The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is closer than it seems. The Prime Video series will give us much more information about characters (new and old), races and kingdoms that we already know from the work of JRR Tolkien. Read more here!
Many fans of the work of J. R. R. Tolkien are more than excited and eager to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. This new series that comes from the hand of Amazon Prime Video It will take us through the Second Age of Middle-earth. dowhat happened at that time? The forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic history of Númenor and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.
Yes ok The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Coming in early September, this series is expected to have 5 seasons. So don’t worry if you don’t see any of the themes you want in the first few chapters. There is history for a while. amazon released a new trailer of what’s to come and they don’t give us the eyes to appreciate every kingdom and landscape they show us.
Director Peter Jackson carried the work of Tolkien to the cinema with a saga of films focused on the Third Age of Middle-earth, but as we said above, amazon takes us to the Second Age. In this series we will travel through the elven kingdoms of Lindon and Eregion, the dwarven kingdom of Khazad-dûm, the Southlands and the Northern Wastes, and we will go through the Separate Seas until we reach the island kingdom of Númenor.
In the last trailer we see how the elves and the harfoots (or hairy) travel through the varied landscapes of Middle-earth, from snow-capped mountains to vast forests, mines, and elegant cities. Each of these places are characteristic of a particular kingdom and race. “The elves protect their forests, the dwarves their mines, men their crops, we harfoots have us. We’re safe”, we hear a harfoots say.
Although several of the characters that we will see in the series are new, others will be old acquaintances for those who have seen the movies and read the books. However, we will also meet some of the characters from J. R. R. Tolkien that were not seen (or that were seen little or not at all) in the movies of The Lord of the rings or in those of The Hobbit. For example: Isildur (Maxim Baldry), Elendil (Lloyd Owen), Ar-Pharazôn (Trystan Gravelle) and the queen regent Tar-Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson).
The eight-episode series will also have Galadriel (Morfydd Clark); Elrond (Robert Aramayo); the great King Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker); the harfoots Marigold Brandyfoot (Sara Zwangobani), Elanor ‘Nori’ Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh), Poppy Proudfellow (Megan Richards), and Sadoc Burrows (Lenny Henry); the dwarfs King Durin III (Peter Mullan) and the Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur); Halbrand (Charlie Vickers); Arondir (Ismael Cruz Cordova) And several more.
“This epic drama takes place thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings of JRR Tolkien, and will take viewers back to an era when great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were put to the test, hope hung by the finest thread, and the greatest villain to ever flow from the pen of Tolkien threatened to cover the entire world in darkness.”says the description of the series according to Amazon Prime Video.
And continues: “Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows a cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they face the dreaded resurgence of evil in Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains to the majestic forests of Lindon, the capital of the elves, the stunning island kingdom of Númenor, and the farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will create legacies that will last long after their departure. ”.
Let us remember that in the series, Middle Earth has just emerged from a time full of horror and conflict. The first Dark Lord, Melkoralso called Morgothwas defeated and his apprentice, sauron, He disappeared. At the beginning of the story we will see that several characters are sure that these are better times, while others suspect that something is still wrong, one of these is Galadrielthe leader of the northern armies in Middle-earth.
Because of this, in the trailer we hear him talk to Elrond and he says: “you’ve fought enough Galadriel. lower your sword”. Then she replies: “The enemy is still there, the question is where.” Nevertheless, Elrond he insists that it’s over, but the elf remarks: “You haven’t seen what I’ve seen”.
In the trailer we also hear that the elven king Gil-galad He says: “Darkness will completely cover the land. It will be the end, not only of our race, but of all”. But this is not the only worrying message, we also see that the deadly Halbrand ensures that the past is dead. “Either we advance head-on or we die with it“, He says.
Luckily there is not much left to enjoy and immerse yourself in this great world of Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power arrives at Amazon Prime Video September 2.