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The Second Age spans 3441 years and ends with the first downfall of Sauron, the primary antagonist of “The Lord of the Rings.” Jackson’s movies begin with a prologue set at the end of the Second Age explaining Sauron’s defeat, so it would appear Amazon’s series will take place in the years where Sauron rises to power. Events in the Second Age that the series could focus on include Sauron building his forces in Mordor, the creation and distribution of the rings of power, and the destruction of Númenor. Considering the island’s appearance on the map and its legacy within Tolkien’s world, it appears likely the series will have much to do with Númenor.
The Second Age spans 3441 years and ends with the first downfall of Sauron, the primary antagonist of “The Lord of the Rings.” Jackson’s movies begin with a prologue set at the end of the Second Age explaining Sauron’s defeat, so it would appear Amazon’s series will take place in the years where Sauron rises to power. Events in the Second Age that the series could focus on include Sauron building his forces in Mordor, the creation and distribution of the rings of power, and the destruction of Númenor. Considering the island’s appearance on the map and its legacy within Tolkien’s world, it appears likely the series will have much to do with Númenor.
Sounds great to me! Just keep Peter Jackson away.
It's mostly just a flyover time in which little of note happens aside from setting up the third age.
"oh, but Sauron's rise to power" and all that. Only... That's basically it as far as canon goes. He "rose to power" and such... Things are just kind of quickly summarized as "having happened". Meaning that any show based on that time are basically going to end up as 95% fanfic, with 5% Tolkien garnish.
Númenor! Amazon's LOTR Series To Be Set During The Second Age
- 07/03/2019 05:56:47 PM
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The article about this on tor.com raises some good points...
- 07/03/2019 07:52:43 PM
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All the Tolkien books are now 0.00 through Kindle Unlimited.
- 07/03/2019 09:54:46 PM
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Sure they could. But I wish either they or the Tolkien Estate would announce it. *NM*
- 07/03/2019 09:59:14 PM
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As with things of this nature....
- 07/03/2019 10:06:08 PM
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Speaking of food
- 07/03/2019 10:46:58 PM
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No, see....here's the deal.
- 07/03/2019 11:02:54 PM
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Yeah, I don't judge what other people eat except for Chicagoans eating deep dish"pizza".
- 08/03/2019 01:30:24 AM
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Honestly... The Second Age is probably the most boring time to place it.
- 08/03/2019 07:33:32 PM
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This is the correct take.
- 09/03/2019 03:03:53 AM
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That isn't close to true, if you've read beyond LotR
- 08/03/2019 08:38:12 PM
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Maybe he/she/they haven't read The Silmarilion or Unfinished Tales
- 08/03/2019 08:47:16 PM
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Got the entire HoEM series with my birthday money one year when I was going through my Tolkien phase
- 09/03/2019 07:08:45 AM
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Yet... It is though.
- 09/03/2019 06:52:45 AM
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Most of it takes place in only one generation, though.
- 09/03/2019 11:10:52 AM
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At the least they could reverse the character assassination of Isildur
- 09/03/2019 11:28:28 AM
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Re: At the least they could reverse the character assassination of Isildur
- 11/03/2019 04:07:27 AM
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This is the correct take.
- 09/03/2019 03:03:53 AM
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