He invented an alternate reality, complete with its own geography, languages and history. Artist and Scholar: Tolkien did more than write books.Tolkien, now adapted into a new series for Amazon Prime Video, has inspired generations of readers and viewers. As this mercurial dark angel Sauron returns to the territory Adar has remade into Mordor, a fascinating power-struggle lies ahead, rooted in ancient history and Middle-earth’s longstanding racial conflicts.Įxplore the World of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ The literary universe built by J.R.R. Part of what makes “Alloyed” a successful season finale is that in resolving the biggest mystery introduced this year - Where has Sauron gone? - it establishes a foundation for fresh conflicts in the next round of episodes. Adar, the orc-father, has established a kingdom his former master and most hated foe will someday claim. This week’s Season 1 finale answers that question in shocking fashion.
For example: Why did the author never mention Halbrand, the lost king of the Southlands, returned to his home by Galadriel and a contingent of Númenóreans in a failed effort to prevent the orcs from establishing the shadowlands of Mordor? This is why fans watching this series have been paying close attention to the names they have never heard before, trying to figure out how they fit into the Tolkien saga. Tolkien dropped in both the text of “The Lord of the Rings” novels and in their extensive appendices. Unlike most prequels, “The Rings of Power” arrived with much of its story already extensively mapped out, via the tidbits of Middle-earth history J.R.R. No matter how many new characters and locations the writers introduce, by the time the series reaches its intended end - after five seasons, if all goes according to plan - we will have witnessed the events that ended the Second Age of Middle-earth and led to Sauron’s all-controlling One Ring disappearing for thousands of years, before eventually landing in a hobbit’s pocket.
Like most prequels, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is headed toward a fixed endpoint.
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