The Rings of Power - Amazon

[Stormrider]

Sept. 2, 2022
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[Stormrider]

You tube version

youtu.be/uYnQDsaxHZU

[Andorinha]

The CGI looks interesting, but I saw few characters I could recognize or connect to the written material of Tolkien's Second Age. I guess we'll see in September...

[Stormrider]

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[Andorinha]

Thanks, Stormy! That was very helpful! I'll have to try viewing it as a separate, stand alone, new fantasy series.

[Stormrider]

Right, it is more role play. I hope Sauron creating the Rings of Power and the One Ring will be in it eventually. Perhaps Sauron as Morgoth/Melkor's Lieutenant will be in it.

It would be cool to have Beren and Luthien. And the Silmarils in It, but we will have to see.

[fanuidhol]

From what I understand it will be 2nd Age only.

And the rights to other Tolkien material off limits?

[Stormrider]

Musical score

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[Andorinha]

Thanks, Stormy!

[Andorinha]

In reaction to Amazon's new "Tolkien-based" series, the BBC have this retrospective on Tolkien. No new material here that I could see, a rehashing of old themes dealt with long ago on Tolkien's Ring fora -- but fun anyway:

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220824-the-ancient-roots-of-the-lord-of-the-rings

[Stormrider]

Good read, Andy. Thanks for posting it. I've read Beowulf and Sir Gawain but should look into some of the other writings that influenced JRRT, The Kalevala sp? Etc.

[Andorinha]

Ah, yes, The Kalevala -- very influential on Tolkien's own work! From the English language version of 1887 (probably the one first read by Tolkien) you can see why JRRT used so much poetry in his Middle-earth tales:

www.google.com/books/edition/Kalevala/qGxQAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Kalevala&printsec=frontcover

[Andorinha]

BBC is releasing more commentary on "The Rings of Power."

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220830-rings-of-power-review-a-visually-staggering-but-flawed-epic

Any of youse actually seen "The Rings of Power?"

[Andorinha]

Michael C. Drout, often quoted here at TR, has a lot to say on "The Rings of Power" in a New York Times article:

www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/opinion/rings-of-power-amazon-tolkien.html

[Stormrider]

It is just releasing on Sept 2, so no, I haven't seen it yet!