
Playing out thousands of years before the fall of Númenor, the creation of the Rings of Power is a monumental turning point in the history of Middle-earth.

Instead, this writer humbly argues that the series should begin with the forging of the Rings of Power. However, this is not the Second Age story that the Amazon series should tell first. It’s a story that the Amazon series will no doubt bring to life on screen. That conflict saw a powerful kingdom of Men grow corrupted by Sauron until, in its arrogance, it unsuccessfully waged war against the world’s divine beings. The Elves of Middle-earth - By setting the Lord of the Rings series during the Second Age, the show’s creative team has the chance to explore and depict a number of fairly interesting stories, including the fall of Númenor. Hopefully, it’s an opportunity that the show’s creative team won’t pass up.Ĭate Blanchett as Galadriel in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Taking that into account, it becomes clear that the Amazon series has the chance to delve into the history and politics of the Elves in a way that no other Lord of the Rings adaptation has done before. While the show’s Second Age setting opens the door for it to tell interesting stories about Men and Dwarves, the Elves were at the center of some of the most pivotal events of that era. The Theory - Very little has been officially confirmed about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series, but we do know that it will take place primarily during the Second Age of Middle-earth and will feature scenes set even earlier than that. Indeed, while other races like Orcs and Ents have played roles in previous Lord of the Rings adaptations, the films themselves have most emphasized those three aforementioned groups.Īmazon’s upcoming prequel series, however, has the chance to be the first live-action Lord of the Rings project to truly put the Elves of Middle-earth at the center of its story. That said, most of the Lord of the Rings films we’ve seen up to this point have focused largely on Hobbits, Men, and Dwarves. From The Shire to Rivendell, the land of Middle-earth is full of gorgeous and exciting places, populated by charismatic characters creatures belonging to various, vividly realized races.

The world of Lord of the Rings is sprawling and epic.
