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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday January 18 2020, @08:10PM   Printer-friendly
from the my-precious dept.

CNet:

There are four ages in Tolkien's works. Lord of the Rings was set in the Third Age, and this series will take place in The Second Age, Amazon revealed in a tweet sent in March 2019. The famous One Ring of Lord of the Rings fame was forged in this time period by the Dark Lord Sauron, who seems likely to be a major part of the new show.

Welcome to the Second Age: — The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@LOTRonPrime)

Amazon's Salke told Deadline, "we're not remaking the movies, but we're also not starting from scratch. So, it'll be characters you love."

But probably not one particular character. Tolkien fan site stirred buzz among fans in May 2018 by that the show's first season would be centered on a young Aragorn. Portrayed by Viggo Mortensen in the Peter Jackson movies, he was an acclaimed warrior and ranger who plays a major role in Lord of the Rings. But that rumor fell flat once Amazon confirmed the Second Age setting, since Aragorn wouldn't have been around then.

It is not yet clear if they're focusing on Numenor in the Second Age, or the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.


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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @10:51PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @10:51PM (#945119)

    Characters in LOTR/The Hobbit that I can think of who would actually be alive during the second age:
    Elrond
    Galadriel
    Treebeard (and many other ents)
    Smaug
    Shelob
    Sauron
    Balrog(s)
    Bombadil

    It's a short list. Legolas never had an established date of birth, but he would have been well over 3000 at the time of LOTR if he had been alive in the Second Age, and he was never portrayed as being that old. The Istari (wizards) are immortal and existed then, but hadn't been sent to Middle-Earth yet. No human or dwarf could possibly live that long. Even Smeagol/Gollum had not been born yet.

    Of course there's no reason to expect the LOTR canon will be treated any better than Star Trek or Star Wars, especially with Christopher Tolkien now gone.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by bzipitidoo on Sunday January 19 2020, @01:09AM

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Sunday January 19 2020, @01:09AM (#945149) Journal

    And many other elves. The few that are mentioned by name are Cirdan, Legolas' father Thranduil, Gildor, Lindir, Erestor, Galdor, and Haldir, Rumil, and Orophin. Possibly Glorfindel too, but there's no telling how long a "dirt nap" he took, so to speak. Other than that, I think you got them all. Smaug though, is too young. Smaug was young when he took the Lonely Mountain from Thorin's grandfather.