The Rings of Power will premiere on September 2 on Amazon Prime Video.
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The Story of the Rings - Before today, there was very little known about the new series except that it will take place in the Second Age - thousands of years before both Tolkien’s The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.įans have known for a long time the rings were forged in the Second Age The Silmarillion, a 1977 “textbook” to the universe written by Tolkien (completed by his son Christopher Tolkien and author Guy Gavriel Kay after Tolkien’s death), contained the twenty-page chapter “Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age” that broke down the rings’ histories. One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.” (You probably know the rest.) “Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone. The teaser is narrated to the series’ iconic epigraph, a poem written by Tolkien: “Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,” begins a disembodied female voice. The title of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel series now has a title: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. You can see the title reveal in the video below. In a rather literal sense, the video shows how much Tolkien’s world of imagination is all over Amazon’s new project. Echoing the premise, the teaser depicts the “forging” of the title as a physical sign made of engraved silver metal and redwood.Īccompanying the sign are CGI replications of Middle-earth geography, from the foggy peaks of the Misty Mountains to the volcanic lava of Mount Doom. Ring Power - The title to Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel was announced on January 19, via a lavish one-minute teaser video. While there wasn’t much else revealed about the show, the subtitle, The Rings of Power, alone says everything anyone needs to know about it: This is the untold story about the making of the nineteen Great Rings, and the One Ring (to rule them all) from author J.R.R. Today, the journey to the show’s September 2 premiere on Amazon Prime Video begins with its title reveal: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail.Gandalf once said, “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” For Amazon Studios, it will spend all of its time in 2022 promoting the new, upcoming, and very expensive Lord of the Rings series for Prime Video. JRR Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. And all the time the armies of the Dark Lord are massing.
After a battle with the giant spider, Shelob, Sam left his master for dead but Frodo is still alive - in the hands of the orcs. Meanwhile, Sam and Frodo progressed towards Mordor to destroy the Ring, accompanied by Smagol - Gollum, still obsessed by his 'preciouss'. Gandalf returned, miraculously, and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Merry and Pippin, captured by orcs, escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. The pages are edged in gold and contained within are special features unique to this edition. This very special deluxe edition is quarterbound in cloth and red leather, with raised ribs on the spine and stamped in two foils. Also appearing are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Middle-earth. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvelous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous “Bridge of Khazad-dum” chapter. This one-volume deluxe slipcased edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black, and features thirty color illustrations, maps, and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work.
Over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. This deluxe volume is quarterbound in leather and includes many special features unique to this edition.
A sumptuous slipcased edition of Tolkien’s classic epic tale of adventure, fully illustrated in color by the author himself.