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The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game


same is true for pieces from other manufacturers. , the rules for the "Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game" are in their fourth edition. The first three editions of the rulebooks were released with "The Lord of the Rings" films, but Games Workshop used the magazine "White Dwarf" and various supplements to "go beyond what is presented in the films of "The Lord of the Rings" and delve into the rich material of J. R. R. Tolkien's books." The current edition, "The
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Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings


"The Lord of the Rings", an epic high fantasy novel by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien, set in his fictional world of Middle-earth, has been adapted several times. Three film adaptations of "The Lord of the Rings" have been made. The first was "The Lord of the Rings" (1978), by animator Ralph Bakshi, the first part of what was originally intended to be a two-part adaptation of the story. The second, "The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)


Book of J.R.R. Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings", published by Ballantine Books on October 12, 1978, still referred to the sequel in the book's inside cover jacket. Bakshi states that he would never have made the film if he had known what would happen during the production. He is quoted as saying that the reason he made the film was "to save it for Tolkien, because I loved the "Rings" very much." Bakshi also stated that he felt that the film "took more out
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Alan Lee (illustrator)


was the basis of a 1981 animated feature of the same name. Two years after completion of "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Lee released a 192-page collection of his conceptual artwork for the project, entitled "The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook" (HarperCollins, 2005). Film director Peter Jackson said, "His art captured what I hoped to capture with the films." For his 1978 book with Brian Froud, "Faeries", Lee was runner-up for the fantasy Locus Award, year
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of the Eye in J.R.R Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". However, there are other interpretations of what Tolkien meant by the Eye and the portrayal in the films proved different to that of some Tolkien readers. This is partly because Tolkien described Sauron in a letter in 1963 in the following way: According to Tolkien's descriptions in "The Lord of the Rings", the Eye was within the ″Window of the Eye″ in the topmost tower, not floating above the tower as shown in Jackson's film trilogy
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The Golden Compass (film)


Star Wars" as stylistic influences on the film. In 2004, Weitz was invited by "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson onto the set of "King Kong" in order to gather information on directing a blockbuster film, and to receive advice on dealing with New Line Cinema, for whom Jackson had worked on "Lord of the Rings". After a subsequent interview in which Weitz said the novel's attacks on organised religion would have to be softened, he was criticised by some fans, and on
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The Lord of the Rings (film series)


Lee, who (alone among the cast) had actually met Tolkien in person, and Boyens once noted that no matter what, it is simply their interpretation of the book. Jackson once said that to simply summarize the story on screen would be a mess, and in his own words, "Sure, it's not really "The Lord of the Rings"... but it could still be a pretty damn cool movie." Other fans also claim that, despite any changes, the films serve as a tribute to
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The Lord of the Rings


for United Artists in 1970. After the script was written, which included many changes to the story and the characters, the production company scrapped the project, thinking it too expensive and too risky. Two film adaptations of the book have been made. The first was "J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings" (1978), by animator Ralph Bakshi, the first part of what was originally intended to be a two-part adaptation of the story; it covers "The Fellowship of the Ring"
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Music of The Hobbit film series


when Bilbo gives Frodo the Mithril vest, thereby turning them into themes, after the fact. This technique allowed him to use The Hobbit scores in order to inform the music of the Lord of the Rings without rescoring and keeping both trilogies similarly dense with themes by using The Hobbit to "add" themes into The Lord of the Rings. Existing themes The first film is the most reliant on existing themes, and that reliance was expanded upon in the final film, including multiple cases of tracked music. Nevertheless, most themes
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problems, he decided to start with "The Lord of the Rings" franchise instead. When Universal cancelled "King Kong" in 1997, Jackson and Walsh immediately received support from Weinstein and began a six-week process of sorting out the rights. Jackson and Walsh asked Costa Botes to write a synopsis of the book and they began to re-read the book. Two to three months later, they had written their treatment. The first film would have dealt with what would become "", "", and
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring


The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". The film is the first instalment in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and was produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Jackson, Fran Walsh and Tim Sanders, and written by Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Jackson. The film features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo
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instead of actual mail in order to cut down on cost (an example being "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", which was filmed on a very small budget). Films more dedicated to costume accuracy often use ABS plastic rings, for the lower cost and weight. Such ABS mail coats were made for "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, in addition to many metal coats. The metal coats are used rarely because of their weight, except in close-up filming where the appearance of ABS rings
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The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)


The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated high fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. It is an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings", comprising "The Fellowship of the Ring" and the first half of "The Two Towers". Set in Middle-earth, the film follows a group of hobbits, elves, men, dwarves, and wizards who form a fellowship. They embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron
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The Lord of the Rings (film series)


14 November 2006. Warner Bros. released the trilogy's theatrical versions on Blu-ray in a boxed set on 6 April 2010. An extended edition Blu-ray box set was made available for pre-order from Amazon.com in March 2011 and was released on 28 June 2011. Each film's extended Blu-ray version is identical to the extended DVD version; the total running time is longer due to added credit sequence listing the names of ""The Lord of the Rings" fan-club members" who contributed to
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers


The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". The film is the second instalment in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and was produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Jackson, and written by Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Jackson. The film features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen,
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the third volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". The film is the third instalment in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and was produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Jackson and Fran Walsh, and written by Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Jackson. The film features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean
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"The Lord of the Rings" (1955–1956), Heron Carvic in "The Hobbit" (1968), Bernard Mayes in "The Lord of the Rings" (1979) and Sir Michael Hordern in "The Lord of the Rings" (1981). John Huston voiced Gandalf in the animated films "The Hobbit" (1977) and "The Return of the King" (1980) produced by Rankin/Bass. William Squire voiced Gandalf in the animated film "The Lord of the Rings" (1978
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)


game with a high-profile license attached." GameSpy's Bryan Stratton scored it 1.5 out of 5, comparing it unfavorably with the film; "the reason that the movie worked was that Peter Jackson knew what to keep from the book, what to fast-forward through, and what to cut altogether. "Fellowship" doesn't have the benefit of so capable an editor." "Game Informer"s Andy McNamara scored it 3 out of 10, writing "There are so many things wrong with this one, it
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Music of The Lord of the Rings film series


accompaniment of the Drinking Score is even featured in the live performances. All of those pieces (excluding "rock and pool" as well as what are outright effects like horn calls) are even featured on the album. Some of it, like Aragorn's coronation chant, even appears in the Lord of the Rings Symphony. Furthermore, many of the musical sound effects like horn-calls were made to complement the score while other pieces shared a more coincidental connection to the score, such as the stepwise melody of "The
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The Lord of the Rings


The enduring popularity of "The Lord of the Rings" has led to numerous references in popular culture, the founding of many societies by fans of Tolkien's works, and the publication of many books about Tolkien and his works. "The Lord of the Rings" has inspired, and continues to inspire, artwork, music, films and television, video games, board games, and subsequent literature. Award-winning adaptations of "The Lord of the Rings" have been made for radio, theatre, and film.
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The Hobbit (film series)


Sanabras and Grace Davidson sang the soprano parts. As with "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Weta Digital was involved in the creation of special effects. However, as opposed to "The Lord of the Rings", where the actors who played Orcs portrayed them through full-body makeup and prosthetics, many of those actors in "The Hobbit" had computer-generated faces in order to portray them. Many of the actors who played Orcs in this trilogy portrayed them through performance capture. The world premiere for
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, which was in the market, did. By April 1996, the rights question was still not resolved. Jackson decided to move ahead with "King Kong" before filming "The Lord of the Rings", prompting Universal to enter a deal with Miramax to receive foreign earnings from "The Lord of the Rings" while Miramax received foreign earnings from "King Kong". It was also revealed that Jackson originally wanted to finish "King Kong" before "The Lord of the Rings" began. But due to location
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Production of The Lord of the Rings film series


native New Zealand from October 1999 until December 2000, with pickup shots done from 2001 to 2004. "The Fellowship of the Ring" was released on 19 December 2001, "The Two Towers" was released on 18 December 2002 and "The Return of the King" was released on 17 December 2003. Director Peter Jackson first came into contact with "The Lord of the Rings" when he saw Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film "The Lord of the Rings". Jackson "enjoyed the film and wanted to know
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Fictional food and drink in Middle-earth


Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, the term "lembas bread" is occasionally used; because the gift of "lembas" at Lothlórien is not included in the theatrical release of "" (though the scene is included in the "Extended Edition" DVD of that film), the redundant term "lembas bread" was probably chosen in order to immediately identify the substance to filmgoers at the beginning of "". In the extended cut of "The Fellowship of the Ring" Legolas says one
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Kate Madison


for a story to do I found those few paragraphs and the idea of a film about Aragorn’s parents and where he came from seemed a great idea,” she stated in an interview. “Aragorn is such an important character in The Lord of the Rings but we know hardly anything about him until he turns up in The Prancing Pony in "The Fellowship of the Ring".” From this creative spark, Madison embarked on an ambitious journey to create what was then known as a fan film that would take six
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Doug Adams (music journalist)


Doug Adams is a musician, author, lecturer, and educator. He is the author of "The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films", a book about the music in "The Lord of the Rings" films. Adams previously worked for Film Score Monthly where, among other articles, he wrote extensive analyses of the themes used in John Williams' Star Wars film scores. After graduate school in 2001, Adams was selected by Howard Shore to observe and document his work on "The Lord of the Rings
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List of accolades received by The Lord of the Rings film series


"The Lord of the Rings" film series is a series of epic fantasy-drama films directed by Peter Jackson. The three films, entitled "", "", and "", were released serially worldwide between December 2001 and 2003. They are based on J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel, "The Lord of the Rings", adapted for the screen by Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens. Set in Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, the plot follows the hobbit Frodo Baggins and
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Music of The Lord of the Rings film series


The music of "The Lord of the Rings" film series was composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Howard Shore. The scores are often considered to represent one of the greatest achievements in the history of film music in terms of length of the score, the size of the staged forces, the unusual instrumentation, the featured soloists, the multitude of musical styles and the number of recurring musical themes used. Shore wrote many hours of music for "The Lord of the Rings", effectively scoring the entire film length
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Music of The Lord of the Rings film series


, including a feature entr'acte suite. Sometimes they are performed as a cycle featuring the Lord of the Rings Symphony followed by each theatrical film on four consecutive nights. The choir and orchestra are amplified for sake of control over the sound mix with the film, which is supplied with subtitles in the local language. The score and the scoring process, like the rest of the making of the Lord of the Rings, merited extensive documentation. Each film featured a section of "making-of" dedicated entirely to the music,
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The Lord of the Rings (film series)


in exile to the throne of Gondor, along with Legolas, Gimli, Merry, Pippin and the wizard Gandalf, unite to rally the Free Peoples of Middle-earth in the War of the Ring in order to aid Frodo by weakening Sauron's forces. The three films were shot simultaneously and entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand from October 1999 until December 2000, with pickup shots done from 2001 to 2004. It was one of the biggest and most ambitious film projects ever undertaken, with a budget of $281 million
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The Lord of the Rings


"The Lord of the Rings". The book has been read as fitting the model of Joseph Campbell's "monomyth". "The Lord of the Rings" has been adapted for film, radio and stage. The book has been adapted for radio four times. In 1955 and 1956, the BBC broadcast "The Lord of the Rings", a 13-part radio adaptation of the story. In the 1960s radio station WBAI produced a short radio adaptation. A 1979 dramatization of "The Lord of the Rings" was
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Hayley Vaughan


, a mysterious drug lord, demanded that he use SOS as a venue for drug selling. Mateo refused, but Proteus threatened Mateo's family and Mateo was forced into agreeing. However, Mateo decided to play double agent and while working for Proteus also try to smoke him out and turn him into the police. Simone Torres played the part of Mateo's mistress in order to throw Proteus off of what was really going on – Mateo was trying to crack the drug lord's inner-ring of advisors in order to take
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The Hobbit (film series)


one of the highest-grossing film series of all time, and earned more money than "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Although critically considered to be inferior to "The Lord of the Rings," it was nominated for various awards and won several, though not as many as its predecessor series. Jackson and Walsh originally expressed interest in filming "The Hobbit" in 1995, then envisaging it as part one of a trilogy (part two would have been based on "The Lord of the Rings")
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The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)


to tamper with anything Tolkien did?" When Boorman's proposed adaptation fell apart, Bakshi approached the studio and proposed that he direct a three-part animated film adaptation of the book: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer office was located in the same building, and Bakshi spoke to then-president Dan Melnick. "I thought he would understand what "The Rings" meant, because UA did not." Bakshi and Melnick made a deal with Mike Medavoy at United Artists to buy the Boorman script. "The Boorman
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The Lord of the Rings (film series)


, although not as successful as "The Lord of the Rings" series. Jackson has been called a "favourite son" of New Zealand. In 2004, Howard Shore toured with "The Lord of the Rings Symphony", playing two hours of the score. Along with the "Harry Potter" films, the series has renewed interest in the fantasy film genre. Tourism in New Zealand is up, possibly due to its exposure in the series, with the country's tourism industry waking up to an audience's familiarity
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Sean Astin


written with Joe Layden) of his film career with emphasis on his experiences during production of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The title is derived from the title of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel "The Hobbit", as well as the fictional book written by Bilbo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings". Since "Lord of the Rings", Astin has continued to work in film and television. His film roles have included the Adam Sandler comedies "50 First Dates" and "Click"
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Frodo Baggins


", Frodo is played by Ian Holm, who later played Bilbo in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings". In the 1993 television miniseries "Hobitit" by Finnish broadcaster Yle, Frodo is played by Taneli Mäkelä. In "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (2001–2003) directed by Peter Jackson, Frodo is played by American actor Elijah Wood. Dan Timmons writes in the Mythopoeic Society's "Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings" (
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Ngila Dickson


"The Last Samurai" (2004). She received British Film and Television Award nominations for "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2002) and "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2004). She and Richard Taylor won a BAFTA for "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2003). She won the Costume Designers Guild Award for "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2004) Dickson is married to Hamish
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring


life. Weta and the Art Department continued to design, with Grant Major turning the Art Department's designs into architecture, and Dan Hennah scouting locations. On 1 April 1999, Ngila Dickson joined the crew as costume designer. She and 40 seamstresses would create 19,000 costumes, 40 per version for the actor and their doubles, ageing and wearing them out for impression of age. Filming took place in various locations across New Zealand. A list of filming locations, sorted by appearance order in the film: "The Fellowship of
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II


asked the question, "What self-respecting Tolkien fan can be without this title?" The results also pleased 1UP.com, which was convinced that fans of "The Lord of the Rings" could not afford to miss purchasing the game. Game Revolution complimented the game's merge with the "Lord of the Rings" universe, observing that the franchise's mythology and the game's frenetic battles came together in a very satisfying bundle. The integration of "The Lord of the Rings" into a video game satisfied "Game
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The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)


the rights to "The Lord of the Rings".) In the mid-1970s, Bakshi, who had since achieved box office success producing adult-oriented animated films such as "Fritz the Cat", learned of UA and Boorman's attempts to adapt the story. He was told that Boorman had planned to produce all three parts of "The Lord of the Rings" as a single film, and commented, "I thought that was madness, certainly a lack of character on Boorman's part. Why would you want
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Middle-earth Enterprises


with Decipher Inc. for their Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, which published content from 2002–2006. Initially, Miramax was backing the production of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" films in 1997, but was restricted by then-owner Disney, who demanded that they turn the story into one film instead of two films, thus Jackson brought the project to New Line Cinema, who acquired from Miramax the rights to develop "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" for about $12 million.
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The Lord of the Rings (film series)


dispute was settled. The success of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy led to Jackson directing a trilogy of prequels based on Tolkien's children's book "The Hobbit". The films, which were released between 2012 and 2014, used much of the cast and crew of "The Lord of the Rings", including Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom who reprised their roles. Although the "Hobbit" films were even more
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Music of The Lord of the Rings film series


specifically as to allow for the nomination of "The Return of the King". The latter film also won an Oscar statuette for Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Shore's music for "The Lord of the Rings" has become the most successful composition of his career and one of the most popular motion picture scores in history. Along with his music of the "Hobbit" film series, the prequels to "The Lord of the Rings", Shore
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The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)


of the Rings" film trilogy. After initially denying having seen Bakshi's film, Jackson admitted to having first encountered "The Lord of the Rings" via Bakshi's film, stating that the film was a "brave and ambitious attempt." In another interview, Jackson stated that he "enjoyed [the film] and wanted to know more." Bakshi is quoted as saying "Peter Jackson did say that the first film inspired him to go on and do the series, but that happened after I was bitching and
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2000s (decade)


The top 15 highest-grossing film series of the decade are (in order from highest to lowest grossing) "Harry Potter" film series, "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series, "Spider-Man" film series, "Shrek" film series, "Ice Age" film series, "Transformers" film series, "X-Men" film series, "Batman" film series' "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight", "
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employed Hollywood sword-master Bob Anderson. Anderson worked directly with the talent including Viggo Mortensen and Karl Urban to develop the film's many sword fights and stunts. Bob Anderson's role in "The Lord of the Rings" series was highlighted in the film "Reclaiming the Blade". This documentary on sword martial arts also featured Weta Workshop and Richard Taylor, "The Lord of the Rings" illustrator John Howe and actors Viggo Mortensen and Karl Urban. All discussed their roles and work on the series as related to the
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The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game


The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game (a.k.a. LOTR TCG) is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by Decipher, Inc. Released November 2001, it is based on Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and the J. R. R. Tolkien novel on which the films were based. Decipher also had the rights to "The Hobbit" novel but did not release any cards based on it. In addition to images taken from the films, in 2004 Weta Workshop produced artwork depicting
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The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring


The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring is a 2003 real-time strategy game (RTS) developed by Liquid Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Games. Set in J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional Middle-earth, it expands upon the events of the War of the Ring as told in his fantasy novel, "The Lord of the Rings". "War of the Ring" is unrelated to the films by Peter Jackson. The game is licensed by Tolkien Enterprises, as
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List of accolades received by The Lord of the Rings film series


, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis. The first film's plot follows Frodo Baggins (Wood) and the rest of the Fellowship of the Ring as they begin their journey to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron once and for all. According to film site aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 91 percent of critics were favorable about "The Fellowship of the Ring". "Entertainment Weekly" columnist Lisa Schwarzbaum called the film
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for a fictional, English language, live-action feature film, except in the acting categories). The Hobbit (film series), a live-action adaptation of "The Hobbit", was made as a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, produced in New Zealand under the direction of Peter Jackson. Although Tolkien's novel "The Hobbit" is a single book, unlike "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit" film series is a trilogy like "The Lord
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey


appear in the novel "The Lord of the Rings", but not in the novel "The Hobbit". (Radagast was also dropped from the film version of "Lord of the Rings", merely being mentioned in passing). Gandalf, Gollum, Bilbo Baggins, Elrond and the Necromancer appear in both novels, although the latter is referred to in "Lord of the Rings" as Sauron. Only Bilbo is portrayed by a different actor in the two sets of films, as the age difference affects his character
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S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. In an interview with CBN.com, Abanes remarked that, "One of the easiest ways to know whether a fantasy book or film has real world magick in it is to just ask a simple question, 'Can my child find information in a library or bookstore that will enable them to replicate what they are seeing in the film or the book?' If you go to "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Lord of the Rings" what you see in, story magic
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring


of eye-popping special effects, and featuring a pitch-perfect cast, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" brings J.R.R. Tolkien's classic to vivid life." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 92 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars and stating
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


the book; rather than comforting the physically injured and severely traumatised Frodo as in the book, Sam, after killing the Orc that was threatening Frodo but had not struck him, briefly accepts his apology for having doubted him and returns the Ring to him before suggesting that they find some Orc clothing for Frodo to wear. In the film, Sam also does not experience "delusions of grandeur" about what he could do if he took the Ring for himself, like he does in the book. Sam instead overcomes a very
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The Lord of the Rings


, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. "The Hunt for Gollum", a fan film based on elements of the appendices to "The Lord of the Rings", was released on the internet in May 2009 and has been covered in major media. "Born of Hope", written by Paula DiSante, directed by Kate Madison, and released in December 2009, is a fan film based upon the appendices of "The Lord of the Rings". In November 2017, Amazon acquired the global television rights to "
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Weathertop


Witch-king before the Ringwraiths withdrew and Aragorn led the Hobbits away. Weathertop and the Tower of Amon Sûl (named or unnamed) appear in film adaptations of "The Lord of the Rings" such as Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film and Peter Jackson's 2001-2003 "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. Unlike the original where it was no more than a ring of stones, in Jackson's film it is portrayed as having at least one-story walls with stairs left inside the building and with
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The Lord of the Rings: Tactics


The Lord of the Rings: Tactics is a tactical role-playing game for the Sony PlayStation Portable. It features characters from "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. However, it is a direct adaptation of Peter Jackson's film adaptations, and has characters that resemble the films' depictions of them. "Tactics" was published by Electronic Arts. The game was released for the PlayStation Store on September 30, 2009. The gameplay takes place on a grid. The game's characters move at
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring


Moria ("They then hear what sounds like a hammer tapping in the distance"), whereas in the film, he knocks an entire skeleton in ("Next, the skeleton ... falls down the well, also dragging down a chain and bucket. The noise is incredible.") In terms of dramatic structure, the book simply ends; there is no climax, because Tolkien wrote the novel as a single story and it was the publisher's decision to split it into three volumes. Jackson's version incorporates the
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Music of The Lord of the Rings film series


9 (Jannet Roddick, David Donaldson, Stephen Roche) and David Longe, known collectively within the context of the Lord of the Rings (and The Hobbit) as "The Elvish Impersonators." They composed several vocal and instrumental pieces as well musical sound effects used for the Ring and Sauron, for the Dead Marshes and for Fangorn. Other musical sound effects, added by the film's sound design department, include war horns and bells ringing. Other film compositions were made by Enya, co-producer Fran Walsh and
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Music of The Hobbit film series


often serve as featured soloists in the live performances of his Lord of the Rings scores), often in conjunction with the music of nature or the Elves. Unlike The Lord of the Rings, no boy soprano or young girls were used in the score. As with "The Lord of the Rings", the scores from "The Hobbit" were also largely vocal works, including choirs and soloists, as well as diegetic music and songs for the end-credits of each film. Howard Shore composed "The Valley of
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broadcast in the United States and subsequently issued on tape and CD. In 1981, the BBC broadcast "The Lord of the Rings", a new dramatization in 26 half-hour instalments. This dramatization of "The Lord of the Rings" has subsequently been made available on both tape and CD both by the BBC and other publishers. For this purpose it is generally edited into 13 one-hour episodes. Following J. R. R. Tolkien's sale of the film rights for "The Lord of the Rings" to United
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The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)


the film was an epic, because "epics tend to drag. The biggest challenge was to be true to the book." When asked what he was trying to accomplish with the film, Bakshi stated "The goal was to bring as much quality as possible to the work. I wanted real illustration as opposed to cartoons." Bakshi said that descriptions of the characters were not included because they are seen in the film: Bakshi's major artistic influences on the film were classical illustrators such as Howard Pyle and N. C.
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Doug Adams (music journalist)


" films. Adams spent just under ten years writing the book, "The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films". He also wrote the booklets and liner notes packaged with the extended versions of "The Lord of the Rings" scores. Adams also works at Hickory Creek Middle School in Frankfort Illinois as a Band Director. Adams' association with Howard Shore continued in 2011, during which time he acted as an advisor to Shore's "The Lord of the Rings in Concert" series and produced a recording of
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)


Design". In 2014, IGN included the game in their list of the "5 Best "Lord of the Rings" Video Games." Despite the game's receiving general critical acclaim and selling well, Peter Jackson, director of the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, stated that the video game tie-in for his next film, "King Kong", would not be developed by EA but by Ubisoft. Jackson's manager claimed that despite EA saying the filmmakers were heavily involved in the making of
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List of accolades received by The Lord of the Rings film series


R. R Tolkien's "The Lord of The Rings" turns the book's least screen-worthy volume into a gripping and powerful adventure movie." "The Fellowship of the Ring" received thirteen Academy Award nominations, winning in four categories. It also earned thirteen nominations at the 55th British Academy Film Awards, leading to wins in the categories for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Special Visual Effects, and the Orange Film of the Year Award. Other notable ceremonies where it received much recognition included the American Film Institute
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The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)


not previously read the book. Denby wrote that the film was too dark and lacked humor, concluding that "The lurid, meaningless violence of this movie left me exhausted and sickened by the end." Michael Barrier, an animation historian, described "The Lord of The Rings" as one of two films that demonstrated "that Bakshi was utterly lacking in the artistic self-discipline that might have permitted him to outgrow his limitations." The film has been cited as an influence on director Peter Jackson's "The Lord
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II


to create video games with original stories tied closely with the "Lord of the Rings" universe. In the same announcement, Electronic Arts revealed two games that its EA Los Angeles division would be developing with the license: "The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II" for Windows—a sequel to ""—and "" for the PlayStation Portable. On November 10, 2005, Electronic Arts announced that Hugo Weaving, who played Elrond in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)


Game Boy Advance in November, and for PlayStation 2 in December. The game is an officially licensed adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954 novel, "The Fellowship of the Ring", the first volume in his "The Lord of the Rings". Although the game was released roughly a year after Peter Jackson's film "", and several weeks prior to his "", it has no relationship with the film series. This is because, at the time, Vivendi, in partnership with Tolkien Enterprises,
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Music of The Lord of the Rings film series


the Lord of the Rings Symphony—a composer's journey through Middle Earth" has been released. The 50-minute-long DVD features extensive excerpts of the concert given by Shore and the Montreal Orchestra, Grand Choir and Children choir at the "Montreal en Lumiere" Festival, interspersed with spoken commentary by Shore, who recounts his approach in composing the music for the three films and then reworking it into the LOTR symphony. On 13 September 2011, Shore released "The Lord of the Rings Symphony" on CD and MP3 format
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Requiem for a Dream


out of 100 on Metacritic based on 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Film critic James Berardinelli considered "Requiem for a Dream" the second best film of the decade, behind "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. Roger Ebert gave the film 3½ stars out of four, stating that "What is fascinating about "Requiem for a Dream,"...is how well [Aronofsky] portrays the mental states of his addicts. When they use, a window opens briefly into a world where everything is right
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Music of The Lord of the Rings film series


comparison, John Williams' 18-hour composition to Star Wars features about fifty themes overall, and other film compositions (such as James Horner's Titanic) featuring but a handful, thereby making Shore's work on the Lord of the Rings films by far the most thematically-rich of any cinematic work, and when coupled with his work on The Hobbit trilogy, even rivals Wagner's Ring catalog of leitmotivs, making it not only the most thematically complex film score but one of the most leitmotivically-nuanced works in the history of
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The Lord of the Rings (film series)


the project. In 2014, brand new Blu-ray steelbook editions of the five-disc Extended Editions were released. The first, "The Fellowship of the Ring", was released on 24 March 2014. The discs are identical to those found in the previous five-disc Blu-ray set. The release of the films saw a surge of interest in "The Lord of the Rings" and Tolkien's other works, vastly increasing his impact on popular culture. The success of the films spawned numerous video games
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Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings"


of the author through the late 1960s, including an account of how "The Lord of the Rings" was written. Four chapters explaining Tolkien's invented Middle-earth and summarizing the stories of "The Hobbit" and the three volumes of "The Lord of the Rings" follow, for the benefit of readers who may not have yet actually read the works. Carter next turns to the question of what the works "are", a point of some confusion at the time. The then-current vogue for realistic
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Production of The Lord of the Rings film series


"The Lord of the Rings" film series consists of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the eponymous novel written by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled "" (2001), "" (2002) and "" (2003). They are a New Zealand-American venture, produced and distributed by New Line Cinema with the co-production of WingNut Films. Development of the films began in August 1997. The three films were shot simultaneously and entirely in Jackson's
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The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest


The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest is a 2010 action-adventure video game developed by Headstrong Games for Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable and TT Fusion for Nintendo DS. It was published on all platforms by WB Games. The game is an adaptation of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy; "" (2001), "" (2002) and "" (2003). Set fifteen years after the War of the Ring, the game features Samwise Gamgee
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Music of The Hobbit film series


Mountain" received a nomination for the Houston Film Critics Society Awards. Allmusic's reviewer wrote favourably about the album, but noted that the soundtrack was not as "sweeping and epic as that for [Jackson's] "The Lord of the Rings"", attributing this to the smaller scale of Bilbo's adventure as compared to the events of "The Lord of the Rings". Examiner.com, however, was very positive and observed that "The Hobbit" soundtrack fitted the style and tone of "The Lord of the
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The Hobbit (film series)


Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In January 2015 a fan going by the name of "TolkienEditor" recut the three Hobbit films into a single, four-and-a-half-hour film that removed much content that many fans had complained about. Much of this material was seen as superfluous, admittedly added by Jackson at the request of the studio, in order to make the films more appealing to a wider audience. This was quickly followed by several other fan made editions with different approaches and lengths.
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The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)


Hobbiton, The Ringwraiths at Bree, Gandalf and the Balrog, Journey with the Orcs. In 2001, the album was reissued on compact disc, with bonus tracks. The film was originally intended to be distributed as "The Lord of the Rings Part I". According to Bakshi, when he completed the film, United Artists executives told him that they were planning to release the film without indicating that a sequel would follow, because they felt that audiences would not pay to see half of a film: "The Film
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Middle-earth in film


the remainder of the book series. "The Lord of the Rings" won the Golden Gryphon at the 1980 Giffoni Film Festival. In 1980, Rankin/Bass more or less completed what Bakshi had started with their own animated adaptation of "The Return of the King", based on their own concepts previously applied to their earlier animated adaptation of "The Hobbit". The first live-action film depicting characters and stories of Middle-earth was shown in 1985 in the Soviet Union. "Skazochnoye puteshestviye mistera Bilbo Begginsa
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Tolkien fandom


provided biographical information. These publications provided the raw material for in-depth Tolkien research, pioneered by Tom Shippey's, "The Road to Middle-earth" (1982). Interest in "The Lord of the Rings" led to several attempts to adapt it for the film medium, most of which were largely unsuccessful. Filmmaker Ralph Bakshi succeeded in securing the rights to produce an animated feature film version, part one of what was originally planned as a two-part adaptation of the story. Bakshi produced the film
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers


he is simply depressed and deluded by Wormtongue. Afterwards, in the film, Théoden is still unsure of what to do, and flees to Helm's Deep. In the book he rides out to war, only ending up besieged when he considers helping Erkenbrand. Erkenbrand does not exist in the films: his character is combined with Éomer as the Rohirrim general who arrives with Gandalf at the film's end. Éomer himself is present during the entire battle in the book. On the way to Helm's Deep, the refugees
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The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game


The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, released by Decipher Inc. in 2002, is a role-playing game set in the Middle-earth of J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction. The game is set in the years between "The Hobbit" and "The Fellowship of the Ring", but may be run at any time from the First to Fourth Age and contains many examples of how to do so. Sourcebooks cover the events of "The Lord of the Rings" and Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptation. The
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Nazgûl


They arrived too late, however: Gollum seized the Ring and fell into the Cracks of Doom, and the Nazgûl were extinguished by its destruction. The Nazgûl are featured in all adaptations of "The Lord of the Rings" on radio, film, and stage. In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film version of "The Lord of the Rings", the Nazgûl hack and slash the Hobbits' beds at "The Prancing Pony" inn themselves. In the book, the assailants are not precisely identified, but Tolkien implies
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History of film


Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings trilogy]]" was released on DVD in both the theatrical version and in a special extended version intended only for home cinema audiences. In 2001, the [[Harry Potter (film series)|"Harry Potter" film series]] began, and by its end in 2011, it had become the highest-grossing film franchise of all time until the Marvel Cinematic Universe passed it in 2015. More films were also being released simultaneously to [[IMAX]] cinema,
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The Hobbit (film series)


wranglers who had been dismissed by the production over a year earlier "for cause". The music of "The Hobbit" film series was composed, produced and (in the case of the first film) orchestrated and conducted by Howard Shore, who scored all three "The Lord of the Rings" films. Recording sessions for the first film began on 20 August 2012, at Abbey Road Studios. The second and third films were recorded in New Zealand. Unlike with the Lord of the Rings, which only received an
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The Lord of the Rings (film series)


The Lord of the Rings is a film series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the eponymous novel written by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled "" (2001), "" (2002) and "" (2003). They are a New Zealand-American venture, produced and distributed by New Line Cinema with the co-production of WingNut Films. The films feature an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


. Worldwide, it is the 24th highest-grossing film of all time when not adjusted for inflation, the highest-grossing film of 2003, the second highest-grossing film of the 2000s, and the highest-grossing installment in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. It was the second film in history to earn over $1 billion, making it the second highest-grossing film at the time. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film had sold over 61 million tickets in the US in its initial theatrical
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Sala Baker


Sala Baker is an actor and stuntman from New Zealand. He is best known for portraying the villain Sauron in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy by Peter Jackson. Originally hired as one of several stunt performers for "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, he ended up landing the part of the Dark Lord Sauron. In addition, he also played several Orcs, a Gondorian, and one of the Rohirrim. Outside of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Baker has performed in "",
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Jens Hoyer Hansen


characterised by Jens' sculptural simplicity of design, and each of a different gauge, weight and finish. From this prototype collection, the final 'Movie Ring' design was chosen. Forty variations of The One Ring were needed for filming – from solid gold versions for petite Hobbit fingers, to the spinning ring filmed for the prologue of the first film. The ring filmed for the films was not made with any Elvish inscription. The inscriptions that appear in a few special moments in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy
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Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings


" (1980), was a television special by Rankin-Bass. The third was director Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, released in three installments as "" (2001), "" (2002), and "" (2003). "", a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy featuring some of the same characters, was released on 12 December 2012, directed by Peter Jackson. "" was released on 13 December 2013 and the final installment
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The Lord of the Rings: Conquest


The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a 2009 action game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is derived from "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, and borrows many gameplay mechanics from Pandemic's "" games. The game allows the player to play as both the forces of good and evil, but unlike "", the latter option is based around Sauron stopping the One Ring from being destroyed and using it to regain his lost power. Pandemic was aided by Weta Digital in developing
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Ring of Silvianus


Lord of the Rings" (1954). In Tolkien's legendarium, the One Ring was forged by the Dark Lord Sauron in order to enslave the inhabitants of Middle-earth. The Tolkien Society have been associated with setting up the "Ring Room" at Vyne, which includes the Ring of Silvianus in a rotating display case, a first edition of "The Hobbit" and a copy of the curse. There is also a Middle-earth adventure playground in the grounds. Lynn Forest-Hill of the Tolkien Society
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II


threat in the North. Tolkien Enterprises granted the publisher of "The Battle for Middle-earth II", Electronic Arts, the rights to develop "The Lord of the Games" video games based on "The Lord of the Rings" books on July 22, 2005. This agreement was complementary to a separate arrangement made between the two companies in 2001. That agreement gave Electronic Arts the rights to build video games based on "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The new deal gives Electronic Arts the opportunity
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Music of The Lord of the Rings film series


A good example is how Shore forms the first notes of the Fellowship theme over Sam joining Frodo, and expanding on it when Merry, Pippin and Strider join the group—all to hint at the gradual coming together of the Fellowship of the Ring and leading up to the full statement in the council of Elrond. There is even significance as to the order in which themes appear in a scene or to when a theme is absent. The themes go through a series of variations of orchestration, tempo and harmony to denote changes
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J. R. R. Tolkien


prompted Tolkien to begin what would become his most famous work: the epic novel "The Lord of the Rings" (originally published in three volumes 1954–1955). Tolkien spent more than ten years writing the primary narrative and appendices for "The Lord of the Rings", during which time he received the constant support of the Inklings, in particular his closest friend C. S. Lewis, the author of "The Chronicles of Narnia". Both "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" are set against the
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


an idea suggested by Ian McKellen. As with all of Peter Jackson's movie adaptions of "The Lord of the Rings", many events, timelines, and geographic distances are compressed or simplified. Most major events from the books are included leaving only a very few events from the novel omitted from the film; there are however some events in the film significantly altered from the novels as there are some events invented only in the film just as there are certain details in the film not present in the books. The film
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Production of The Lord of the Rings film series


revisions, Sam is caught eavesdropping and forced to go along with Frodo, as occurs in the original novel. In the final treatment Sam, Merry, and Pippin infer the existence of One Ring and voluntarily go along after confronting Frodo about it. Gandalf's account of his time at Orthanc was pulled out of flashback and Lothlórien was cut, with Galadriel doing what she does in the story at Rivendell. Denethor attends the Council with his son. Other changes included having Arwen rescue Frodo, and the action sequence involving the cave
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The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)


of me than I got back." Eventually, the Rankin-Bass studio, the company behind the 1977 animated adaptation of "The Hobbit", released "The Return of the King" in 1980 as a sequel to "The Hobbit", but also completing the story begun in Bakshi's film by adapting the final novel, though the Rankin-Bass production offers no stylistic continuation from the earlier film. "The Lord of the Rings" was a financial success. The film grossed $30.5 million at the box
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J. R. R. Tolkien


was planning a live-action film in the early 1970s. In 1976, the rights were sold to Tolkien Enterprises, a division of the Saul Zaentz Company, and the first film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" was released in 1978 as an animated rotoscoping film directed by Ralph Bakshi with screenplay by the fantasy writer Peter S. Beagle. It covered only the first half of the story of "The Lord of the Rings". In 1977, an animated musical television film of "The Hobbit" was made
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