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The origins of Tolkien's Dwarves can be traced to Norse mythology; Tolkien also mentioned a connection with Jewish history and language. Dwarves appear in his books The Hobbit (1937), The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), and the posthumously published The Silmarillion (1977), Unfinished Tales (1980), and The History of Middle-earth series (1983 ...
The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy of epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by English author J. R. R. Tolkien.The films are titled identically to the three volumes of the novel: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003).
Tolkien enjoyed medieval works like Fastitocalon, and often imitated them in his poetry, in this case in a poem of the same name.French manuscript, c. 1270. J. R. R. Tolkien was attracted to medieval literature, and made use of it in his writings, both in his poetry, which contained numerous pastiches of medieval verse, and in his Middle-earth novels where he embodied a wide range of medieval ...
In 2017, Amazon Prime Video bought the right to make a television series, separate from the New Line films. Titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the first season was released in 2022 and the second in 2024. Three more are planned. Additionally, some well-received fan films based on Tolkien's novels have been made.
Slain by dwarves over a dispute concerning one of the Silmarils. Thranduil: Elvenking of the Silvan realm of Mirkwood, father of Legolas. Thorin Oakenshield: Dwarf noble who led the company of dwarves that retook Erebor from the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit. Slain during the Battle of the Five Armies.
Hercules and the Amazon Women; Hercules and the Circle of Fire; Hercules and the Lost Kingdom; Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur; Hercules in the Underworld; The Hobbit (1977 film) Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story; Jason and the Argonauts; Kindred: The Embraced; Earthsea (miniseries) Merlin (miniseries) Merlin's Apprentice; The Mists ...
The music was by The Tolkien Ensemble, Hedningarna, Sorten Muld and Kim Skovbye. [17] In 2001, 2002 and 2003, the three volumes of the novel were adapted into a Slovak radio series, consisting of three annual series of fully cast radio plays, each of six episodes. The Hobbit character Bilbo Baggins served as the narrator.
Films based on The Lord of the Rings (4 C, 7 P) H. Films based on The Hobbit (1 C, 3 P, ... Category: Films based on works by J. R. R. Tolkien. 21 languages ...