The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
This article contains spoilers forThe Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power .
The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Poweris manufacture original material to answer many of the questions raise by its source material , J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Lord of the Rings . With the right wing toThe HobbitandThe Lord of the Rings , the show is also draw on the wider legendarium , clearly accessing one - off rights to individual aspects of the texts . For those familiar with Tolkien ’s traditional knowledge , The Rings of Powerseason 2was an often judgement - boggling adaptation , journeying into the originative mind of showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay .
While some of time of year 2 ’s inventions had Tolkienites pulling their hairsbreadth out in frustration , some were gloriously solid and well - received by many . irrespective , showrunners constantly demonstrated knowledge and love of Tolkien ’s oeuvre with Easter eggs , callbacks , and tie - ins . This confirms that the show ’s inventions were not made without serious thoughtfulness of the Holy Writ . Whether to embellish canon thoughtfully or make its internal timing body of work , Rings of Power’sSecond Agesolved many Tolkien mysteries .
10Rings Of Power Confirms How Many Elves Morgoth Turned Into Orcs
Moriondor Are Confirmed In The Rings Of Power
InThe Rings of Powerseason 2 , instalment 1 , the original character Adar told Sauron thatMorgoth turned 13 Elves into the first Orcs . These first Orcs came to be known as the Moriondor , as explain by Galadriel in season 1 when she had Adar bounce and was interrogating him . It was never quite clear inThe Lord of the Ringsexactly howMorgoth started the race of Orcs , despite the theme being cryptically broached many times .
Tolkienian Age
case Marking The Start
Years
Total Length In Solar Years
Before time
Set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power explores the forging of the iconic rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, and the epic events leading up to the stories in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novels. The series chronicles the creation of legendary characters and the historic alliances and rivalries that shape the fate of Middle-earth.
Indeterminate
Day before Days
The Ainur enter Eä
1 - 3,500 Valian Years
33,537
Pre - First Age Years of the Trees ( Y.T. )
Yavanna created the Two tree
Y.T. 1 - 1050
10,061
First Age ( F.A. )
Elves arouse in Cuiviénen
Y.T. 1050 - Y.T. 1500 , F.A. 1 - 590
4,902
2nd Age ( S.A. )
The War of Wrath end
S.A. 1 - 3441
3,441
Third Age ( T.A. )
The Last Alliance defeated Sauron
T.A. 1 - 3021
3,021
In accordance with this mystery story , the legendarium never confirmed on the dot how many Elves Morgoth turned into the first Orcs . The Silmarillionstated that Morgoth corrupted some of the Elves after they had wake in Cuiviénen in the First Age . ThoseElves that disappeared were never escort again , accord to the lore ofLord of the Rings ' Elvish Eldarthat was convey inThe Silmarillion .
9Where Gandalf Got His Staff In The Lord Of The Rings
Rings Of Power Shows The Origins Of Gandalf’s Staff
The Rings of Power’sStranger was actually Gandalf , as season 2 finally reassert in its last episode , and he find out his magic staff in Rhûn . High phantasy pioneer J.R.R.Tolkien never did divulge exactly where Gandalf found his staff , how he got it , or how it was made . It was n’t decipherable , in fact , whether it was found or made . Rings of Powertook delight in exploring these unanswered questions .
The Rings of Power time of year 2 has at long last confirm The Stranger to be Gandalf , but the serial had been laying out clues since its first episode .
Before he even hump his name , Gandalf found his faculty ready - made inthe eastern land of Rhûn . Tom Bombadil had made it abundantly clear , beforehand , that the Stranger would simply know when he found his staff . Tom also elucidate thatthe faculty chose the Wizard , calling back the famousHarry Potterconcept of the verge opt the Wizard . Gandalf ’s instinctive - sounding and simple staff resembled the one created by Peter Jackson for his film , allowing for a sure amount of continuity between both franchises .
8Why Celebrimbor & Sauron Made Specifically Nine Rings For Men
The Rings Of Power Clarifies The Forging Process
The Rings of Powerseason 2 dived deep intoSauron ’s full planto forge the Rings of Power with Celebrimbor , offer a elusive account as to why nine ring were take for the airstream of Men . The show was always particular on its idea of balance , volunteer that three rings were need for Elves for equilibrise out the opposition produce by get two . Building on this , the show presented a sure balance in forging the Nine .
Elven - ring
Name
Gem
First Owner
Last Owner
Vilya
The Ring of Air
cerulean
Gil - galad
Elrond
Narya
The Ring of Fire
Ruby
Círdan
Gandalf
Nenya
The Ring of Water
Adamant
Galadriel
Sauron had successfully carry Celebrimbor to commence forge nine ring of Men , despite candidly telling him that gamy King Gil - galad would n’t be advantageously proud of about it if he know . Celebrimbor write a letter of the alphabet lying to the King , telling him he was close down the smithy , which Sauron falsely discouraged while being internally joyful . Sauron used Celebrimbor ’s lie as his false explanation as to why the Dwarves ' rings may have been challenged creatively or spiritually . TheNine were then forged to outweigh the defect of the Sevenand dual the benefits ofthe three Elven - rings .
7When The Entwives Disappear In The Lord Of The Rings
Rings Of Power Explores Entwives
One ofThe Lord of the Rings’biggest mysteries iswhat happened to the lose Entwives , whichThe Rings of Powertackles . An Entwife appeared triumphantly to the Elf Arondirand Theo in the show . Both original graphic symbol experienced the wrath of the gargantuan tree , but Arondir was able to garner her trust . The show did not explain what pass off to make the Entwives go away in fourth dimension for the Third Age . Kemen , another original type inRings of Power , mentioned toward the end of season 2 that he want mountain of tree diagram to be cut down for timbre in and around the coastal settlement of Pelargir .
2d Age Event
2nd Age Year
Sauron began construction on Barad - dûr
1000
Sauron befriended the Elves of Eregion as Annatar
1200
ring of Power were forged
1500
The Three great Elven Rings were fake
1590
The One Ring was forged , Barad - dûr was complete , Sauron openly proclaimed himself
1600
Sauron began to prepare to invade Eriador
1605
The War of the Elves and Sauron began
1693
Sauron invaded Eriador
1695
Sauron sacked Eregion and killed Celebrimbor . Rivendell was founded . The Dwarves set on Sauron . Khazad - dûm closed .
1697
Sauron invade Eriador
1699
Númenóreans overcome Sauron
1700
Sauron was drive from Eriador and take flight to Mordor . First White Council hold
1701
Ar - Pharazôn seized the scepter
3255
Sauron became Pharazôn ’s captive in Númenor
3262
Númenor fall
3319
This could hint that it was ruthless Númenórean enlargement killing the Entwives . It was assumed by many after readingThe Lord of the Ringsthat the dubious honor of kill the Entwives fall to Sauron . But in the show ’s logic , it may not be so . Regardless , the show postulate that Entwives were still around in the Second Age , paint a picture that they only evaporate sometime between S.A. 1700 ( rough time of the Siege of Eregion ) and T.A. 3018 ( time of the Fellowship ’s delegacy ) .
6How Morgoth Turned Elves Into Orcs
Rings Of Power Confirms Orc Origins
The Rings of Powerexploded the mystery ofOrc pedigree inThe Lord of the Rings . As well as explaining that Morgoth chose 13 Elves to be turned into Orcs , Adar dish out the point on how those Elves were transformed . In time of year 2 ’s first episode , Adar secernate Halbrand the story of his transfiguration from Elf into Orc . He explained that he was promised major power by Morgoth , and was granted it by being precede to a " dark and nameless peak . " Morgoth ’s promise to Adar was one of crime syndicate , tragically .
Perhaps the starvation was involve to make Adar want to drink such a potion willingly , and perhaps his willingness was a cardinal element in the ritual .
In a poetically grotesque spin , Morgoth put Adar through a " new nativity " himself on the mountain , where he was bound and starved before Sauron appeared . Bringing " blood red " wine-colored that spoke of some kind of parentage magic , Sauron poisoned Adar , who drank the wine gratefully . Perhaps the starvation was require to make Adar want to drink such a potion volitionally , and perhaps his willingness was a key component in the ritual . Either way , Adar made it cleared that he was never the same again .
5The Rings Of Power Teases The Origin Of The Shire
Harfoots And Stoors Both Feature In Rings Of Power
The Rings of Powerstarted draft its fabricated beginning story of the Shire and the Hobbit backwash . Harfoots and Stoors were confirmed by Tolkien to be but no named characters were provided , makingThe Rings of Power’sHarfootsand Stoors a big swing , although their relevance became increasingly exculpated in season 2 . Originally hypothesize to bring home the bacon some sense of humour and human interest group in the story , in the same way that Hobbits supply it inLord of the Rings , theHarfoots actually seemed to illustrate Hobbit historyin the show .
Nori adventured into Rhûn with the Stranger and bump into the Stoor community . Hobbits were composed of three different pre - Hobbit race in lore - the Harfoots , the Stoors , and the Fallohides . Harfoot Poppy ’s love affair with Stoor Merrimac implied that Nori andPoppy ’s encounter with the Stoors could have triggered one of the first instances of interbreedingamong pre - Hobbit tribes . What ’s more , the Stoors ' Smials made it inevitable that Nori would bring this mind with her when she went back West , implying thatNori may establish the shire horse .
4Rings Of Power Confirms How Sauron Regenerates
Sauron Was Reborn On Rings Of Power
Sauron was savagely wander and prod to death by Adar and his Orcs inThe ring of Powerseason 2 ’s opening move flashback , necessitating him to regenerate diagrammatically . The Lord of the RingsandThe Silmarillionmade it clear thatSauron was born-again after being killed many time , as an immortal Ainur spirit - being . But neither text demonstrated Sauron ’s wizard process .
The Lord of the Rings movies popularise Sauron as a giant , flare heart , but four actors have played Sauron in live - action over the years .
Sauron made himself a new body slowly in both books , so it was obviously a painstaking labor . The books also describe Sauron as glum and silent while he rebuilt himself , implying that he was certainly not at full power at first , either incapacitated or vulnerable . TheRings of Powershowed Sauron ’s tenacious look reanimating his blackened bloodafter the execution , lento becoming thicker and more spanking until he could capture quarry and uprise .
3How Gandalf Got His Name
Gandalf Utters His Name For The First Time In Rings Of Power
The Rings of Powerseason 2 showed Gandalf speaking his own name out loud for the first time , which was a particular moment , by any standard . Hearing the Stoors say " Grand - Elf " over and over again gradually invigorate him , and eventually he sat down in Tom Bombadil ’s house and said that he had realized that he would be call in Gandalf in the age to come . In the books , Gandalf was a Mannish namebased on the phrase " the Elf of the Wand . "
In a thoroughly Tolkienian spiritual paradox , Gandalf get his name from the Stoors , and at the same time , he had always had his name , and the Stoors were just cue him of it .
The show explained how Gandalf ’s name get from " Elf of the Wand " to " Gandalf , " suggesting " Wand - Elf " and " Grand - Elf " as the two in - between stages of his name before it settled into its terminal iteration . It seemed that theStoors ' utilisation of the terminal figure " Grand - Elf " eventually triggered a foresight in Gandalf , whereby he perceived that this was the name that was have in mind to be . In a thoroughly Tolkienian spiritual paradox , Gandalf have his name from the Stoors , and at the same time , he had always had his name , and the Stoors were just reminding him of it .
2Why Sauron Has Such A Strong Grip On The Ringwraiths
Rings Of Power Showed Celebrimbor Making The Nine
The Rings of Powerfinally show up the forging of all of the Rings of Power , and it offer an challenging account for why the Nine were so knock-down . Sauron had geld his hand with a knife , and the pursue episode explained why . Sauron shed blood into a glass vial , which he enchantedand gave to Celebrimbor . Sauron assure Celebrimbor it contain mithril , which the enchantment visually validated . Celebrimbor , as advised by Sauron , added this enchanted blood into the nine Rings for Men .
… the Nine each contained a part of Sauron himself .
The Nine contained Sauron ’s blood . Sauron ’s blood was go steady in his shapeshifting process to be much the same thing as his whole beingbefore it had settled on a signifier . Therefore , the Nine each contained a part of Sauron himself . This kind of blood magic trick resonated with Adar ’s commentary that only blood could bind in season 1 , and with the " blood cherry-red " potion that create Orcs . It also gave weight to the full controller Sauron had over the Ringwraiths , who each had one of the nine halo , inLord of the Rings .
1The Rings Of Power Hints At What Tom Bombadil’s True Purpose Is
Tom Bombadil Has A Specific Goal In Rings Of Power
Tom Bombadil ’s true function was gloriously ill-defined inThe Lord of the Rings , butThe Rings of Powerdecided to turn this on its head . Although still unclear , in the show , what Tom Bombadil is or where he issue forth from , the show ’s grapheme has certain end and motivations . Tom sleep with nature inThe Lord of the Ringsand survive mostly to protect and keep his realm , the Old Forest , alongside his wife . In the show , Tom opposes Sauron , civilise the Dark Wizard and Gandalf .
Tom represent pacifism , to a sure extent , in Tolkien ’s seminal novel . Tom refuse to involve himself in the War of the Ring . He did , however , stretch to rescuing the Hobbits from Old Man Willow , and again from the Barrow - wights , and he even proceeded to gird them . The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power’simplication that Tom Bombadil did take sides , and postulate the practiced side , was n’t unfounded , but it certainly opened up one ofLord of the Rings’biggest mysteries .
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plant in the Second Age of halfway - earth , The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power explores the forging of the iconic rings , the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron , and the epical events leading up to the stories in J.R.R. Tolkien ’s classic novels . The serial chronicles the conception of legendary fibre and the historical alliances and rivalries that work the fate of Middle - earth .
