelve month, and lifetime discounts available. European players had a similar program from Codemasters.

A Holiday subscription was available in December of 2007 and January of 2008 for $9.99/month for a 3 month commitment. A one year anniversary addition includes a $9.99/month subscription or a $199.99 Lifetime subscription, which was again offered during the lead up to the release of Mines of Moria.

Warner Bros. announced on June 4, 2010 that Lord of the Rings Online will offer a free-to-play model starting in the fall of 2010.<ref>[http://turbine.com/news/105-warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-the-lord-of-the-rings-online-to-adopt-global-free-to-play-model.html Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces The Lord of the Rings Online™ to Adopt Global Free-to-Play Model] Turbine, Inc</ref> On August 18, 2010, Warner Bros. announced that the free-to-play model would go live on September 10, 2010. On October 21, 2010, [[Codemasters]] announced that a preview of Free-to-Play would be available in Europe on October 25, 2010.<ref>[http://community.lotro-europe.com/news.php?id=10839&pagename=news&type=news The Lord of the Rings Online Europe Preview Event]</ref>

==External links==
* '''[http://lotro.com Official website]'''
** '''[http://forums.lotro.com/ LOTRO Community Forums]''': The official ''Lord of the Rings Online'' forums
* '''[http://lotro-wiki.com LoTRO-Wiki]''': The most complete source of information for the game
* '''[http://lotroplayers.com LoTRO Players]''': Long-running news site and podcast
* '''[http://www.dadislotroguides.com Dadi's LOTRO Guides]''': Useful guides for various game systems.

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! align=center colspan="2" style="background:#ccccff" | '''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'''
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|style="font-size: 90%; background:#ccccff; padding-right: 5px;" align=right width="150px" |'''Games titles'''
|style="font-size: 90%;" align=center |''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar|Shadows of Angmar]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria|Mines of Moria]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood|Siege of Mirkwood]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard|Rise of Isengard]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan|Riders of Rohan]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep|Helm's Deep]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor|Mordor]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul|Minas Morgul]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: War of Three Peaks|War of Three Peaks]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Fate of Gundabad|Fate of Gundabad]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Before the Shadow|Before the Shadow]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar|Corsairs of Umbar]]''
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|style="font-size: 90%;" align=center |''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar#Synopsis|Volume I: Shadows of Angmar]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria#Synopsis|Volume II: Mines of Moria]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood#Volume III: Allies of the King|Volume III: Allies of the King]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep#Volume IV: The Strength of Sauron|Volume IV: The Strength of Sauron]]'' · ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor|The Black Book of Mordor]]''
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Aragorn

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Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* Portrayal in adaptations */

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| name=Aragorn
| image=[[File:Yulia Alekseeva - Aragorn in Rivendell.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Aragorn in Rivendell" by [[:Category:Images by Yulia Alekseeva|Yulia Alekseeva]]
| pronun=[[Sindarin|S]], {{IPA|[ˈaraɡorn]}}
| othernames=''See [[Aragorn#Other names|below]]''
| titles=[[Chieftain of the Dúnedain]] [[High King of the Dúnedain]] [[King of Gondor and Arnor]]<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref> [[King of the West]]<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> Lord of the [[Westlands]]
| position=[[Rangers of the North|Ranger]] Leader of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] (after [[Gandalf]]'s death) King of the [[Reunited Kingdom]]
| location=[[Rivendell]] [[Gondor]] [[Arnor]] [[Rohan]] [[Rhûn]] and [[Harad]]<ref>{{FR|Council}}, p. 248</ref>
| affiliation=[[Fellowship of the Ring]]
| language=[[Westron]] [[Sindarin]] [[Quenya]]
| birth=[[1 March]], {{TA|2931}}
| birthlocation=[[Eriador]]
| rule={{TA|2933}} - {{TA|3019|n}} (Chieftain) {{TA|3019}} - {{FoA|120}} (King)
| death=[[1 March]], {{FoA|120}}<ref>{{App|B5}}, entry '''1541''', p. 1098</ref>
| deathlocation=[[Gondor]]
| age=210
| notablefor=Reuniting the [[Reunited Kingdom|Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor]]
| house=[[House of Isildur]] Founder of the [[House of Telcontar]]
| parentage=[[Arathorn II]] (father) [[Gilraen]] (mother) [[Elrond]] (foster father)
| siblings=
| spouse=[[Arwen]]
| children=[[Eldarion]] At least two daughters<ref name="Tale">{{App|Tale}}</ref>
| gender=Male
| height=At least 6'6<nowiki>''</nowiki> (1.98 m)<ref name="RC">{{HM|RC}}, p. 272 citing from a note written by J.R.R. Tolkien approximately in 1969</ref><ref>{{NM|P2vi}}, p. 194</ref>
| hair=Dark, flecked with grey<ref name="Sign">{{FR|Sign}}</ref>
| eyes=Grey<ref name="Sign"/>
| clothing=High leather boots, dark-green cloak (as a [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]])<ref name="Sign"/> Pure white mantle, black mail girt with silver (as a King)<ref>{{RK|Steward}}</ref>
| weapons=[[Andúril]]
| steed=[[Roheryn]] [[Hasufel]]
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<center>{{quote|Tall as the sea-kings of old, he stood above all that were near; ancient of days he seemed and yet in the flower of manhood; and wisdom sat upon his brow, and strength and healing were in his hands, and a light was about him.|''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Steward and the King]]"}}</center>

'''Aragorn II''' was the son of [[Arathorn II]] and [[Gilraen]]. He was the last [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]] and a direct descendant through many<ref group="note">Aragorn II is of the 39th generation descended from Isildur, through 23 generations of the Kings of Arnor and Arthedain (beginning with [[Valandil (King of Arnor)|Valandil]] and ending with [[Arvedui]]) and 15 generations of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain (beginning with [[Aranarth]] and ending with Arathorn II).</ref> generations of [[Isildur]], the last [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] of both [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]]. Aragorn would become the greatest [[Men|Man]] of his time, leading the [[Dúnedain|Men of the West]] against [[Sauron]]'s forces, helping to destroy [[the One Ring]], and reuniting the [[Reunited Kingdom|Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor]].

== History ==
=== Early life ===
Aragorn was born in {{TA|2931}} to the Chieftain Arathorn II and received the name Aragorn. His grandmother, [[Ivorwen]], noted with [[foresight]] that Aragorn would one day wear on his breast a green stone.<ref>{{PM|Foreword}}</ref>

A legend says that the [[Wizards|Wizard]] [[Gandalf]] had brought such a stone, called the [[Elfstone|Elessar]], from [[Valinor]]. He gave the Elessar to the [[Elves|Elven]] Lady [[Galadriel]] and remarked prophetically that she would pass it to another, who will also be called Elessar.<ref>{{UT|6}}</ref> From this would come Aragorn's royal name ''Elessar'' ([[Quenya]] for "Elfstone").
[[File:Anna Kulisz - Elrond and Estel.jpg|thumb|left|''Elrond and Estel'' by [[:Category:Images by Anna Kulisz|Anna Kulisz]]]]
When Aragorn was two years old, his father was slain when an [[Orcs|Orc]] arrow pierced his eye. As was the tradition of his people, Aragorn was fostered in [[Rivendell]] by [[Elrond]] as if he were his own son. The [[Wise]] decided that his identity was to be kept secret, as he would be vulnerable to [[Sauron|the Enemy]]. Aragorn was called '''''[[Estel]]''''' ([[Sindarin]] for "Hope") instead. During his life in Rivendell he accompanied the twin sons of Elrond, [[Elrohir]] and [[Elladan]], on their journeys.<ref name="Tale"/>

"Estel" grew to be fair and noble, and was seemingly more mature than his age. When Aragorn was twenty-one years old, after returning from a journey with the [[twins]] in {{TA|2952}}, Elrond decided to reveal his true name and ancestry. As part of this revelation, Elrond delivered to him the heirlooms of [[House of Isildur|his House]]: the shards of [[Narsil]] and the [[Ring of Barahir]]. Elrond also said that he should earn the [[Sceptre of Annúminas]]. The next day, full of hope, Aragorn was sitting in the forest singing a part of the ''[[Lay of Leithian|Lay of Lúthien]]''; as he sang of the meeting [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]], [[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond, who had newly returned from [[Lothlórien]], appeared to him. Aragorn thought that Lúthien herself had appeared, and fell in love.<ref name="Tale"/>
[[File:Stephen Hickman - Aragorn and Arwen.jpg|thumb|left|''Aragorn and Arwen'' by [[Stephen Hickman]]]]

=== Life as a Ranger ===
Estel took up his proper name as Aragorn, sixteenth of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, and after he took leave of his mother and Elrond he went into [[The Wild]].<ref name="Tale"/> In {{TA|2953}} he was not present in Rivendell for the last meeting of the [[White Council]]. Aragorn met [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]] in {{TA|2956}}, and they became great friends.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> At Gandalf's advice he started to become interested in [[the Shire]] and became known as '''''Strider''''' in this region.
[[File:Catherine Chmiel - Ecthelion,Thorongil and Boromir study.jpg|thumb|right|''"Thorongil" with Ecthelion II'' by [[Catherine Karina Chmiel]]]]
From {{TA|2957}} to {{TA|2980}} Aragorn took great journeys aiding the [[West]] against [[Sauron]] and his allies. After serving King [[Thengel]] of [[Rohan]], he went to [[Ruling Steward|Steward]] [[Ecthelion II]] of [[Gondor]],<ref name="TA"/> who was in dire need of able men to guard his realm from [[Mordor]]. Aragorn kept his identity secret but as he wore a silver star upon his cloak, and was swift and keen-eyed, the [[Gondorians]] called him '''''Thorongil''''' (Sindarin for "Eagle of the Star"). He was a great leader by land and sea and Ecthelion trusted and loved him most. Some believed that there was rivalry between him and the Steward's son, [[Denethor]], who probably knew his identity as [[Heir of Isildur]], and suspected that he and Gandalf worked to supplant him. Thorongil however saw himself only as the servant of the [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]], whom he advised to not trust [[Saruman]] and instead to welcome Gandalf (whom Denethor didn't trust or love).

Ecthelion was anticipating an attack from Sauron who had just returned, and Thorongil warned him that in that event the [[Southern Fiefs]] would be vulnerable to the [[Corsairs of Umbar]]. He was allowed by Ecthelion to take a few ships and lead an [[Surprise Attack on Umbar|attack against Umbar]]; at night he burned many ships, and in a fight slew the [[Captain of the Haven]] with only few casualties. Great honour awaited him in [[Minas Tirith]] but he did not return; while in [[Pelargir]], he sent a farewell message to Ecthelion, speaking of other tasks calling him, and saying that fate would not bring him again to Gondor soon. To the grief and wonder of his companions he crossed the [[Anduin]] and was last seen staring at the [[Mountains of Shadow]].<ref>{{App|Stewards}}</ref> He left Gondor to travel into the far East and South "exploring the hearts of men good and evil" and learning about the "plots and devices" of the servants of the Dark Lord. His exploits ensured the survival of the [[West]] much later during the [[War of the Ring]].

Later in 2980 on his return to Rivendell he entered [[Lothlórien]], and there once again met Arwen in [[Caras Galadhon]]. For one season they wandered together in Lothlórien. At midsummer he gave her the heirloom of his House, the [[Ring of Barahir]], and Arwen pledged her hand to him in marriage.<ref name="Tale"/>

Elrond gave his foster son permission to marry his daughter, on the condition that he must first become king of both Gondor and Arnor, for only a king would be worthy of Arwen's hand. This harsh condition had a precedent: King [[Thingol]]'s request that [[Beren]] obtain a [[Silmarils|Silmaril]] from [[Morgoth]] before marrying his daughter [[Lúthien]].<ref name="Tale"/>

=== Hunt for Gollum ===
In the year {{TA|3001}}, as a now revealed [[Sauron]] continued to regain power in [[Mordor]], Aragorn began assisting [[Gandalf]] in his search for news of [[Gollum]]. Gandalf suspected that the ring [[Bilbo Baggins]] found near Gollum's lake was in fact [[the One Ring]]. In {{TA|3007}}, he briefly returned to [[Eriador]] where he visited his mother for the last time. She died before that year's spring.

In {{TA|3009}} Gandalf and Aragorn renewed their hunt for Gollum, searching intermittently in the [[vales of Anduin]], [[Mirkwood]], and [[Rhovanion]], even to the confines of [[Mordor]], without knowing that around that time Gollum ventured into Mordor, and was captured by Sauron.<ref name="TA"/> [[Third Age 3017|After eight years]] Gollum was released and Aragorn finally overtook him in the [[Dead Marshes]]<ref name="TA"/> on [[1 February]]. With Gollum he travelled through the northern [[Emyn Muil]], to prevent being found by Sauron's spies, and crossed the Anduin at the [[Sarn Gebir]]. He travelled further north along the edges of [[Fangorn Forest]] and through Lothlórien,<ref name="UT">{{UT|Hunt}}</ref> where the Elves sent a message to Gandalf.<ref>{{UT|Hunt}}, Note 5</ref> He travelled alongside the Anduin to the north until he arrived at the [[Carrock]]. With the aid of the [[Beornings]] he crossed the Anduin with Gollum and entered [[Mirkwood]]. He took Gollum to [[Thranduil]] to be held captive.<ref name="UT"/><ref name="TA"/> He then returned west where he met with Gandalf at [[Sarn Ford]] and learned of [[Frodo Baggins]]' plan to leave the Shire with the Ring in late September. Aragorn then continued his own journey.<ref name="Strider">{{FR|Strider}}</ref>

=== The War of the Ring ===
When Aragorn returned to his area, the [[Elves]] who followed [[Gildor Inglorion]] told Aragorn the [[Nazgûl|Black Riders]] had been seen, Gandalf had been missing and there were no messages from him. Aragorn and his [[Rangers of the North|Rangers]] kept watch over the border of [[the Shire]] and the [[East Road]] waiting for sight of Frodo but there was no news of them leaving [[Buckland]].<ref name="Strider"/>

While staying in [[Bree]], Aragorn crossed the paths of four hobbits in [[The Prancing Pony]]. Aragorn watched as the hobbits clumsily hid their names and intentions, and as [[Frodo Baggins]], the leader of the party, fell from a table and disappeared as he put the ring on. Aragorn, whose name was given as Strider, seemed to show no surprise, only annoyance at Frodo’s foolish vanishing act. He arranged for an interview that night, where he warned them of the Black Riders and [[Bill Ferny]] then bluntly requested that they use him as a guide. After some consideration, and a note given them by the forgetful [[Barliman Butterbur]] from Gandalf condoning him, Frodo agreed.
[[File:Jef Murray - Amon Sûl.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jef Murray]] - ''Amon Sûl'']]
Aragorn’s plan to reach Rivendell was to first head toward [[Archet]] and bear right to [[Weathertop]]. After the ambush at Weathertop and the wounding of Frodo, [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] took over the position as leader of the Hobbits. After a while they met [[Glorfindel]], a friend of Aragorn’s, and it was not much later that they arrived in Rivendell.
[[File:Darrell Sweet - The Reforging of the Sword.jpg|thumb|[[Darrell Sweet]] - ''The Reforging of the Sword'']]
After the Council of Elrond, Aragorn became a member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. As a preparation for his travel, the ancient shards of [[Narsil]], the heirloom of his House, were reforged after 3 millennia. Aragorn carried the Sword Reforged, and renamed it [[Andúril]].

Aragorn's intentions were to travel with the [[Fellowship of the Ring|company]] for a while before returning to [[Gondor]] with [[Boromir]]. Aragorn encouraged the taking of the [[Caradhras|Redhorn Pass]], which ended in disaster. He conceded to Gandalf’s choice to pass through [[Moria]], but warned Gandalf to be cautious if he entered Moria, because he had a very evil memory from his previous visit to Moria. Indeed, after Gandalf fell into the abyss with [[Durin's Bane]], Aragorn was naturally elected leader of the company, despite some resentment by Boromir.

==== Leading the Fellowship of the Ring ====
Aragorn again amazed the rest of the Fellowship by his apparent closeness to the people of [[Lothlórien]], and his friendship with [[Celeborn]] and [[Galadriel]]. At their departure, Galadriel offered him the [[Elfstone]] as a wedding gift from the family of the Elven bride to the groom, foretelling his marriage to Arwen.<ref>{{MR|P3II3}}</ref> It was worn by Aragorn ever after and from that he later took the name '''Elessar'''.

Even at the [[Rauros|Falls of Rauros]] he was undecided, leaving it to Frodo for the final decision. For though it was obvious he wished to go to [[Minas Tirith]] with Boromir, he yet felt that it was his duty to go where the [[Ring-bearers|Ring-bearer]] chose.

[[File:Inger Edelfeldt - Death of Boromir.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Death of Boromir'' by [[Inger Edelfeldt]]]]
After Frodo escaped him and Boromir perished, he with the remaining members of the Fellowship, namely [[Legolas]] and [[Gimli]], chose to try and save [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] from the [[Uruk-hai]] that had ambushed them, forming the group that would later be known as the [[Three Hunters]].

He met [[Éomer]] in the fields of [[Rohan]], and an instant friendship formed, both feeling the honesty and lordliness of the other. Éomer took a risk for his sake, giving him horses, with the promise that one day Aragorn would return to [[Edoras]]. Aragorn, tracking the Hobbits, followed into [[Fangorn Forest]], where he met the resurrected [[Gandalf|Gandalf the White]]. After the restoration of [[Théoden]], he rode to [[Helm's Deep]] to fight in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]]. There he, alongside his new-found “brother” Éomer, and King Théoden, marshalled the defence against [[Saruman]]’s army. His revealed majesty upon the battlements of the Hornburg as he waited for the dawn caused some of the [[Dunlendings|Wild men]] to pause and shudder, and he heralded the return of Gandalf with [[Erkenbrand]].

After Pippin’s terrifying experience with the [[Orthanc-stone]], Gandalf presented it in a formal manner to Aragorn, its rightful master, who hinted that it would be used by him eventually. After the departure of Gandalf and Pippin to Minas Tirith, he rode for a while longer with Théoden, meeting up with his friend [[Halbarad]] of the North, [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], and a company of staunch and fearless Rangers. Elladan and Elrohir gave him a message from Elrond: "''The days are short. If thou art in haste, remember the [[Paths of the Dead]]''". Halbarad bore a gift from the Lady Arwen – the [[Standard of Elendil]]. Aragorn knew the path set before him.

==== The Return of the King ====
A little while later Aragorn took his companions and his rangers and set out for [[Dunharrow]], departing from the King’s company. His course was clear: to take the Paths of the Dead, to summon the [[Oathbreakers|Dead Men]]. In Dunharrow, he met the lady [[Éowyn]], who had fallen in love with him. After making it clear that he could not accept her love, he turned towards the evil road with the dawn.

[[File:Ted Nasmith - Thus Came Aragorn.jpg|thumb|right|''Thus Came Aragorn'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
The [[Grey Company]] passed through the [[Dark Door]] and the [[Dwimorberg]], the Dead following, and coming at last to the [[Stone of Erech]], Aragorn summoned them to his aid. They drew their swords and blew their horns in answer, and swept down upon the [[Corsairs of Umbar|Corsairs]] at [[Pelargir]] and drove the mariners away. Aragorn released them, and took their ships north to Minas Tirith, where the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] raged. The Standard of Elendil broke forth, and his Dúnedain swept down, giving the final blow to the army of [[Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)|Gothmog]]. The counter-attacked army of [[Sauron]] crumbled utterly, but Aragorn did not enter the city.

Aragorn, furling his banner, appointed [[Imrahil]] the temporary lord of the City, as the law demanded. Eventually, however, Aragorn did come to the [[Houses of Healing]], where he tended and restored Merry, Éowyn, and [[Faramir]], in accordance with the prophecy “''The hands of the king are the hands of a healer, and so shall the rightful king be known''”. Many of the people of Minas Tirith came to Aragorn and followed him, asking that he heal those they knew. Aragorn worked late into the night, before finally leaving the city, hooded and cloaked. When in the morning the people saw the banner of [[Dol Amroth]], they wondered if the Return of the King had been but a dream.<ref name=Houses>{{RK|Houses}}</ref>

[[File:Inger Edelfeldt - The Crowning of Aragorn.jpg|thumb|left|''The Crowning of Aragorn'' by [[Inger Edelfeldt]]]]
Aragorn held [[Last Debate|council]] with his trusted companions, namely Gandalf, Éomer, Imrahil, and Elrond’s sons – Halbarad had fallen in battle. He agreed to draw forth the forces of [[Mordor]] for the benefit of the [[Quest of the Ring]], and so arranged matters for the [[Battle of the Morannon]]. After the destruction of the Ring in [[Mount Doom|Orodruin]] and victory at the [[Morannon]], Aragorn returned at last in the triumphant manner that befitted his position. He was crowned at the gates of Minas Tirith, winning the hearts of the people of [[Gondor]].

=== Reign as Elessar ===
Aragorn ruled the [[Reunited Kingdom]] of Gondor and Arnor until year 120 of the [[Fourth Age]].

He pardoned the [[Easterlings]] that had surrendered and made peace with the [[Haradrim]]. He freed the slaves of Mordor and gave them the [[Sea of Núrnen]].<ref>{{RK|Steward}}, p. 968</ref>

Some days after his coronation, Gandalf took Elessar up the slopes of Mount [[Mindolluin]], and there he found the scion of [[Nimloth of Númenor|Nimloth]], the symbol of his mastery of the [[Reunited Kingdom]]. Elrond and Arwen came to Gondor and Elrond gave Elessar the [[Sceptre of Annúminas]] signifying the Kingship of Arnor. He wedded Arwen on Midsummer's day of 3019, and then was forced to bid his old friends farewell. He turned back to his new kingdom as the [[Fourth Age]] dawned and the Ringbearers left the shores of Middle-earth forever.

One of his first tasks in the re-ordering of his realm was the restoration of [[Orthanc]] and ordered the [[Orthanc-stone]] to be returned there. With this opportunity, many secrets and hoarded treasures were revealed including the [[Elendilmir]] which Saruman took from Isildur's body. Elessar received the Elemdilmir with reverence and took it with him as he established his full kingship of [[Arnor]].<ref>{{UT|Isen}}</ref>

Elessar gave his [[Steward]] Faramir the title [[Lord of Emyn Arnen]] and created him as [[Prince of Ithilien]]<ref>{{RK|Steward}}</ref>. He declared the [[Drúadan Forest]] to belong to the [[Drúedain]] and a protected enclave of his Kingdom.<ref>{{RK|Partings}}</ref> He also re-established the Great [[Council of Gondor]] whose chief councillor was the Steward<ref>{{L|244}}</ref>. He also renewed the [[Oath of Cirion]] with Éomer.

As for [[the Shire]], he declared it a Free Land under the protection of the Northern Sceptre and forbade Men from entering it. He appointed the [[Thain]], the [[Master of Buckland]], and the [[Mayor of Michel Delving]] Counsellors of the North-kingdom. Also he offered to the Shire the [[Westmarch|lands]] up to the [[Tower Hills|Emyn Beraid]].<ref name=later>{{App|Later}}</ref>

He founded the royal [[House of Telcontar]], he had a son, [[Eldarion]], and a number of daughters.

King Elessar died after 210 years of life and 122 years of rule and was succeeded by his son [[Eldarion]]. His wife Arwen, now mortal, gave up her life shortly afterwards in year 121, aged 2,901.

==Characteristics==

===Physical Appearance===
Aragorn is described as "lean, dark, and tall," with "a shaggy head of dark hair flecked with grey, and in a pale stern face a pair of keen grey eyes."<ref>{{FR|Sign}}</ref> [[Tolkien]] later wrote that he was at least 6'6".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 229 (citing a "late, unpublished note").</ref>

===Personality===
Aragorn held his heritage in high esteem and was willing to commit to a single path in life in the name of love. <ref name="Tale"/> He possessed a nigh indomitable will, as he psychically challenged [[Sauron]] for control of the [[Palantir]] of [[Orthanc]] and proved to be victorious.<ref name=Company>{{RK|Company}}</ref> Yet this will did not prevent him from honoring his own word and the words of his forebears.<ref name=Debate>{{RK|Debate}}</ref> Aragorn was also described as '[[Elves|Elven]]-wise' due to spending his youth in Rivendell with [[Elrond]] as well as learning from [[Gandalf]].<ref>{{App|Tale}}</ref>

=== Weapons and skills ===
Aragorn wielded [[Anduril]], the sword re-forged from the shards of [[Narsil]] as his weapon of choice throughout the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{FR|South}} "Aragorn had Andúril but no other weapon."</ref> He was an extremely capable swordsman, as he was able to survive the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] unscathed along with [[Eomer]] and [[Imrahil]].<ref>{{RK|Battle}}</ref> He was also a capable military tactician, as during that same battle, he was able to reinforce the [[Rohirrim]] and hit the weakest point of the army of [[Mordor]], along with taking time to rearrange his army's positions during the [[Battle of the Morannon]].<ref>{{RK|Gate}}</ref> He was also a skilled healer, most notably with the herb [[Athelas]], as he was able to heal [[Faramir]] and [[Eowyn]] of their wounds,<ref>{{RK|Houses}}</ref> as well as slow down the effects of the [[Morgul-knife]] used to stab [[Frodo]] on [[Weathertop]].<ref>{{FR|Flight}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
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'''''Aragorn''''' is a [[Sindarin]] name, which means "revered king".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 31 entry S ''Ara(n)gorn''</ref><ref name=PE17Turgond>{{PE|17}}, p. 113 entry S '''Turgond-'''</ref> It contains the phonetic reduction ''ara'' of ''[[aran]]'' ("king") and the adjective ''[[gorn|(n)gorn]]'' ("dreaded, revered").<ref name=PE17Turgond/>

The [[Quenya]] form of ''Aragorn'' was '''''Arakorno'''''.<ref name="WP">{{PE|17}}, p. 70 f. entry Q '''ar''' in the translation of the sentence into Quenya ''Sanome tarne Olórin, Arakorno, [...]''</ref>

== Other names ==
* '''Aragorn II''' - Aragorn's name as [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]]. He was possibly named after [[Aragorn I]].
* [[Thorongil]] - [[Sindarin|S]] "Eagle of the Star", a pseudonym used in [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]]. Pronounced {{IPA|[θoˈroŋɡil]}}.
* '''Elessar''' - [[Quenya|Q]] "Elfstone", Aragorn's name as a king. Despite popular use as such, Aragorn was never known as "Aragorn Elessar", "Aragorn II Elessar" or "[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|King Aragorn]]". Pronounced {{IPA|[eˈlesːar]}}.
* '''Edhelharn''' - The [[Sindarin]] equivalent of Elessar, used in the King's Letter.<ref>{{SD|XI2}}, p. 128ff</ref> '''Edhelharn''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for [[Elfstone]] ([[Quenya|Q]]. ''[[Elessar]]''). Derived from the words ''[[edhel]]'' "elf" and ([[Lenition|lenited]]) ''[[sarn]].'' Pronounced {{IPA|[eˈðel.harn]}}.
* [[Elfstone]] - The [[Westron|Common Speech]] version of the previous two.
* [[Envinyatar|''Envinyatar'']] - [[Quenya|Q]] "the Renewer". This title was claimed by Aragorn after the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. It referred to the prophecy that he would renew the hope of the Dúnedain by reuniting the Two Kingdoms.
* [[Estel]] - [[Quenya|Q]]. Usually glossed as "Hope", the concept ''estel'' more widely means "hope, trust, a temper of mind, steady fixed in purpose, and difficult to dissuade and unlikely to fall into despair or abandon its purpose". Pronounced {{IPA|[ˈestel]}}.
* [[Strider (Aragorn)|Strider]] - A sobriquet given by the men of [[Bree]]. Aragorn used it mockingly.
* '''Wingfoot''' - An honorary name given by [[Éomer]] after the pursuit of the [[Uruk-hai]] through the [[Eastemnet]].<ref>{{TT|III2}}</ref>
* [[Telcontar]] - A [[Quenya]] form of "Strider", this was the name of Elessar's Royal House. It was not used independently. Pronounced {{IPA|[telˈkontar]}}.
* [[Heir of Isildur|Isildur's Heir]] - A poetic address, as he was the heir of [[Isildur]].
* '''The Dúnadan''' - "[[Dúnedain|Man of the West]]", a name given by [[Bilbo Baggins]] when their friendship evolved.
* '''Longshanks''' - another, though less frequently used, sobriquet in Bree, ascribed to [[Bill Ferny]]. The legs of the [[Bree-landers|Bree-men]] were shorter than the legs of the [[Dúnedain]].
* '''Arakorno''' - A rare Quenya form of Aragorn, which only appeared in a discussion about the words for Quenya.<ref name="WP"/> Pronounced {{IPA|[ˌaraˈkorno]}}.

== Genealogy ==
This is an abbreviated family tree; see '''''[[Ancestry of Aragorn II]]''''' for Aragorn's full line of descent.

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=== Relation to Arwen ===
Arwen was a very distant cousin of Aragorn. By their marriage, the long-sundered lines of the [[Half-elven]] were joined.<ref name="Numenor">{{App|A1i}}</ref> Their union also served to unite and preserve the bloodlines of the kings of the three kindreds of the High Elves ([[Ingwë]], [[Finwë]], and brothers [[Elwë]], [[Olwë]], and [[Elmo]]) as well as the only line with [[Maiar]]in blood through Arwen's great-great-grandmother, [[Melian]]. There were at least two marriages between descendants of Elendil in Aragorn's ancestry, so Aragorn was related to Arwen by blood along at least three lines.

Through his father, Arathorn II, Aragorn was Arwen's first cousin sixty-two times removed through his ancestor Arvedui and sixty-seven times removed through his ancestor Fíriel. Both of these lines descend through four<ref name="Numenor"/> generations of the Kings of Númenor, Silmariën, eighteen<ref>{{UT|Kings}}</ref> generations of the Lords of Andúnië, and Elendil, as well as Aranarth and fifteen<ref name="North">{{App|North}}</ref> succeeding generations of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, including Aragorn himself. Aragorn's mother Gilraen was also descended from Aranarth,<ref name="North"/> but the number of generations between them is unknown.

== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In the earliest unpublished versions of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (see ''[[The History of The Lord of the Rings]]''), the character that later became Aragorn was called '''''[[Trotter]]''''' instead of Strider, and was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] instead of a [[Men|Man]]. He had wooden feet, because he had once traveled to Mordor and been tortured there with the character envisioned as a relative of Bilbo and Frodo. This name would carry over when the character was revised into a man and would remain in use for much of the book's composition. During writing of the latter portions of Book II, Tolkien would temporarily rename the character, ''[[Elfstone]]'' on the proposition that a man should not have an Elvish name. Another name considered was ''[[Ingold]].''<ref name="comp">{{HM|RC}}</ref>

== Portrayal in adaptations ==
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|File:War in Middle Earth - Aragorn and Frodo against a Nazgul.png|Aragorn with [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]''
|File:The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Strider.jpg|Strider in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]
|File:The Return of the King (1980 film) - Aragorn.jpg|Aragorn in [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings (film series) - Aragorn.jpg|Aragorn in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) - Aragorn.JPG|Aragorn in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Aragorn.jpg|Aragorn in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
|File:2011-12-23 00061.jpg|Aragorn in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]''
|File:LEGO Aragorn poster.png|Aragorn as a ''[[Lego]] mini figure''
|File:The Lord of the Rings Heroes of Middle earth-Aragorn.png|Aragorn in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'
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=== Films ===
'''1978: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)]]'':'''
:The voice of Aragorn is provided by [[John Hurt]]. Some critics have commented that he looks Native American.<ref>{{webcite|author=Conrad Brunstrom|articleurl=https://conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com/2023/12/21/tolkien-and-diverse-casting-the-1978-animated-lord-of-the-rings/|articlename=Tolkien and Diverse Casting. The 1978 animated Lord of the Rings|dated=21 December 2023|website=[https://conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com/ Conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com]|accessed=11 March 2024}}</ref>

'''1980: ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)]]'':'''
:Aragorn was voiced by [[Theodore Bikel]] in the 1980 [[Rankin/Bass]] animated film. His role is dramatically reduced to a handful of scenes and there is no mention of any previous involvement with the [[Fellowship of the Ring]].

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Aragorn is played by [[Viggo Mortensen]], though [[Stuart Townsend]] was originally cast in the role. Townsend was deemed too young. Mortensen had just two weeks to train for his first scene, the standoff with the [[Nazgûl]] at [[Weathertop]]. Utilizing the modern "reluctant hero" trope, Mortensen portrays Aragorn as full of self-doubt, while he is much more sure of himself in the book.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'':'''
:Aragorn's part in this film is largely similar to the events in the book. The most significant difference is that, in the book, there was no [[Wargs|Warg]] attack on the party traveling to Helm's Deep and Aragorn did not fall down a cliff.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Aragorn finally steps into his role as king after having a lot of self-doubt beforehand.

'''2014: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':'''
:Although he is not physically present, he is mentioned by [[Thranduil]] to his son, [[Legolas]]. Thranduil tells Legolas to seek a young ranger known as "Strider" and that Legolas would have to discover Strider's true name for himself. In the continuity of the films, Aragorn would have been 27 rather than a ten-year-old child.

=== Television ===
'''1993: [[Hobitit|''Hobitit'']]:'''
:Aragorn is portrayed by [[Kari Väänänen]], the same actor who played [[Gollum]] in the series.

=== Radio series ===
'''1955: [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Aragorn is provided by [[Godfrey Kenton]].

'''1979: [[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Aragorn is provided by [[Tom Luce]].

'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:Aragorn was voiced by [[Robert Stephens]]. For his early scenes, according to [[John McAndrew]] (Pippin) Stephens adopted an accurate Bristol accent to help suggest the disguise Strider adopted in Bree.

'''2001-2003: [[Pán prsteňov (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)|''Pán prsteňov'' (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Aragorn is provided by Boris Farkaš.

=== Games ===
'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'':'''
:Aragorn is a playable character. He has brown hair and is bearded, he bears a golden sword.

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:[[Daran Norris]] provided the voice of Aragorn, who is one of the three playable characters.

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (video game)]]:'''
:Aragorn is one of the three playable characters, as well as narrator for most of the game. He is versatile in both melee and ranged attacks. Viggo Mortensen reprises his role from the film trilogy.

'''2003: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (video game)]]:'''
:Aragorn is a playable character, his storyline is dubbed "Path of a King". He journeys through Paths of the Dead with Legolas and Gimli, later they fight on Pelennor fields and at the Black Gate. Chris Edgerly takes over for Mortensen as Aragorn's voice actor.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring|Sierra's War of the Ring]]'':'''
:Aragorn is a Hero Unit for the Free People side. He is present in Lothlorien, Battle of Hornburg and Siege of the Minas Morgul.

'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]'':'''
:Aragorn is a Hero Unit for the Rohan faction in skirmishes, he also accompanies the Fellowship in the storyline mode.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Aragorn is now the Hero for the Men of the West faction.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:In the Prologue, Aragorn saves Men/Hobbit characters from brigands, but is forced to leave soon, as he has to intercept Frodo in Bree. Later arriving at the Prancing Pony, the characters meet him again and help him look in the surrounding area for Hobbits, who did not arrive in time. When the player returns, Aragorn and the Hobbits have already departed, and their next meeting is in Rivendell, where Aragorn entrusts the player with defence of the North while the Fellowship is gone. Later, in [[Lothlórien]], Aragorn is seen residing in [[Caras Galadhon]].

'''2009: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'':'''
:Aragorn is a playable hero available in several missions in War of the Ring campaign.

'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':'''
:Aragorn is an important character of the game, and is mentioned as one of the much honored heroes of the [[War of the Ring]] in the introduction of the game.<ref name="Prologue">[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], ''Prologue''</ref>
:He is a friend of two of the game's main characters, [[Eradan (video game character)|Eradan]] and [[Andriel]]. Aragorn had met [[Andriel]] during his visits at [[Rivendell]],<ref name="Backstory Andriel">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.warinthenorth.com/the-game/heroes/backstory#elfAnchor|articlename=Elven Character: Andriel's History|dated=|website=War in the North|accessed=25 December 2011}}</ref> while he had met Eradan, when he served as Ranger at Sarn Ford. Aragorn was impressed by his skills and bravery, and taught him much about tracking. Eradan was a companion of Aragorn on many of his journeys. Aragorn trusted Eradan much, though he never told him what the reason was behind the protection of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.warinthenorth.com/the-game/heroes/backstory#dunedainAnchor|articlename=Human Character: Eradan's History|dated=|website=War in the North|accessed=24 December 2011}}</ref>

:Eradan, Andriel and [[Farin (video game character)|Farin]] meet Aragorn in the Prancing Pony to warn him, on Halbarad's request, after the Nazgûl attacked and defeated the [[Rangers of the North|Rangers]] at [[Sarn Ford]], and entered the Shire. They also tell him about a conversation between the Witch-king and [[Agandaûr]], which the three heroes overheard shortly after the attack. Agandaûr summoned the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] and assembled an army in [[Fornost]], which plans to aid the Nazgûl in their search for [[the One Ring]]. Aragorn sends Eradan, Andriel and Farin to Fornost, to stop Agandaûr and his army.<ref name="Prologue"/> While Eradan, Andriel, Farin, [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]] stopped Agandaûr's army,<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], ''Chapter 1: Fornost''</ref> Aragorn met with [[Frodo Baggins]] and left Bree.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], ''Chapter 2: The Barrow Downs'', Bree</ref>

'''2012: ''[[Lego|Lego The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:A mini figure of Aragorn is included in the [[Lego#Sets|sets]] '''Attack at Weathertop''', '''The Battle of Helm's Deep''', '''The Battle at the Black Gate''', and '''The Pirate ship ambush'''.<ref name="2012 sets">{{webcite|author=Calisuri|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/02/12/53563-more-lord-of-the-rings-lego-details-from-toy-fare-2012/|articlename=More Lord of the Rings LEGO Details from Toy Fare 2012|dated=12 February 2012|website=TORN|accessed=18 February 2012}}</ref>
'''2023: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'':'''
: Aragorn is included as a playable character in the specific videogame.

== See also ==
*'''[[Timeline of Aragorn]]'''
*[http://dare.ubvu.vu.nl/bitstream/1871/10975/1/Aragorn_Final.pdf "Aragorn Seen Through Different Media"] by [[Connie Veugen]], compares the introduction of Strider in Ralph Bakshi's film, the 1981 BBC radio play, Peter Jackson's film and [[Vivendi]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|video game]], ''The Fellowship of the Ring.

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'''''Tales of the Shire: A "The Lord of the Rings" Game''''', otherwise known as '''Tales of the Shire''', is an upcoming game developed by [[Wētā Workshop]] and published by Private Division for console and PC. The game is due out in 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://store.privatedivision.com/game/tales-of-the-shire|articlename=|dated=|website=Private Division|accessed=24 September 2023}}</ref>
==Press Release==
{{blockquote|“We are thrilled to partner with Wētā Workshop to publish a game set in such an extraordinary and celebrated universe,” said Michael Worosz, Chief Strategy Officer, Take-Two Interactive, and Head of Private Division. “The Lord of the Rings IP is home to so many remarkable stories, and no entity is better equipped than the team at Wētā Workshop to create a distinctive, new Middle-earth gaming experience.”

“It’s a privilege to create a new game set in Middle-earth, especially one that’s so different from what fans have played previously,” said Amie Wolken, Head of Interactive at Wētā Workshop. “As fans ourselves, we’re excited for gamers to explore Middle-earth in a way they never have before, and introduce new fans to the magic of The Lord of the Rings.”

This title is in early development and does not yet have an announced release date. It is expected to launch during Take-Two’s Fiscal Year 2024. Private Division and Wētā Workshop look forward to sharing more details about this game in the future.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.privatedivision.com/2022/08/15/private-division-announces-publishing-partnership-with-weta-workshop/|articlename=Private Division Announces Publishing Partnership with Wētā Workshop|dated=15 August 2022|website=|accessed=25 February 2024}}</ref>|15 August 2022}}
==External Links==
*[https://store.privatedivision.com/game/tales-of-the-shire Official site]
*[https://twitter.com/talesoftheshire Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/talesoftheshire/ Instagram]
*[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095297033828 Facebook]
*[https://www.tiktok.com/@talesoftheshire TikTok]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCBJv-2y0qRjM9E2tSGtT7Q YouTube]
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== Summary ==
Main poster for the videogame [[Tales of the Shire: A "The Lord of the Rings" Game]].

==Licensing==
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Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: Teaser poster for the videogame Tales of the Shire: A "The Lord of the Rings" Game. ==Licensing== {{copyright-fairuse|[https://www.privatedivision.com/Private Division]}} Category:Images of logos Category:Images from Tales of the Shire: A "The Lord of the Rings" Game Category:Images of the Shire

== Summary ==
Teaser poster for the videogame [[Tales of the Shire: A "The Lord of the Rings" Game]].

==Licensing==
{{copyright-fairuse|[https://www.privatedivision.com/Private Division]}}

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5 May

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Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* On Earth */

<noinclude>{{month|May}}
Events that occurred on {{PAGENAME}}.
==On Earth==
</noinclude>
* '''[[1917]]''' - [[Edith Tolkien]] writes her first letter to her husband at Thirtle Bridge army camp, near Withernsea from her new lodgings in Hornsea. The letter was re-directed to Hornsea Musketry Camp.
* '''[[1944]]''' - Actor [[John Rhys-Davies]] is born.
* '''[[1947]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 107a]].
* '''[[1958]]''' - Author [[James Branch Cabell]] dies.
* '''[[1960]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 222f]].
* '''[[1977]] - ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]'' is first published in the UK.'''
* '''[[2009]] - ''[[The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún]]'' is published.'''
* '''[[2010]]''' - The ''[[wikipedia:America's Next Top Model|America's Next Top Model]]'' episode "[[Hobbits vs. Models]]" premières on [[wikipedia:The CW Television Network|The CW]].
* '''[[2011]]''' - ''[[English and Medieval Studies Presented to J.R.R. Tolkien on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday]]'' is made available as a print-on-demand publication from [[HarperCollins]].
* '''[[2024]]''' -Actor [[Bernard Hill]], who portrayed [[Theoden]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], dies.

==In Arda==
:''There are no known events for this day.''<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|126]][[fi:5. toukokuuta]]</noinclude>

2024

2024-05-05T19:56:52Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* May */

{{year-header}}

==January==
* '''[[1 January|1]]''' - All of [[Index:Writings by J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien writings]] that were published during his lifetime enters in public domain in countries where copyright expires in 50 years after the author's death, in countries of Africa and Asia such as in [[wikipedia:Egypt|Egypt]] and [[wikipedia:China|China]], and in other countries such us [[New Zealand]] and [[wikipedia:Belarus|Belarus]].
* '''[[3 January|3]]''' - [[Birthday Toast#Tolkien Society tradition|Birthday Toast]].

==February==
* '''[[23 February|23]]''' - It is announced that the online videogame [[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]] will be discontinued online.

==March==
* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Tolkien Reading Day]].

==May==
* '''[[5 May|5]]''' - Actor [[Bernard Hill]], who portrayed [[Theoden]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], dies.
* '''[[24 May|24]]''' - The online videogame [[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]] will be discontinued online.

==August==
* '''[[29 August|29]] - [[1 September]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2024]] is going to be held.

==December==
* '''[[13 December|13]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]'' is scheduled to be released in cinemas.<ref name="ReleaseDate2">Anthony D'Alessandro, [https://deadline.com/2023/08/lord-of-the-rings-war-of-the-rohirrim-delayed-2024-1235527601/ ‘Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim’ Release Delayed Until December 2024], ''DEADLINE''''',''' 2 January 2024.</ref>

==?==
* '''?''' - ''[[Tales of the Shire]]'' is expected to be released.
* '''?''' - The second season of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'' is expected to be released.

{{references}}
{{years|2010|2021|2022|2023|2024|2025|2026}}

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File:The Lord of the Rings Gollum - Gollum seeing Mount Doom.png

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Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου:

== Summary ==
[[Gollum]] seeing [[Mount Doom]] from afar in a screenshot from the game [[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]].

==Licensing==
{{copyright-fairuse|[https://www.daedalic.com/ Daedalic Entertainment]}}

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2024-05-02T20:18:18Z

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Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: Gollum seeing Mount Doom from afar in a screenshot from the game The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. ==Licensing== {{copyright-fairuse|[https://www.daedalic.com/ Daedalic Entertainment]}} Category:Images from The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Category:Images of Gollum Category:Images of Mount of Doom

1967

2024-05-02T13:06:35Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* June */

{{year-header}}
==January==
* '''Early''' - [[Joy Hill]] sends [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a copy of ''[[The Children's Treasury of Literature]]''.
* '''[[2 January|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Otto B. Lindhardt|a letter to Otto B. Lindhardt]].
* '''[[2 January|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Peyton Moss|a letter to Peyton Moss]].
* '''[[5 January|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Joy Hill (5 January 1967)|a letter to Joy Hill]].
* '''[[11 January|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 293b]].
* '''[[15 January|15]]''' - [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|Philip Norman's interview]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] - is published in ''[[The Sunday Times Magazine 15 January 1967|The Sunday Times Magazine]]'' and in ''[[The New York Times Magazine 15 January 1967|The New York Times Magazine]]''.

==February==
* '''[[8 February|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 294]].
* '''[[8 February|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to C.N. Manlove|a letter to C.N. Manlove]].
* '''[[8 February|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David L. Sands|a letter to David L. Sands]].
* '''[[20 February|20]]''' - Actress [[Kath Soucie|Katherine Soucie]] is born.
* '''?''' - [[L. Sprague de Camp]] visits [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].

==March==
* '''[[1 March|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr (1 March 1967)|a letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]].
* '''[[5 March|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 294a]].
* '''[[9 March|9]]''' - Actor [[Neil Kaplan]] is born.
* '''[[16 March|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr (16 March 1967)|a letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]].
* '''[[20 March|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 294b]].
* '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Humphrey Carpenter|a letter to Humphrey Carpenter]].
* '''[[24 March|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 295]].
* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - ''The Scotsman'' publishes an interview of William Foster with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
==April==
* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 295a]].
* '''[[17 April|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to J.D. Gilbert|a letter to J.D. Gilbert]].
* '''?[[21 April|21]]-[[28 April|28]]''' - [[William Ready]] [[Letter to John Leyerle|visits J.R.R. Tolkien]] sometime between these dates.
* '''[[28 April|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to John Leyerle|a letter to John Leyerle]].
==May==
* '''[[9 May|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Oscar Morland|a letter to Oscar Morland]].
* '''[[15 May|15]]''' - Linguist [[Ivan Derzhanski]] is born.
==June==
* '''[[12 June|12]]''' - [[Donald Swann]] and [[William Elvin]] record the music for ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road goes Ever On]]''.
* '''[[15 June|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] records verses for the record ''[[Poems and Songs of Middle Earth]]''.
* '''[[29 June|29]]''' - [[Gene Deitch]]'s [[wikipedia:Ashcan copy|ashcan animation]] of ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is shown to a limited audience in New York City.

==July==
* '''[[12 July|12]]-[[13 July|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 295b]].
* '''[[21 July|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 296]].
* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - ''[[The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins]]'' is performed by [[Leonard Nimoy]] in the TV-show ''[[wikipedia:Malibu_U|Malibu U]]''.
==August==
* '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Joukes|a letter to a Mr Joukes]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 297]].
==September==
* '''[[11 September|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 298]].
* '''[[18 September|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Elsie Honeybourne (18 September 1967)|a letter to Elsie Honeybourne]].
==October==
* '''[[30 October|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Joy Hill (30 October 1967)|a letter to Joy Hill]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. xli</ref>
* '''[[31 October|31]]''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On, A Song Cycle]]'' is first published in the United States.

==November==
* '''[[9 November|9]]''' - ''[[Smith of Wootton Major]]'' is first published in the UK.
==December==
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 298a]].
* '''[[4 December|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (4 December 1967)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]].
* '''[[7 December|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr (7 December 1967)|a letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]].
* '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 299]].
* '''[[13 December|13]]''' - [[Margaret Carroux]] comes to meet [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] in [[Oxford]] to talk about her German translation.
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rosfrith Murray|a letter to Rosfrith Murray]].
* '''[[16 December|16]]''' - [[Miranda Otto]], who portrayed [[Éowyn]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born.
* '''[[17 December|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his wife went to see ''[[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|The Hobbit]]'' musical performance.
* '''[[27 December|27]]''' – Artist [[Josef Madlener]] dies.
* '''[[30 December|30]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Donald Swann (30 December 1967)|a letter to Donald Swann]].

==?==
* '''Early 1967''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 293a]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the poem ''[[For W.H.A.]]''.
* '''?''' - Artist [[Donato Giancola]] is born.
* '''?''' - Author [[Elizabeth Currie]] is born.
* '''?''' - ''[[Poems and Songs of Middle Earth]]'' is released.
*'''?''' - Second edition of ''The Lord of the Rings'' is published by [[Houghton Mifflin]].
*'''?''' - Second printing of the second edition of the ''Lord of the Rings'' by [[Allen & Unwin]], incorporating further changes.
{{references}}
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[[Category:Years (real-world)]]

1966

2024-05-02T13:06:16Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* June */

{{year-header}}
==January==
* '''[[4 January|4]]''' - Author and linguist [[Arden R. Smith]] is born.
* '''[[6 January|6]]''' - [[A.R. Rahman]], composer of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'', is born.
* '''[[7 January|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 283]].
* '''[[7 January|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Roger Shaw|letter to Roger Shaw]].
* '''[[10 January|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Timothy J. Wheeler (10 January 1966)|letter to Timothy J. Wheeler]].
* '''[[11 January|11]]''' - [[Robert Farquharson]], who played [[Saruman]] and [[Denethor]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], dies.
* '''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David Hicks|a letter to David Hicks]].
* '''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 283a]].
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 283b]].
==February==
* '''[[10 February|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Donald A. Wollheim|letter to Donald A. Wollheim]].
* '''[[23 February|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 284]].
==March==
* '''?[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is interviewed for the article "[[The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien]]".
* '''[[9 March|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (9 March 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]].
* '''[[11 March|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 284a]].
* '''[[12 March|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to John Bush (12 March 1966)|letter to John Bush]].
* '''[[20 March|20]]''' - Director [[Kenji Kamiyama]] is born.
* '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Sayer (21 March 1966)| a letter to George Sayer]].
==April==
* '''[[8 April|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 285]].
* '''[[8 April|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (8 April 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]].
* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mother Mary Anthony|a letter to Mother Mary Anthony]].
* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to James Ridolfo|a letter to James Ridolfo]].
* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - Actor [[Lloyd Owen]] is born.
* '''[[19 April|19]]''' - [[Rayner Unwin]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (25 April 1966)|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]].
* '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (25 April 1966)|a letter to Rayner Unwin]].
* '''[[27 April|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 286]].

==May==
* '''[[3 May|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (3 May 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]].
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Martin M. Snapp|letter to Martin Snapp]].
* '''[[10 May|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[Letter 287|287]] and [[Letter 288|288]].
* '''[[30 May|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Nancy Smith (30 May 1966)|letter to Nancy Smith]].
==June==
* '''[[1 June|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Royston F. Porthouse|a letter to Royston F. Porthouse]].
* '''[[9 June|9]]''' - [[John Garth]] is born.
* '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[Marton Csokas]], who would play [[Celeborn]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born.

==July==
* '''[[2 July|2]]''' - An issue of ''[[Saturday Evening Post (2 July 1966)|Saturday Evening Post]]'' is published, containing the [[The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien|an interview with Tolkien]].
* '''[[4 July|4]]''' – ''[[The Jerusalem Bible]]'' is published.
* '''[[23 July|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] has a formal dinner in [[Cambridge]].
* '''[[27 July|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives the unexpected visitors [[John Ryan|J.S. Ryan]] and [[Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]].
* '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (29 July 1966)|a letter to Michael Tolkien]], partly published as [[letter 289]].
* '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Max Rouslin|a letter to Max Rouslin]].

==August==
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is interviewed by [[William Cater]].
* '''[[6 August|6]]''' - [[Glasgow Herald (6 August 1966)|''Glasgow Herald'' (6 August 1966)]], including an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Daphne Castell]], is published.
* '''[[10 August|10]]''' - [[André Sogliuzzo]], who would provide many voices for Tolkien-themed [[:Category:Video games|video games]], is born.
* '''[[11 August|11]]''' - [[The Christian Science Monitor (11 August 1966)|''The Christian Science Monitor'' (11 August 1966)]], including an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Daphne Castell]], is published.
* '''[[August 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 289a]].
* '''[[24 August|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] lends [[Rayner Unwin]] a reading-copy of "[[The End of Bovadium]]".
* '''?''' - The magazine ''[[Rally - August, 1966]]'', with an essay on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Jared Lobdell]], is published.
==September==
* '''[[12 September|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rose MacNamara|a letter to Rose MacNamara]].
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Reader]]'' is published in the United States.
==October==
* '''[[11 October|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 289b]].
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.|a letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.]].
* '''[[14 October|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 289c]].
* '''[[16 October|16]]''' - Actress [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] is born.
* '''[[17 October|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to a Primary School in Acocks Green|a letter to schoolchildren]].
* '''[[18 October|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 289d]].
* '''[[26 October|26]]''' - Finding himself short of a speech subject, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads ''[[Smith of Wootton Major]]'' to a room of about 800 people.
* '''[[28 October|28]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 290]].
* '''?''' - The article "[[Tolkien on Tolkien]]" is published in ''Diplomat''.
==November==
* '''[[1 November|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] conducts an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[Dick Plotz|Richard Plotz]].
* '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 290a]].
* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 291]].
* '''[[24 November|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Harry C. Bauer|a letter to Harry C. Bauer]].
* '''[[30 November|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] conducts an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]], published as "[[The Man Who Understands Hobbits]]".
* '''[[30 November|30]]''' - ''[[Letters to an American Lady]]'' is released.
* '''?''' - [[New Worlds Vol. 50, No. 168|''New Worlds'' Vol. 50, No. 168]], including an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Daphne Castell]], is published.

==December==
* '''[[8 December|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to James S. Marsh (8 December 1966)|letter to James S. Marsh]].
* '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 292]].
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] inscribes a copy of the [[Hobitto no Bōken|Japanese ''Hobbit'']] to Father Hugh Maycock, and [[Letter to Father Hugh Maycock|includes a brief note]].
* '''[[15 December|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] signs three American editions of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' for Allen.
* '''[[29 December|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a second [[Letter to James S. Marsh (29 December 1966)|letter to James S. Marsh]].
* '''[[29 December|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 293]].

==?==
* '''Spring''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rod Jellema|a letter to Rod Jellema]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] gifts the poem ''[[Bilbo's Last Song]]'' to his secretary, [[Joy Hill]].
* '''?''' - Second edition of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' by [[Allen & Unwin]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lii</ref>
{{references}}
{{Years|1963|1964|1965|1966|1967|1968|1969|}}
[[Category:Years (real-world)]]

29 June

2024-05-02T13:05:48Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* On Earth */

<noinclude>{{month|June|hide31=yes}}
Events that occurred on {{PAGENAME}}.
==On Earth==
</noinclude>
* '''[[1917]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] succumbs to gastritis while at Brocton Camp, and is sent to Brooklands Officers' Hospital in Kingston-upon-Hull.
* '''[[1935]]''' - Author [[Robert Giddings]] is born.
* '''[[1944]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 74]].
* '''[[1955]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the Preface to ''[[The Ancrene Riwle]]''.
* '''[[1955]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 164]].
* '''[[1967]]''' - [[Gene Deitch]]'s [[wikipedia:Ashcan copy|ashcan animation]] of ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is shown to a limited audience in New York City.
* '''[[1972]]''' - ''The Daily Telegraph'' describes actions of the Forestry Commission as bringing a "Tolkien gloom". [[Letter 339|Tolkien responds]].
* '''[[1976]]''' - Actor [[Bret McKenzie]] is born.
* '''[[1977]] - ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]'' is published in the US.'''

==In Arda==
:''There are no known events on this day.''<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|181]][[fi:29. kesäkuuta]]</noinclude>

Christopher Tolkien

2024-05-01T21:30:10Z

Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* Response to adaptations */

{{disambig-more|Tolkien|[[Tolkien (disambiguation)]]}}
{{author infobox
| image=[[File:Christopher Tolkien.jpg|250px]]
| name=Christopher Tolkien
| born=[[21 November]], [[1924]]
| died=[[16 January]], [[2020]]
| education=[[Wikipedia:Trinity College, Oxford|Trinity College]], [[Oxford]]
| occupation=Author, Professor
| location=England France
| website=[http://www.tolkienestate.com TolkienEstate.com]
}}
{{quote|And you were so special a gift to me, in a time of sorrow and mental suffering, and your love, opening at once almost as soon as you were born, foretold to me, as it were in spoken words, that I am consoled ever by the certainty that there is no end to this.|J.R.R. Tolkien<ref>{{L|64}}</ref>}}
'''Christopher John Reuel Tolkien''' ([[21 November]] [[1924]] - [[16 January]] [[2020]]) was the third child and the youngest son of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Edith Tolkien]]. He was the literary executor of the [[Tolkien Estate]] until his resignation in [[2017]], and he edited much of his father's work for posthumous publication.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkien.co.uk/Non-Fiction/Pages/History-of-Middle-earth.aspx?page=2&sdt=1&sort=pno&objsct=History%20of%20Middle-earth|articlename=History of Middle-earth|dated=|website=[http://www.tolkien.co.uk Tolkien.co.uk]|accessed=18-11-2012}}</ref>

==Biography==
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===Early life===
Christopher Tolkien was named after his father's friend, [[Christopher Wiseman]]<ref>{{L|306}}</ref>(he also sometimes used his confirmation name, "John" as seen on his initials of maps of [[The Lord of the Rings]], "CJRT").

Born in [[Leeds]] and raised in [[Oxford]], Christopher went to the Dragon School in Oxford and Oratory School in Caversham, Berkshire. He enjoyed watching stars with a telescope as well as a passion for railways. As early as age four and five, Christopher was concerned with the consistency of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.
{{Blockquote|[O]n one occasion I interrupted: 'Last time, you said Bilbo's front door was blue, and you said Thorin had a golden tassel on his hood, but you've just said that Bilbo's front door was green and that Thorin's hood was silver'; at which point my father muttered 'Damn the boy,' and then 'strode across the room' to his desk to make a note.|Christopher Tolkien, foreword to The Hobbit}}

Christopher proved invaluable in correcting ''The Hobbit'' after its publication and was paid twopence a correction.

In [[1937]] he was with his elder brother [[Michael Tolkien|Michael]] at [[The Oratory School]].<ref>{{L|16}}</ref> However due to a heart ailment, he was forced to stay at home and work with a private tutor. After spending [[1938|a year]] with heart-specialists, on the turn of [[1939]], Christopher wanted to go to school.<ref>{{L|35}}, p. 42</ref>

===Young adulthood===
In July of [[1943]] he entered the Royal Air Force and in November of that year he went to South Africa to train as a pilot. His absence did not however slow his contributions to his father's works as his father continually sent him parts of ''The Lord of the Rings'' to go over. In [[1945]] he returned to England and was stationed in Shropshire and later that year he returned to Oxford.

On October 9th, [[1945]] his father informed him that the [[Inklings]] wished to consider him a permanent member. The task of reading ''The Lord of the Rings'' to the Inklings was passed on to Christopher and it was generally agreed that he was a better reader than his father.

In 1954-55 Christopher was delegated the re-drawing of his father's ''Lord of the Rings'' maps for publication.

===Adulthood===
In [[1946]] Christopher returned to Trinity College to resume his studies and reading English. For a while his tutor was [[C.S. Lewis]]. His thesis was a translation of ''[[Wikipedia:Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks|The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise]]'' and he received his B.A. in [[1949]]. Christopher also became a lecturer in Old and Middle English as well as Old Icelandic at Oxford. He worked as an editor on Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales,'' the ''Pardoner's Tale'', and the ''Nun's Priest's Tale''. From [[1963]] to [[1975]] he was a Fellow of New College, Oxford but resigned when he began to devote his time to his father's literary affairs, and soon afterward moved with his family to southern France.

===After his father's death===
In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s last will and testament, Christopher was appointed literary executor and granted ''"full power to publish, edit, alter, rewrite, or complete any work of [his father's] which may be unpublished at [his] death or to destroy the whole or any part or parts of any such unpublished works"''.<ref> [https://www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letters/474?filter=needswork J.R.R. Tolkien's last will and testament] on [[Tolkien Collector's Guide| TolkienGuide.com]] (accessed 29 July 2023)</ref> He embarked on the task of organizing the masses of his father's notes for subsequent publication; something he would continue to do for the remainder of his life. Much of the material was handwritten, frequently a fair draft was written over a half-erased first draft, and names of characters routinely changed between the beginning and end of the same draft. Deciphering this was an arduous task, and perhaps only someone with personal experience of J.R.R. and the evolution of his stories could have made any sense of it; even so, Christopher has admitted to having to occasionally guess at what his father intended.

With the help of [[Guy Gavriel Kay]] he managed to compile ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' in only four years. During this time, he also edited his father's translations of ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'', and ''[[Sir Orfeo]]''. He also worked on the ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings]]'', which was first published in [[1975]] as ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]]'' in ''[[A Tolkien Compass]]''.

Christopher spent the years after continuing to study his father's works and taking the responsibilities of the [[Tolkien Estate]]. He recorded portions of ''The Silmarillion'' in [[1977]] and [[1978]] which was issued by Caedmon Records, New York. In [[1979]] he wrote about his father's illustrations and drawings for their publication in Tolkien calendars and ''[[Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien]]''. Through [[1980]] and [[1983]] Christopher edited ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', ''[[The Monsters and the Critics|The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]'', and ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'' which was the first volume in his twelve volume series of ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', the last of which was published in [[1996]]. In 1998 he edited a new edition of ''[[Tree and Leaf]]'' including the poem [[Mythopoeia]]. In [[2007]], he edited ''[[The Children of Húrin]]'', the first of the so called ''Great Tales'' of Middle-earth. His last publications were the editing of ''[[Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary ]]'' ([[2014]]), ''[[Beren and Lúthien]]'' ([[2017]]) and ''[[The Fall of Gondolin]]'' ([[2018]]).

In 2016, Christopher Tolkien was awarded the [[Wikipedia:Bodley Medal|Bodley Medal]], the [[Wikipedia:Bodleian Libraries|Bodleian Libraries]]' highest honour, for his "''editorial work on his father's manuscripts''" and his "''academic career at the [[University of Oxford]]''".<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/news/2016/nov-03|articlename=Editor and Scholar Christopher Tolkien awarded Bodley Medal|dated=3 November 2016|website=[http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ bodleian.ox.ac.uk]|accessed=6 November 2016}}</ref>

In August [[2017]], Christopher Tolkien resigned from his appointment as director of the Tolkien Estate.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07842430/officers|articlename=The Tolkien Estate Limited, Officers|dated=|website=[http://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/ Companies House] |accessed=14 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://tolkienbrasil.com/noticias/sobre-livros/christopher-tolkien-resignou-a-direcao-da-tolkien-estate/|articlename= Christopher Tolkien deixa Tolkien Estate|dated=|website=[http://tolkienbrasil.com/ Tolkien Brasil]|accessed=15 November 2017}}</ref>

He died on [[16 January]], [[2020]] in [[wikipedia:Draguignan| Draguignan]], France.<ref>{{webcite|author=Laurent Amalric avec e.e.|articleurl=http://www.varmatin.com/culture/christopher-le-fils-de-jrr-tolkien-sest-eteint-dans-le-var-a-lage-de-95-ans-448318|articlename=Christopher, le fils de J.R.R. Tolkien, s'est éteint dans le Var à l'âge de 95 ans|dated=16 January 2020|website=[http://www.varmatin.com/ Var-martin]|accessed=20 January 2020}}</ref>

==Response to adaptations==
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{{Blockquote|...I recognize that this is a debatable and complex question of art, and the suggestions that have been made that I 'disapprove' of the films, whatever their cinematic quality, even to the extent of thinking ill of those with whom I may differ, are wholly without foundation.|Christopher Tolkien}}

Christopher Tolkien had never during his lifetime sympathized the adaptations at any form of the works of his father. As a result, he never approved the idea of the adaptations of any works of his father that Tolkien Estate hold the copyright at any form, such as [[The Silmarillion]] or [[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]].

==Family==
Christopher's first wife, [[Faith Tolkien|Faith]] (1928) took an English degree at Oxford and they had one son, [[Simon Tolkien]]. A [[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien's bust at Exeter.jpg|bust]] of Tolkien by Faith was exhibited at the Royal Academy: Tolkien paid for its casting in bronze. It is now in the English Library in Oxford.

Christopher's second wife, [[Baillie Tolkien|Baillie]] (1941) is Canadian, and is the daughter of Winnipeg surgeon [[Alan Klass]], and Helen Klass (née Jacob). She has a BA in English from the University of Manitoba and an MA from Oxford. She worked as J.R.R. Tolkien's secretary and was responsible for the section on poetry in the 1965 index to ''The Lord of the Rings''. She later edited ''[[The Father Christmas Letters]]''. She and Christopher have two children, [[Adam Tolkien]] and [[Rachel Tolkien]].

==Portrayal==
He appears briefly in the biographical drama film [[Tolkien (film)|Tolkien]], portrayed by actor Jack Riley.

==Bibliography==
===Books===
*195?: ''Tolkien Hervarar Saga ok Heidreks Konungs''. C.J.R. Tolkien (Oxford University, Trinity College). B. Litt. thesis. 1953/4. [Year uncertain]
*[[1956]]: ''Hervarar Saga ok Heidreks''. Ed. [E.O.] G. Turville-Petre. London: University College London, for the Viking Society for Northern Research, 1956; introduction by Christopher Tolkien.
*[[1958]]: ''The Pardoner's Tale''. Geoffrey Chaucer, ed. Nevill Coghill and Christopher Tolkien. London: George G. Harrap, 1958. [29 Oct 58]
*[[1959]]: ''The Nun's Priest's Tale''. Geoffrey Chaucer, ed. Nevill Coghill and Christopher Tolkien. London: George G. Harrap, 1959. [28 Feb 60]
*[[1960]]: ''The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise''. Ed. and trans. Christopher Tolkien. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons (Icelandic Texts), 1960. [30 Jun 60]
*[[1969]]: ''The Man of Law's Tale''. Geoffrey Chaucer, ed. Nevill Coghill and Christopher Tolkien. London: George G. Harrap, 1969. [Jun 69]
*[[1975]]: ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo]]'' (editor)
*[[1977]]: ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' (editor)
*[[1979]]: ''[[Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' (editor)
*[[1980]]: ''[[Unfinished Tales|Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth]]'' (editor)
*[[1981]]: ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' (editor with [[Humphrey Carpenter]])
*[[1983]]: ''[[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]'' (editor)
*[[1983]]: ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'' (editor)
*[[1984]]: ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'' (editor)
*[[1985]]: ''[[The Lays of Beleriand]]'' (editor)
*[[1986]]: ''[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]'' (editor)
*[[1987]]: ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'' (editor)
*[[1988]]: ''[[Tree and Leaf]]'' (editor)
*[[1988]]: ''[[The Return of the Shadow]]'' (editor)
*[[1989]]: ''[[The Treason of Isengard]]'' (editor)
*[[1990]]: ''[[The War of the Ring]]'' (editor)
*[[1992]]: ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'' (editor)
*[[1993]]: ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'' (editor)
*[[1994]]: ''[[The War of the Jewels]]'' (editor)
*[[1996]]: ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'' (editor)
*[[2007]]: ''[[The Children of Húrin]]'' (editor)
*[[2009]]: ''[[The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún]]'' (editor)
*[[2013]]: ''[[The Fall of Arthur]]'' (editor)
*[[2014]]: ''[[Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary]]'' (editor)
*[[2017]]: ''[[Beren and Lúthien]]'' (editor)
*[[2018]]: ''[[The Fall of Gondolin]]'' (editor)

===Articles===
*[[1955]]-[[1956|6]]: ''Saga-Book'' (University College, London, for the Viking Society for Northern Research) 14, part 3 (1955-6), pp. [141]-63.
**"The Battle of the Goths and the Huns"
*[[1975]]: ''[[A Tolkien Compass]]''
**"[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Guide to the Names in ''The Lord of the Rings'']]". J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien
*[[1975]]: ''[[Les aventures de Tom Bombadil]]''
**[Handwritten note by Christopher Tolkien, dated March 1974, introducing two pages of script by J.R.R. Tolkien]
*[[1980]]: [[Mallorn 14|''Mallorn'' 14]]
** "''The Silmarillion'', by J.R.R. Tolkien: A brief account of the book and its making"
*[[1982]]: ''[[Quettar 13]]'', Feb. 1982, pp. 8-9
**"The Tengwar Numerals". Christopher Tolkien ('CRT after JRRT'); rptd. ''Beyond Bree'' Dec. 1984, p. 1. Further, untitled, explanation of Tengwar numerals by Christopher Tolkien ('CRT after JRRT 10 March 1982'), in [[Quettar 14]], May 1982, pp. 6-7.
*[[1983]]: [[Amon Hen 63|''Amon Hen'' 63]], August 1983, p. 4
**"...Future Publishing". Reproduced as 'Statement by Christopher Tolkien' in ''Beyond Bree'', November 1983, p. 2.
*[[1984]]: [[Amon Hen 70|''Amon Hen'' 70]], November 1984, p.3.
**"'Moria Gate' ... Another Look"
*[[1986]]: ''[[Beyond Bree July 1986]]'', pp. 1-3
**"Notes on the Differences in editions of ''The Hobbit'' cited by Mr. David Cofield"
*[[1987]]: ''[[The Hobbit (50th Anniversary edition)|The Hobbit]]''. J.R.R. Tolkien. London: Unwin Hyman, 1987; fiftieth anniversary edition.
**Foreword
*[[1988]]: ''Beyond Bree'', August 1988, pp. 1-2
**"The BBC Pronunciation Guide to ''The Lord of the Rings''". Nancy Martsch. [About the transcription of Christopher Tolkien's recording of words and names in ''The Lord of the Rings'' for the BBC production by Brian Sibley.]
*[[1994]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', (1994 edition by HarperCollins Publishers, p.1140 of the one-volume edition)
**"A Note on the Maps"
*[[2012]]: ''Le Monde'', 5 July
**"Tolkien, l'anneau de la discorde" by Raphaëlle Rérolle (interview; [http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/my-father-039-s-quot-eviscerated-quot-work-son-of-hobbit-scribe-j.r.r.-tolkien-finally-speaks-out/hobbit-silmarillion-lord-of-rings/c3s10299/ English translation])
*[[2016]]: ''[[The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun]]''
**"Note on the text"

===Ephemera===
*[[1976]]: [[The Lord of the Rings 1977 Calendar]]. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1976. Notes on the Pictures by Christopher Tolkien.
*[[1976]]: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Drawings by J.R.R. Tolkien at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford ... Oxford: The Ashmolean Museum, 1976. Introduction by Baillie Tolkien. [?14 Dec 76]
*[[1977]]: ''[[The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien: A Brief Account of the Book and its Making]]'' (pamphlet)
*[[1977]]: [[The Silmarillion Calendar 1978]]. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. Notes on the Pictures by Christopher Tolkien.
*[[1978]]: [[J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979]]. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1978. Notes on the Pictures by Christopher Tolkien.
*[[1978]]: Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North [poster]. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1978. As drawn by Christopher Tolkien for The Silmarillion, with colouring by H.E. Riddett.
*[[1980]]: Letter from Christopher Tolkien to Jared Lobdell, 21 June 1974, reproduced in: Eorclanstanar [Precious Stones] or The Hobbitiana: an offering of rarities by J.R.R. Tolkien [catalogue]. Melissa and Mark Hime [booksellers]. Idyllwild, California: 1980.

===Audio===
*[[1977]]: ''J.R.R. Tolkien: The Silmarillion: Of Beren and Luthien, read by Christopher Tolkien''. New York: Caedmon Records TC1564, 1977. Sleeve notes by Christopher Tolkien. (Sleeve also has photo of CT.)
*[[1978]]: ''J.R.R. Tolkien: Of the Darkening of Valinor, and Of the Flight of the Noldor, from The Silmarillion, read by Christopher Tolkien''. New York: Caedmon Records TC 1579, 1978. Sleeve notes by Christopher Tolkien. (Sleeve also has photo of CT.)
*[[1992]]: ''The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son'', Read by J.R.R.Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien, HarperCollins Audiobooks.
*[[2007]]: ''The Children of Húrin Audiobook'', Preface and introduction Read by Christopher Tolkien. HarperCollins Audiobooks.

===Filmography===
* [[1996]]: [[J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien]]

===Other===
*[[2022]]: ''[[The Great Tales Never End]]'', a book dedicated in Christopher's Tolkien memory. Published by Bodleian Libraries.

==Family Tree==
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{{familytree| JOT | | MIT | | FAI |y|CHT |y| BAT | | PRT |JOT=[[John Tolkien]]|MIT=[[Michael Tolkien (b. 1920)|Michael Tolkien]]|CHT=[[Christopher Tolkien]]|FAI=[[Faith Tolkien|Faith Faulconbridge]]|BAT=[[Baillie Tolkien]]|PRT=[[Priscilla Tolkien]]}}
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | SIT | | | ADT | | RAT |SIT=[[Simon Tolkien]]|ADT=[[Adam Tolkien]]|RAT=[[Rachel Tolkien]]}}
{{familytree/end}}

==See also==
* [[:Category:Books by Christopher Tolkien|Books by Christopher Tolkien]]
* [[:Category:Images of Christopher Tolkien|Images of Christopher Tolkien]]

==External links==
*[http://www.thehalloffire.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2250&sid=8cd1494eb408ae53eef603baf6be5ec6 History of the Silmarillion vs. History of Middle-earth] at thehalloffire.net (Quotes a letter from [[Christopher Tolkien]])
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQmh_Sfq88Y&ab_channel=Cit%C3%A9internationaledelatapisserieAubusson| Christopher Tolkien and the "Aubusson weaves Tolkien" project] on ''YouTube'' '''(French, with English subtitles)'''

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* '''[[1945]]''' - A letter by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[The Name Coventry]]", is published in the ''[[The Catholic Herald (23 February 1945)|Catholic Herald]]''.
* '''[[1945]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 97b]].
* '''[[1961]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 229]].
* '''[[1966]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 284]].
* '''[[2009]]''' - The [[1997]] documentary ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien (1997 documentary)|J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' is released on DVD in the UK.
* '''[[2024]]''' - It is announced that the online videogame [[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]] will be discontinued online.

==In Arda==
* {{TA|3019}}:
** {{Cal Travel-Fellowship}}
** They are ambushed near [[Sarn Gebir]] at night. A frightened [[Gollum]] flees to the eastern bank and hides in the [[Emyn Muil]]. A flying shadow approaches but Legolas shoots it with the bow of Galadriel.<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|054]][[de:23. Februar]][[fi:23. helmikuuta]]</noinclude>

23 February

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Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* On Earth */

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</noinclude>
* '''[[1945]]''' - A letter by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[The Name Coventry]]", is published in the ''[[The Catholic Herald (23 February 1945)|Catholic Herald]]''.
* '''[[1945]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 97b]].
* '''[[1961]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 229]].
* '''[[1966]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 284]].
* '''[[2009]]''' - The [[1997]] documentary ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien (1997 documentary)|J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' is released on DVD in the UK.
* '''[[2023]]''' - It is announced that the online videogame [[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]] will be discontinued online.

==In Arda==
* {{TA|3019}}:
** {{Cal Travel-Fellowship}}
** They are ambushed near [[Sarn Gebir]] at night. A frightened [[Gollum]] flees to the eastern bank and hides in the [[Emyn Muil]]. A flying shadow approaches but Legolas shoots it with the bow of Galadriel.<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|054]][[de:23. Februar]][[fi:23. helmikuuta]]</noinclude>

2023

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Γιάννης Ευαγγελίου: /* July */

{{year-header}}

==January==
* '''[[3 January|3]]''' - [[Birthday Toast#Tolkien Society tradition|Birthday Toast]].

==March==
* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Tolkien Reading Day]].
* '''[[30 March|30]]''' - ''[[The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth]]'' is published in the UK.

==April==
* '''[[22 April|22]]''' - Australian actor [[Barry Humphries]] dies.

==May==
* '''[[10 May|10]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'' is released online.
* '''[[25 May|25]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is released.

==June==
* '''[[6 June|6]]''' - ''[[The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth]]'' is published in the US.
* '''[[21 June|21]]''' - Filming for the second season of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'' is wrapped.

==July==
* '''[[2 July|2]]''' - The 2023 [[Tolkien Society]] seminar, takes place at The Hilton Leeds City and it is held Online.

==August==
* '''[[15 August|15]]''' - ''[[Tolkien Calendar 2024]]'' is published.
* '''[[31 August|31]] - [[3 September]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2023]] is held.

==September==
* '''[[2 September|2]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's Faith]]'' is published.

==October==
* '''[[24 October|24]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'' is released on PC.

==November==
* '''[[9 November|9]] - A revised and expanded edition of ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' is published in the UK.'''
 
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