Everything The Rings of Power revisits from the Lord of the Rings trilogy

One of the attractions of such lively prequel series as Rings of Power is to see the world you love Lord of the Rings film (and Hobbits trilogy, we also see and appreciate those fans) in a very different form. This takes fan engagement on a whole other level, making each new tidbit the show reveals a puzzle in and of itself, a little mystery we already know ends, but not “how” or “why”.

To its credit, Rings of Power Not exceed familiar yet?. In the first two episodes, there’s a lot of recognizable visuals – plants and animals, armor designs and architecture – but very few direct transitions. Currently, the program is taking us mostly somewhere new. But still have some important things that you can recognize.

With that in mind, here’s a brief summary of everything shown in Rings of Power that’s reminiscent of previous screen adaptations of Middle-earth to date.

Galadriel

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The original highlight of the show, Galadriel is perhaps the closest character to a protagonist that can be found in Rings of Power‘S colorful cast. That’s because she immediately have a clear and engaging journey: As the series’ sprawling saga begins, Galadriel is on a quest for revenge, an act that will eventually lead to taking on one of Tolkien’s most complex and unrealized characters. The fellowship of the ring merely a suggestion.

Elrond

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The arrogant pretty girl here ends up becoming the stern leader of Rivendell played by Hugo Weaving in Peter Jackson’s films. He’s one of the few links between every screen adaptation of Tolkien’s work, as Elrond has been there for it all. This makes it sadder than all to see him like such a cold elf guy Rings of Power – he’s going to watch certain things that make him a significantly less cheerful person.

Sauron

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This is funny. Get in early Rings of Powerwe get to see LOTR’s massive depravity when he appears in those movies, but he will almost certainly take on a different and surprising shape in the future. Rings of Power. Part of the fun will be trying to spot him before he’s revealed.

Khazad-dûm

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One of the best locations in Rings of Power also one of the worst in the Lord of the Rings: Moria movies. Khazad-dûm, the mighty dwarven city we see Rings of PowerThe second episode, is what those terrible beaks look like before Its inhabitants dug “too greedy and too deep” and unearthed a sleeping Balrog, a soldier left over from the war against Morgoth. After the dwarves fled, the elves and trolls moved in, which gave the rife city a tragic atmosphere.

Sailing west to the Land of Immortals

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One of the last images we see in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the first to be shown in the series. Rings of Power: goblins sail to the Immortal Lands in the West. Immortal Elven, you may have heard, oddly enough – Goblin’s Paradise is an actual place on the map, west of Middle-earth, that sort of thing. In both Rings of Power and Lord of the Rings, the dwarves wishing to retire from the ordinary world can set out for heaven in a very bleak ceremony. According to Tolkien legend, things about this process change much in the time between Rings of Power and Lord of the Ringsand we might see some of that unfold as the show goes on.

Harfoots

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Harfoots are a type of hobbit. They’re not really that deep into the Tolkien lore you’re missing out on – according to showrunners, it doesn’t make sense to do a Lord of the Rings show without the Hobbits, even though the Hobbits don’t really play a role in the story they’re adapting. So they brought along the hunters, a nomadic group of little people who were out of sight but still in trouble.

Orcs

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One thing that seems to have changed little between then and now in Middle-earth is the matter of its orcs. Still one of the more troubling tropes of Tolkien lore, the Orcs have been around for more or less as long as they ever existed. fictitious history of Middle-earth, a race of evil people that exist only to provide the bad guys with an army. So far, the main difference in Rings of Power‘S The adoption of the Orcs seemed to be one of the numbers: This was a time when Sauron was not trying to destroy his enemies, but to deceive and corrupt them, and he didn’t need an army for that. It’s therefore conceivable that the Orcs’ first appearances are like the earliest appearances on the show – lone, fearsome squishy soldiers hinting at something sinister intruding.

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