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'LOTR: Rings of Power' release date, time, plot, cast, and trailer for Amazon's epic show

Return to Middle-earth’s Second Age in this extravagant Amazon Studios production. Here's everything you need to know about 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' from the release date and start time to cast, plot, and the latest on Season 2.

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Ambitious 'Lord of the Rings' prequel hopes to slay dragons

The return of dragons has been a hit

The Independent UK

The Rings of Power: Everything we know about The Lord of the Rings prequel series

Series premieres on Prime Video this September

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These Tolkien fans pitched a 50-hour ‘Lord of the Rings’ ‘mega-epic.’ ‘The Rings of Power’ is the result

Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne had been writing screenplays together for two decades when Amazon Studios announced it had acquired the rights to make a TV series based on the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord Of The Rings.”

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Jeff Bezos says his son told him ‘not to eff up’ Rings of Power series with Amazon

Billionaire businessman also admitted some of his creative suggestions to showrunners were ‘ignored’

The Independent UK

Why Galadriel in 'Rings of Power' isn’t the elf Lord of the Rings fans remember

Younger and more restless than her older self in 'The Lord of the Rings,' Morfydd Clark brings a new face to Galadriel in Amazon's 'The Rings of Power.'

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Mary McNamara: What color is an elf? Or a Sea Snake? And why do you care?

When attacked on social media for having the temerity to play Lord Corlys Velaryon on "House of the Dragon" while Black, Steve Toussaint replied the only way a thinking actor could: "They are happy with a dragon flying," he said during a recent interview in Men's Health. "They're happy with…

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New 'Lord of the Rings' TV series shows the precious power of JRR Tolkien

Some of J.R.R. Tolkien's characters lived to be more than 6,000 years old. The author's legacy may last even longer.

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Who is Morgoth? Tolkien's original dark lord is crucial to 'Rings of Power'

Sauron wasn't Middle-earth's first Dark Lord. Heading into the premiere of Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' here's everything viewers should know about Morgoth.

Inverse

Indonesian knights keep medieval sword-fighting alive

Jakarta (AFP) - Armed with blunt swords, a dozen would-be chevaliers are put through their paces in a gallant effort to keep alive European medieval martial arts taught hundreds of years ago.

AFP

What links The Lord of the Rings to Lenny Henry and the Beatles?

As Middle-earth buffs get ready for the new Rings of Power extravaganza, we follow Tolkien down the rabbit hole and find Orson Welles, Michael Gambon and the Fab Four

The Guardian - UK

Westeros v Middle Earth: Two epic fantasies go head-to-head

It's a looming battle between Westeros and Middle earth, as House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings series land on opposing streaming services

The New Daily

Lord of the Rings fans treated to explosive final look at prequel show ahead of release

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is due to be released on Amazon Prime at the beginning of September after the highly-anticipated show was first announced in 2017

Daily Mirror

'Rings of Power's most mysterious trio may have ties to a villain scarier than Sauron

Let’s talk about those three ominous, cloaked figures in the most recent 'Rings of Power' trailers. Here's why they may have ties to the most powerful villain J.R.R. Tolkien ever created.

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Disney, Netflix and Comcast Just Made a Huge Content Mistake

At a time when intellectual-property rights power TV, movies and theme parks, three companies just lost out on the biggest property that was still out there.

The Street

Lord of the Rings: Swedish Media Group Buys Rights to Make Games, Movies and More

The most precious intellectual property of all has once again been acquired.

The Guardian - UK

Swedish gaming giant buys Lord of the Rings and Hobbit rights

Embracer buys Middle-earth Enterprises which controls intellectual property rights to Tolkien’s most famous works

The Independent UK

Top 35 literary locations in the UK as voted by readers

A study of 2,000 literary lovers has revealed the top 35 places to see in the UK, which have been made famous by the books they rate the most

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The Independent UK

The Rings of Power: Everything we know about The Lord of the Rings prequel series

Series premieres on Prime Video this September

Manchester Evening News

Is Peter Jackson involved with The Rings of Power and what has he said about the Amazon series?

The New Zealand director was much celebrated for his original trilogy of Lord of the Rings films, however The Hobbit franchise was a lot less popular with the critics

Inverse

'Rings of Power's biggest canon change could ruin one major Tolkien story

The prequel is taking a big risk by compressing the timeline of the Second Age. Here's how the series' shortened time span could lessen the impact of one legendary kingdom's destruction.

The Independent UK

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power producer reveals the ‘number one rule’ behind new adaptation

High-budget adaptation is out in less than a month

Daily Mirror

Rings of Power: Everything you need to know about Amazon's £1bn Lord of the Rings prequel

Fans of epic fantasy tale Lord of the Rings, written by a First World War soldier, are already clamouring for details of The Rings of Power, will be a prequel to the book the author started writing in 1937

The Guardian - UK

Peter Jackson wants to wipe his mind of Lord of the Rings. He should snap out of it

After six blockbuster Tolkien movies, Jackson wants Derren Brown to wipe his memory of Middle-earth? It’s a boneheaded quest

The Guardian - UK

Dreaming shires: how East Yorkshire shaped Tolkien’s Middle-earth fantasy

Invalided home from the Somme, the Lord of the Rings author was inspired by this peaceful landscape to begin his epic tales – which are now getting the Amazon blockbuster treatment

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