The Amazon Prime Video show, helmed by J.D.
Payne and Patrick McKay, is set inLord of the Rings’Second Age.
Tolkien’s landmark 1955 novel stated he was prominent.
But when it comes to the Ringwraiths, the show may invent backstory for their canonical Second Age disappearance.
ButSauron made and distributed the rings in the Second Age, as per 1977’sThe Silmarillion.
He must do so before he forges the One Ring, as per the books.
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The showrunners are trying to tellThe Fellowship of the Ring’sprologue story in five seasons.
Tolkien’s classic novels.
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.
