query: who played celeborn in lord of the rings

pos: Marton Csokas Marton Csokas Marton Paul Csokas (; born 30 June 1966) is a New Zealand actor. His roles include Celeborn in "The Lord of the Rings" film series (2001–03), Yorgi in "xXx" (2002), Guy de Lusignan in "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005), Trevor Goodchild in "Æon Flux" (2005), Hora in "Romulus, My Father" (2007), Nico in "Dead Europe" (2012), Jack Barts in "" (2012), Lieutenant Barnes in "Pawn" (2013), and Nicolai Itchenko in "The Equalizer" (2014). Marton was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, the son of Margaret Christine (née Rayner), a nurse, and Márton Csókás I, who worked as a mechanical engineer.

pos: Marton Csokas main cast of AMC's martial arts drama series "Into the Badlands", playing the major role of Quinn. In 2016, he co-starred with Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in the Jeff Nichols-directed drama film "Loving", starred alongside Vera Farmiga in the comedy-drama "Burn Your Maps". Csokas stars alongside Emilia Clarke in the supernatural thriller "Voice from the Stone", scheduled for release in April 2017. Marton Csokas Marton Paul Csokas (; born 30 June 1966) is a New Zealand actor. His roles include Celeborn in "The Lord of the Rings" film series (2001–03), Yorgi in "xXx" (2002), Guy de Lusignan in "Kingdom

neg: Celeborn Celeborn Celeborn () is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Celeborn is an Elf, and the husband of Galadriel. He appears in "The Lord of the Rings" as the Lord of the Galadhrim, and co-ruler along with Galadriel of Lothlórien. He was the father of Celebrían (the wife of Elrond), and thus the grandfather of Arwen Evenstar and her older brothers Elladan and Elrohir. He was also a kinsman of the First Age Elven King Thingol. "Celeborn" means "(tall) silver tree" in Tolkien's invented language of Sindarin. He is also referred to as "Lord of Lothlórien" or "Lord

neg: Celeborn Third Age Celeborn crossed the Anduin with many elves of Lothlórien to found "East Lórien". When Galadriel left Middle-earth shortly afterward, Celeborn settled in Rivendell to join his grandsons Elladan and Elrohir. The prologue to "The Fellowship of the Ring" states that "there is no record of the day when at last he sought the Grey Havens, and with him went the last living memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth". In Ralph Bakshi's "The Lord of the Rings", Celeborn was voiced by André Morell and his name was pronounced "seleborn" as opposed to "keleborn". In Peter Jackson's "The Lord

neg: Elladan and Elrohir with Celeborn for a time after their father's departure, Tolkien noted that they were allowed to delay their choices. Elladan and Elrohir make an appearance in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, at the very end when Aragorn is crowned and also sitting behind Elrond at the council in Rivendell. They also appear in the related "The Lord of the Rings" Trading Card. They feature as miniatures in "The Lord of the Rings" Strategy Battle Game, in which their character profiles maintain that they are twins. Moreover, they appear in the PC-game "", standing in the Trollshaws,

neg: Celeborn of the Rings" film trilogy, Celeborn is played by New Zealand actor Marton Csokas. In Jackson's adaptation of "", he joins Frodo, Bilbo, Gandalf, Elrond and Galadriel on the ship to Valinor, which does not occur in Tolkien's original novel. In the video game "", Celeborn appears in both the Good and Evil Campaigns, being one of the many casualties of the forest of Lórien, along with Haldir, as it is burned to the ground and captured, while Galadriel flees to Rivendell, when the Mouth of Sauron attacks with his goblin forces. The name "Celeborn" means "silver tree", combining two

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King End. In the film, however, all of the Hobbits travel with Gandalf to the Havens to find the Elves waiting there, including Celeborn, who remains in Middle-Earth in the book. When Sam returns to the Shire, he isn't shown to live in Bag End (where he dwells with Rose in the book), but in a different Hobbit-hole of his own. "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy is unusual in that it was, up until the release of Jackson's prequel trilogy "The Hobbit", the only series whose separate instalments were written and shot simultaneously (excluding pick up shoots). Jackson found

neg: Elf (Middle-earth) actual influence on his writing, and cites evidence to this effect in her essay "'Mad' Elves and 'elusive beauty': some Celtic strands of Tolkien's mythology". Terry Gunnell notes that the titles of the Germanic gods Freyr and Freyja (Old Norse 'lord' and 'lady') are also given to Celeborn and Galadriel in the "Lord of The Rings". According to Tom Shippey, the theme of diminishment from semi-divine Elf to diminutive Fairy resurfaces in "The Lord of the Rings" in the dialogue of Galadriel. "Yet if you succeed, then our power is diminished, and Lothlórien will fade, and the tides of Time

neg: Celeborn briefly in Tolkien's (at the time unpublished) existing legends of the First Age, "The Silmarillion"; in chapters 13, 22, 24 and also "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age". Tolkien felt that an Elf of Celeborn's importance should have noble ancestry, and spent several years trying to resolve his origins. Most existing writings portray Celeborn as a Sindarin Elf from Doriath, the kingdom of Thingol. In one speculative text by Tolkien, published in "Unfinished Tales", Celeborn is the grandson of Thingol's younger brother Elmo (who appears nowhere else). That Celeborn and Thingol are related is suggested by their

neg: Middle-earth wars and battles stating that, "the 'defence of the Hornburg' would be a better title, since Helm's Deep, the ravine behind, is not shown" ("Letters", 210). The Siege of Lórien (never given a proper name in the text) is a fictional event during the War of the Ring in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". It is an encounter between the Orcs of Dol Guldur and Mordor against the Galadhrim of Lothlórien under Celeborn and Galadriel. The battle was one of the largest of the war and the victory of the Elves allowed Celeborn to lead an assault on Dol

neg: Galadriel the rest of the Fellowship differ from the book's account, as is her absence from the coronation of King Elessar at the end of "Return of the King". At the end of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Galadriel departs with Celeborn accompanying her, Elrond, Gandalf, Frodo, and Bilbo. In "", taking place sixty years before the events of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Galadriel attends the White Council meeting at Rivendell with Elrond, Gandalf, and Saruman, to discuss the rising threat of the Necromancer of Dol Guldur. While Galadriel identifies the Morgul-blade that Radagast retrieved from Dol Guldur

neg: Celeborn of the Wood" interchangeably. Within Lothlórien itself he is called simply "Lord Celeborn" or "The Lord" (more often with Galadriel as "The Lord and Lady"). He is called "Celeborn the Wise" by Galadriel. Celeborn is also the name of the White Tree that flourished in Tol Eressëa. It was a seeding of the tree Galathilion, which in turn was made by Yavanna in the image of Telperion, the elder of the Two Trees of Valinor. Celeborn was an ancestor to the White Trees of Númenor and of Gondor. Celeborn first appears in "The Fellowship of the Ring". He also appears

neg: Celeborn elements: "celeb" meaning "silver" and "orne" meaning "tree". Another interpretation reads this as "silver-tall" (referring to his silver hair and his height), where "orn" is originated from "orna" meaning "tall". Celeborn is referred to by other names, including "Teleporno" (the Telerin version of "Celeborn"), "Prince of Doriath", "Celeborn the Wise" (a name given him by Galadriel, as she said he was the wisest of the Elves in Middle-earth), and "Lord of Lothlórien" or "Lord of the Wood". Celeborn Celeborn () is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Celeborn is an Elf, and the husband of Galadriel. He appears

neg: Two Trees of Valinor Celeborn was brought as a gift to the Men who lived on the island of Númenor to the east of Valinor. It was known as Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor. When the dark lord Sauron took control of the island, he made king Ar-Pharazôn chop it down. Fortunately, the hero Isildur managed to save a single fruit of Nimloth, and planted seedlings in Middle-earth. These White Tree(s) of Gondor were mentioned in Tolkien's best-known published work, "The Lord of the Rings". Tolkien never mentioned any tree made in the likeness of Laurelin, writing that "of Laurelin the Golden no

neg: Simon Cadell holiday camp manager Jeffrey Fairbrother in the BBC situation comedy "Hi-de-Hi!" (1980–84) and for playing the disingenuous civil servant Dundridge in the screen adaptation of a novel by Tom Sharpe, "Blott on the Landscape" (1985). On radio he played the elven-king Celeborn in the BBC adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" (1981). He starred in the BBC sitcom "Life Without George" (1987-1989) which ran for three series and also featured Carol Royle in a leading role. Cadell appeared in the 1991 British comedy series "Singles". Other television credits include, "Minder", "Bergerac", "The Kenny Everett Television Show" and Roald Dahl's

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring drags Gandalf down into the darkness with it. The rest of the Fellowship, now commanded by Aragorn, reaches Lothlórien, home to elves Galadriel and Celeborn. Galadriel privately informs Frodo that only he can complete the quest, and that one of his friends will try to take the Ring. Meanwhile, Saruman creates an army of Uruk-hai to track down and kill the Fellowship. The Fellowship leaves Lothlórien by river to Parth Galen. Frodo wanders off and is confronted by Boromir, who tries to take the Ring in desperation. Afraid of the Ring corrupting his friends, Frodo decides to travel to Mordor

neg: Frodo Baggins Bilbo in the same company's adaptation of "The Hobbit". In the 1981 BBC radio serial of "The Lord of the Rings", 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" (Mythopoeic Press,

neg: Celebrimbor but one of the Teleri of Aman, one of the three companions of Galadriel and Celeborn (here made into a Telerin prince "Teleporno" or "Telporno", grandson of Olwë of Alqualondë). However, Christopher Tolkien noted that his father had mentioned Celebrimbor's descent from Fëanor in the appendices to "The Lord of the Rings" and in fact had underlined it in one of his personal copies and wrote in the margin a note stating that Celebrimbor was Curufin's son, and that if he had remembered this he would have felt bound to retain that version. Yet another statement in the late essay

neg: Círdan Valinor. In "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson, Círdan appears in the beginning of the first movie, and when the fellowship arrives in Lothlorien. He appears mostly as he is described in the book, but lacks a beard. His first appearance is during Galadriel's monologue at the start of the first movie, in a brief shot of the three Elven ringbearers. He appears for a second time in the scene at the end of when Frodo, Galadriel, Elrond, Celeborn, Gandalf, and Bilbo board the ship at the Grey Havens. He has no speaking role. Círdan

neg: The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria creature in the depths of the cave. Finally, hearing of the victory the Lady Galadriel summons the player to her garden where many secrets are revealed, including a partial explanation of the fate of Gandalf. Book VII - Leaves of Lórien The Fellowship rests in Lórien, while Elves and Dwarves take their first steps toward peace. Bosi is granted an audience with Celeborn and Galadriel, resulting in a contingent of Galadhrim being dispatched to aid the Dwarves in Moria. Among their first joint tasks is to sweep an infestation of the fungus-infested Orcs called the Globsnaga from a recent excavation

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Aragorn's business in Minas Tirith, Aragorn and Arwen's wedding, Galadriel and Celeborn being present at the ceremonies and their subsequent travelling along with the company, Théoden's funeral at Edoras, the complete journey back to the Shire with stops at Rivendell and Bree, and the Scouring of the Shire, which was always seen by the screenwriters as anti-climactic. Since Saruman is killed long before, after the battle at Helm's Deep in the film, he is unable to exact revenge on Frodo and the hobbits by ruining the Shire as depicted in the books. In the film, the Shire is virtually unchanged

neg: Quenya "The Lord of the Rings", yet the first sentence in Quenya is uttered by a Hobbit; namely Frodo's greeting to the Elves: "elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo". Other examples include Elendil's words spoken upon reaching Middle-earth, and repeated by Aragorn at his coronation: "Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinomë maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta!" "Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world!" Treebeard's greeting to Celeborn and Galadriel is also spoken in Quenya: "A vanimar, vanimálion nostari" "O beautiful ones, parents of beautiful children". Another

neg: The Lord of the Rings perilous path through the Mines of Moria. They are attacked by the Watcher in the Water before the doors of Moria. Inside Moria, they learn of the fate of Balin and his colony of Dwarves. After surviving an attack, they are pursued by Orcs and by an ancient demon called a Balrog. Gandalf faces the Balrog, and both of them fall into the abyss. The others escape and find refuge in the Elven forest of Lothlórien, where they are counselled by its rulers, Galadriel and Celeborn. With boats and gifts from Galadriel, the Company travel down the River Anduin to

neg: The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria in Buzun-ghar - a matter that proves especially frustrating to Broin, in the wake of Bori's capture. Instead of working to free their kinsmen, Brogur is pushing ahead with mining efforts, tasking Broin with searching old mining records for notes on potential nodes. Yet such efforts once again prove fruitful, as one record speaks of a secret emergency passage leading from Durin's throne (on which Mazog now sits) to Buzun-ghar. Through its use, and the cooperation of Elf and Dwarf alike, Mazog is captured, yet Bori is nowhere to be found, having been already sent away to Dol Guldur. Celeborn

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Elven forest of Lórien. Despite heavy resistance, the forest is overrun, with Celeborn slain and Galadriel having fled to Rivendell; even Caras Galadhon collapses under the sheer force of the massive invasion. The Mouth peers eagerly into the captured Mirror of Galadriel for his next attack, as his Goblins celebrate their triumph over the Elves amidst the ruins of the once-mighty ancient stronghold. Another group of Goblins, led by the Goblin King Gorkil, attacks the Grey Havens by land and sea. The Elven port is destroyed and captured, and the march across Eriador begins; Hobbits of the Shire are chosen

neg: Galadriel grandparents of the twins Elladan and Elrohir and their younger sister Arwen Undómiel, future Queen of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor. During the Second Age, when the Rings of Power were forged, Galadriel distrusted Annatar, the loremaster who taught the craft of the Rings to Celebrimbor and the other Noldor of Eregion. According to some accounts, Celebrimbor rebelled against her view and seized power in Eregion, so Galadriel departed to Lórien via the gates of Moria, though Celeborn stayed behind as he refused to enter the dwarves' stronghold. Her distrust was justified, for Annatar was revealed as Sauron

neg: Galadriel pretending to be an emissary from the Vala Aulë. When Sauron attacked Eregion, Celebrimbor entrusted Galadriel with one of the Three Rings of the Elves, Nenya, the Ring of Water or the Ring of Adamant. Celeborn joined up with Elrond, whose force was unable to relieve Eregion but managed to escape back to Imladris. Celeborn was reunited with Galadriel after the war ended; according to one text, after some years in Imladris (during which Elrond first saw and fell in love with Celebrían) Galadriel's sea-longing became so strong that the couple removed to Belfalas and lived at the place later

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II 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 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

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game) "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 the game, the developers were not interested in Jackson's input on the game. Additionally, Jackson had played "Beyond Good & Evil", and wanted to work with producer Michel Ancel, who was at Ubisoft. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a

neg: Marton Csokas portrayed Lord Celeborn in "" (2001) and "" (2003) and played the role of Guy de Lusignan in "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005). Csokas has also played the villain Yorgi in "XXX" (2002), Mr. Smith in "Kangaroo Jack" (2003), Jarda in "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004), and Trevor Goodchild in "Æon Flux" (2005). Csokas' stage credits include plays by Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare in the 1990s in New Zealand, and in Australia: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (2007) and "Peribáñez" (2006) with Company B. In 2007, he portrayed Hora in the drama film "Romulus, My Father", for which he won an

neg: Faramir is able to resist the One Ring, in direct contrast to the portrayal in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. In Rankin/Bass' 1980 adaptation of "The Return of the King", a dark-haired man is shown next to Éowyn in greeting Aragorn as he arrives to Minas Tirith. This character could be interpreted as Faramir. In the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, Faramir is played by David Wenham. The actor jokes that he got the role because he and Sean Bean, who played Boromir, both had large noses. Faramir and his brother's appearances

neg: Elrond around his head. Matthew Locricchio portrayed Elrond in National Public Radio's 1979 radio production of "The Lord of the Rings". Hugh Dickson portrayed Elrond in BBC Radio's 1981 serialisation of "The Lord of the Rings". In the 1993 Finnish television miniseries "Hobitit", Elrond is played by Leif Wager. In the 2006 musical adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings", Elrond was portrayed by Victor A. Young. In "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and "The Hobbit" trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, Elrond is portrayed by Hugo Weaving. In "" after Elrond reads the moon runes on Thror's map, a

neg: Elrond by Elendil and Gil-galad, who were both killed in the Siege of Barad-dûr. Elrond served as Gil-galad's herald, and Elrond and Círdan were entrusted with the two Elven Rings that Gil-galad held. Elrond and Círdan were the only ones to stand with Gil-galad when he fell. In the early years of the Third Age, Elrond married Celebrían, daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel. The union produced twin brothers Elladan and Elrohir, and a daughter, Arwen Undómiel. During the Third Age Elrond was an ally of Arnor. Following its fall, Elrond harboured the Chieftains of the Dúnedain (the descendants of the kings

neg: Rangers of Ithilien in "The Lord of the Rings". Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy has an original Ranger of Ithilien named Madril, played by John Bach. He serves as Faramir's lieutenant. He helps defend Osgiliath, but is fatally injured and is eventually killed by Gothmog by a spear-thrust. New Zealand actor Alistair Browning played Damrod. The likeness of the actor who portrays Anborn was also used in the 2006 EA video game "" as the portrait of the Men of the West's worker unit, and the Ithilien Rangers are playable archer-like units. Rangers of Ithilien In J. R. R. Tolkien's

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 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" (1954–1955). It is the first instalment in "The Lord of the Rings series", and was followed by "" (2002) and "" (2003), based on the second and third volumes of "The Lord of the Rings". Set in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron (Sala Baker), who is seeking the One Ring.

neg: Gandalf 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) directed by Ralph Bakshi. Ivan I. Krasko played Gandalf in the Soviet film adaptation "The Hobbit" (1985) Gandalf was portrayed by Vesa Vierikko in the Finnish television miniseries "Hobitit" (1993). Sir Ian McKellen portrayed Gandalf in "The

neg: Sala Baker Sala Baker Sala Baker (born September 22, 1976) 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. Sala Baker is a nephew of actor Ben Baker. 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 "", two "Pirates

neg: Translation of The Lord of the Rings into Swedish the same translator. The translation project attracted great interest from both Tolkien fans and Swedish media in general. In 2007 Andersson published a book called "Översättarens anmärkningar" ("The translator's notes") based on his diary during the project. Ohlmarks' translations of "The Lord of the Rings": Andersson and Olsson's translations of "The Lord of the Rings": The various translations of "The Hobbit": Translation of The Lord of the Rings into Swedish The translations of "The Lord of the Rings" into Swedish have been the subject of controversy. Åke Ohlmarks (1911–1984) was a prolific translator, who during his career published Swedish versions

neg: Galadriel to Middle-earth. She lived with her mother's kindred in the Telerin port of Alqualondë and there met Celeborn, who would become her husband and co-ruler. Celeborn, by this account, was Olwë's grandson. Galadriel and Celeborn sailed from the West and came to Beleriand separately from the two main hosts of the Noldor (one that Fëanor led in the ships of the Teleri, the other led by Fingolfin and Finrod that crossed the Helcaraxë). Galadriel was thus not directly involved in the revolt of the Noldorin princes in this version, and indeed fought against them at Alqualondë during the kinslaying; but

neg: Bret McKenzie season premiered on HBO 18 January 2009. McKenzie has appeared in the first and third films in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. His silent role in the first film as Figwit achieved some minor internet fame, which led to Jackson giving him a line in the third film. In April 2011, McKenzie was cast as the elf Lindir for "The Hobbit". His father Peter McKenzie played the role of Elendil in "Lord of the Rings". Along with Clement, McKenzie was featured as one of 2008's "100 Sexiest People" in a special edition of the Australian magazine "Who".

neg: Isildur was not spoken by Sinclair, but by Hugo Weaving, who played Elrond. The Disaster of the Gladden Fields is also depicted in Jackson's first film, with Isildur's column of mounted troops being ambushed on a dark forest road. In "", Isildur is depicted as one of the fallen kings to join the Nazgûl and is voiced by Nolan North. Isildur Isildur is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in the author's books "The Lord of the Rings", "The Silmarillion", and "Unfinished Tales". In "The Lord of the Rings", he was first mentioned in "The Fellowship

neg: Aragorn the 1981 BBC Radio serial of "The Lord of the Rings". Kari Väänänen portrayed him in the 1993 Finnish television miniseries "Hobitit". In the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (2001–2003) directed by Peter Jackson, Aragorn is played by Danish-American actor Viggo Mortensen who took over the role from Stuart Townsend after four days of shooting because Jackson felt Townsend was too young for the role. In these movies, Aragorn begins his journey with the Fellowship with no desire to claim the kingship; he only arrives at such a decision in the third film after spending much time battling his

neg: Dragon Storm (film) Monsters and Critics said that "some funny dialogue and neatly animated dragons pep it up" and that "the poor direction of the film is entertaining, and marks out that most of the budget went west for the effects." Bargain Bin Review dubbed it "a cautionary tale about thoroughly reading contracts and scripts before signing up to a project." John Rhys-Davies, who had previously played Gimli the Dwarf in Lord of the Rings, said in an interview that "You understand we're not comparing ... Dragon Storm with Lord of the Rings. Stephen directed this in god knows how many days –

neg: The Hobbit (film series) Battle of the Five Armies". Additional musicians, including two gamelan orchestras, and the London Voices and Tiffin' boys choir, augmented the orchestra. Musicians Neil Finn and Ed Sheeran contributed to the score as well as some actors including Richard Armitage and the cast of dwarves, James Nesbitt and Barry Humphries (in the extended edition). Clara 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

neg: Lothlórien Elves. By Galadriel had made contact with an existing Nandorin realm, Lindórinand, in the area that would later be known as Lothlórien, and planted there the golden "mallorn" trees which Gil-galad had received as a gift from Tar-Aldarion. The culture and knowledge of the Silvan elves was considerably enriched by the arrival of Sindarin Elves from west of the mountains and even the Silvan language was gradually replaced by Sindarin. Amongst these arrivals was Amdír, who became their first lord, as well as Galadriel and Celeborn, who also crossed the mountains and the Anduin to join these southern Nandor after

neg: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) 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, and ensure his destruction. Ralph Bakshi encountered Tolkien's writing early in

neg: The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who had in an earlier age created the One Ring to rule

neg: The Lord of the Rings Online camps or lone NPCs. In addition to regular free updates, six expansion packs have been released: There are six playable races in "Lord of the Rings Online": Dwarf, Elf, High Elf, Hobbit, Beorning and Man. Players can choose a male or female sex for each race apart from Dwarves, for whom male is the only playable gender. There are seven classes that can be played in "The Lord of the Rings Online", Champion, Guardian, Hunter, Burglar, Captain, Minstrel and Lore-master, with two additional classes () playable in the "" expansion. A tenth class, the Beorning, was introduced in Update 15

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is produced by Fantasy Flight Games. It is a cooperative game set in the fantasy world of JRR Tolkien's books. The initial time-frame for the game is the 17 years between Bilbo leaving the Shire and Frodo following him. Like other games in Fantasy Flight's Living Card Game line, it has deck construction and regularly released expansions similar to a collectible card game, but without the randomized card distribution. Unlike most card games of this type, it may be played either solitaire or with

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) game was a financial success, selling over one million units across all platforms, it was heavily outsold by EA's "The Two Towers", which sold almost four million units. Vivendi initially planned to make two sequels to the game, covering all three books in the trilogy, but the first sequel, called "The Lord of the Rings: The Treason of Isengard" (a discarded title for Tolkien's "Two Towers" book), developed by Surreal Software and slated for release in late 2003, was cancelled late in development. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is an action-adventure game played from a

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) released. Developed by Pocket Studios, the game was to be called "Lord of the Rings, Part I", and was to feature the full plot of "The Fellowship" and roughly half of "The Two Towers". This would be followed soon after by "Lord of the Rings, Part II", featuring the second half of "Two Towers" and all of "Return of the King". Vivendi revealed little about the games other than the fact that they were to be more RPG based than the Xbox "Fellowship" game, and would be played from an isometric three-quarter top-down view. In February 2002, Vivendi announced the

neg: The Lord of the Rings Amazon will be the producer in conjunction with the Tolkien Estate and The Tolkien Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Television. According to a 2018 report, it will be the most expensive TV show ever produced. In 1990, Recorded Books published an audio version of "The Lord of the Rings", with British actor Rob Inglis – who had previously starred in his own one-man stage productions of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" – reading. A large-scale musical theatre adaptation, "The Lord of the Rings" was first staged in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2006 and opened in London in

neg: Translation of The Lord of the Rings into Swedish Translation of The Lord of the Rings into Swedish The translations of "The Lord of the Rings" into Swedish have been the subject of controversy. Åke Ohlmarks (1911–1984) was a prolific translator, who during his career published Swedish versions of Shakespeare, Dante and the Qur'an. His translation of "The Lord of the Rings", however, was intensely disliked by author J. R. R. Tolkien, more so even than Shuchart's Dutch translation, as is evident from a 1957 letter to Rayner Unwin: Examples singled out by Tolkien in the same letter: Other dubious translations include "Vattnadal" "Water-dale" for "Rivendell", apparently by way

neg: Lord of the Rings (musical) Lord of the Rings (musical) The Lord of the Rings is the most prominent of several theatre adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic high fantasy novel of the same name, with music by A. R. Rahman, Christopher Nightingale and the band Värttinä, and book and lyrics by Matthew Warchus and Shaun McKenna. Set in the world of Middle-earth, "The Lord of the Rings" tells the tale of a humble hobbit who is asked to play the hero and undertake a treacherous mission to destroy an evil, magic ring without being seduced by its power. The show was first performed

neg: The Lord of the Rings (film series) September 2009, the 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 (as older Bilbo), Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom who reprised their roles. Although the "Hobbit" films were even more commercially successful than "The Lord of the Rings", they received mixed reviews from critics. Numerous video

neg: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers not otherwise have been possible". The magazine concluded that those who enjoyed the first game in the series would enjoy its sequel, while newcomers might be confused but "still find "Towers" a worthy piece of entertainment". J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien<nowiki>'</nowiki>s The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is a video game published by Interplay Productions. It is an adaptation of "The Two Towers" by J.R.R. Tolkien, being the second volume in "The Lord of the Rings". The game was released in 1992 for DOS, PC-98, and FM

neg: Celeborn Telerin "telpe" ("silver") (Noldorin Quenya "tyelpe") was translated to Sindarin "keleb" (or "celeb"). This altered origin was not adopted in the published "Silmarillion", primarily because it would have necessitated a major rewrite of the earlier parts to account for a separate departure of Galadriel. A further problem was that this descent would have made Celeborn Galadriel's first cousin, and Elves never married close kin. Early in the Second Age, Celeborn apparently ruled over Elves in Lindon. Celeborn and Galadriel later rule over the Elves of Eregion (at least in some accounts), before settling in Lothlórien. At the end of the

neg: Celeborn silver hair, a colour associated with the House of Elwë and Olwë and rarely mentioned outside of the royal house of the Sindar. Míriel Serindë, mother of Fëanor, also has silver hair, as did Eärwen, daughter of Olwë and mother of Galadriel. This Sindarin origin for Celeborn was adopted by Christopher Tolkien for "The Silmarillion", which describes Celeborn as "a kinsman of Thingol" and adds a paragraph about Celeborn's marriage to Galadriel. Late in his life Tolkien proposed a different scenario (also described in "Unfinished Tales"): Celeborn was a Telerin Elf from Valinor, the grandson of Olwë, named Teleporno in

neg: Celebrían the Grey Havens and over the Sea in the following year. Tolkien said that "after the destruction of the Ruling Ring the Three Rings of the Eldar lost their virtue. Then Elrond prepared at last to depart from Middle-earth and follow Celebrían." Thus Elrond and Celebrían were finally reunited, but they were sundered forever from their daughter Arwen. Celebrían Celebrían is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien. She is an Elven noblewoman, the daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel, wife of Elrond, and mother of Elladan, Elrohir, and Arwen. She was called the Lady of Rivendell. Her name

neg: Galadriel and Galadriel play no important role in the Battles of Beleriand, as they judge the War of the Jewels to be hopeless against Morgoth's strength. Little is told of their subsequent activities in the First Age, and they leave Beleriand before the War of Wrath. They travelled first to Lindon, where they ruled over a group of Elves, probably as a fiefdom under Gil-galad who was the last High King of the Noldor. According to "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn," they then removed to the shores of Lake Nenuial (Evendim), and were accounted the Lord and Lady of all the Elves

neg: White Council main decision was that Eregion was to be abandoned in favour of Imladris. The Second White Council's membership included the Wizards Saruman the White, Radagast the Brown, Gandalf the Grey, and the chiefs and rulers of the Eldar, including Lady Galadriel of Lothlórien, Master Elrond of Imladris and Círdan the Shipwright of the Grey Havens. Saruman was the head of the White Council, against the wishes of Galadriel, who later described this as the beginning of the long defeat. Other possible members are said to be among the mightiest of Elves: the Elf-lord Glorfindel; Elrond's chief counsellor Erestor; and, Celeborn,

neg: Gríma Wormtongue Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings", Gríma Wormtongue was voiced by Michael Deacon (and his name is pronounced "Grime-a"). Paul Brooke played Gríma in BBC Radio's 1981 serialisation. In Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" films, Gríma was played by Brad Dourif. According to Dourif, Jackson encouraged him to shave off his eyebrows so that the audience would immediately have a subliminal reaction of unease to the character. "The Scouring of the Shire" episode does not appear in the film version; the deaths of Saruman and Gríma were moved to an earlier scene, "The

neg: Middle-earth wars and battles the victory of King Elessar in the south reached the Wood Elves, Thranduil (who had recently defeated an army in the Battle of Mirkwood) met with Celeborn on April 6. Mirkwood was divided between Thranduil (who claimed the North), the Beornings (who settled in the middle, the 'Narrows') and Celeborn who added the southern half to his realm, renaming it 'Eastern Lórien'. Despite these victories, the Elven presence in Middle-earth continued to dwindle and Galadriel departed over the Sea at the end of the Third Age. Prior to this, Sauron had regained all his military strength and was prepared to

neg: The Lord of the Rings that "the English-speaking world is divided into those who have read "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" and those who are going to read them". The "New York Herald Tribune" also seemed to have an idea of how popular the books would become, writing in its review that they were "destined to outlast our time". W. H. Auden, an admirer of Tolkien's writings, regarded "The Lord of the Rings" as a "masterpiece", further stating that in some cases it outdid the achievement of John Milton's "Paradise Lost". "New York Times" reviewer Judith Shulevitz criticized the "pedantry" of Tolkien's

neg: Middle-earth wars and battles upon Eregion. In S.A. 1697 Celebrimbor tried to make a last stand at the doors of the Ost-in-Edhil, the main fortress of Eregion where the Noldor's chief works were held, but he was overwhelmed and taken captive. Placed under torment, he revealed the location of the Nine and Seven rings but would tell nothing about the Three, at which Sauron put him to death. It is clear that Sauron seized the Nine from Eregion, though it is less sure whether he or Celebrimbor had given the Seven to the Dwarves. Elrond gathered with Celeborn and the survivors of Eregion and

neg: Bilbo Baggins to the Grey Havens, as described in "The Lord of the Rings". In the 1955-56 BBC Radio serialisation of "The Lord of the Rings", Bilbo was played by Felix Felton. In the 1968 BBC Radio serialisation of "The Hobbit", Bilbo was played by Paul Daneman. Nicol Williamson portrayed Bilbo with a light West Country accent in the 1974 performance released on Argo Records. In the 1977 Rankin/Bass animated version of "The Hobbit", Bilbo was voiced by Orson Bean. Bean also voiced both the aged Bilbo and Frodo in the same company's 1980 adaptation of "The Return of the King". In

neg: Bilbo Baggins Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version of "The Lord of the Rings", Bilbo was voiced by Norman Bird. Billy Barty was the model for Bilbo, as well as Frodo and Sam, in the live-action recordings Bakshi used for rotoscoping. The 3000th story to be broadcast in the BBC's long-running children's programme Jackanory was The Hobbit, in 1979. Four narrators told the story, with Bilbo's part being played by Bernard Cribbins In the BBC's 1981 radio serialisation of "The Lord of the Rings", Bilbo is played by John Le Mesurier. In the 1993 television miniseries "Hobitit" by Finnish broadcaster Yle, Bilbo is

neg: Radio Norwich Radio Norwich Radio Norwich is a fictional radio station in Norwich, England, in the television series "I'm Alan Partridge". It contains elements from both BBC Local Radio and Independent Local Radio. The title character, played by Steve Coogan, can be seen on-air at the beginning of several episodes, usually hosting phone ins on various inane topics (for example: "Which is the best "Lord": "Lord of the Rings", "of the Dance", or "of the Flies"?") Partridge can also often be seen bickering with DJ Dave Clifton (played by Phil Cornwell), who takes the slots after his own in both series of

neg: Tom Bombadil transferred into scenes which Merry and Pippin share with Treebeard in Jackson's adaptation, included in the extended edition DVD. Although Tom Bombadil was not portrayed in Peter Jackson's film trilogy of "The Lord of the Rings", a Tom Bombadil card exists in "The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game" by Decipher, Inc. (part of the trilogy's merchandise). The model portraying Bombadil on this card is Harry Wellerchew. Bombadil has appeared in a number of other adaptations, including the Mind's Eye radio adaptation. He was played by Norman Shelley in the 1955–1956 BBC radio adaptation of "The Lord of the

neg: Themes of The Lord of the Rings one man who had given in to temptation can return to the good path and give his life, however ineffectively, for a good cause. Themes of The Lord of the Rings Since the publications of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit" and "The Silmarillion", a wealth of secondary literature has been published discussing the literary themes and archetypes present in the stories. Tolkien also wrote about the themes of his books in letters to friends, family and fans, and often within the books themselves. In his Foreword to the Second Edition of "The Lord of

neg: The Lord of the Rings (film series) games were released to supplement the film series. They include: "," Pinball, "", "", , "", "", "", "", "The Lord of the Rings Online", "", "", "", "Lego The Lord of the Rings", "Guardians of Middle-earth", "Lego The Hobbit (video game)", "", and "". The Lord of the Rings (film series) The Lord of the Rings is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the novel "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled "" (2001), "" (2002) and "" (2003). They

neg: The Lord of the Rings reader surveys. In the 2003 "Big Read" survey conducted in Britain by the BBC, "The Lord of the Rings" was found to be the "Nation's best-loved book". In similar 2004 polls both Germany and Australia also found "The Lord of the Rings" to be their favourite book. In a 1999 poll of Amazon.com customers, "The Lord of the Rings" was judged to be their favourite "book of the millennium". "The Lord of the Rings" was awarded the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award in 2009. Although "The Lord of the Rings" was published in the 1950s, Tolkien insisted that the One

neg: Lord of the Rings (Heritage Models) Lord of the Rings (Heritage Models) Lord of the Rings is a set of miniatures published by Heritage Models. Heritage Models produced "Lord of the Rings" figures licensed by Tolkien Enterprises, including 25mm diorama sets, and 75mm Collector Personalities, Paint 'n' Play sets such as "Mines of Moria" and "Helm's Deep", a rule set for fantasy miniature gaming titled "Wizards and Heroes", and a separate "Lord of the Rings Painting Guide". William A. Barton reviewed Heritage's "Lord of the Rings" figures in "The Space Gamer" No. 34. Barton commented that "the models for the figures are those representations featured in

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 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 co-produced, co-written, and directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". It is the third and final instalment in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, following "" (2001) and "" (2002), preceding "The Hobbit" film trilogy (2012–14). Released on 17 December 2003, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" became one of the most critically and commercially

neg: Lord of the Rings (Heritage Models) feel available." Lord of the Rings (Heritage Models) Lord of the Rings is a set of miniatures published by Heritage Models. Heritage Models produced "Lord of the Rings" figures licensed by Tolkien Enterprises, including 25mm diorama sets, and 75mm Collector Personalities, Paint 'n' Play sets such as "Mines of Moria" and "Helm's Deep", a rule set for fantasy miniature gaming titled "Wizards and Heroes", and a separate "Lord of the Rings Painting Guide". William A. Barton reviewed Heritage's "Lord of the Rings" figures in "The Space Gamer" No. 34. Barton commented that "the models for the figures are those representations

neg: The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion It is available in both hardcover and paperback. The "Reader's Companion" was designed to accompany the revised one-volume 50th anniversary edition of "The Lord of the Rings" (Houghton Mifflin, 2004; ). "The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion" won the 2006 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies. The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (2005) is a nonfiction book written by scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. It is an annotated reference to J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". Hammond and Scull proceed chapter-by-chapter from the

neg: Bored of the Rings Bored of the Rings Bored of the Rings is a parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". This short novel was written by Henry N. Beard and Douglas C. Kenney, who later founded "National Lampoon". It was published in 1969 by Signet for the "Harvard Lampoon". In 2013, an audio version was produced by Orion Audiobooks, narrated by Rupert Degas. The parody generally follows the outline of "The Lord of the Rings", including the preface, the prologue, poetry, and songs, while making light of what Tolkien made serious (e.g., "He would have finished him off then

neg: Bored of the Rings of the 1965 Ballantine paperback cover by Barbara Remington, was drawn by Muppets designer Michael K. Frith. Current publications have different artwork by Douglas Carrel, since the paperback cover art for "Lord of the Rings" prevalent in the 1960s, then famous, is now obscure. William S. Donnell drew the "parody map" of Lower Middle Earth. Bored of the Rings Bored of the Rings is a parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". This short novel was written by Henry N. Beard and Douglas C. Kenney, who later founded "National Lampoon". It was published in 1969 by

neg: Lord of the Rings Adventure Game Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game" (2002) and "The One Ring Roleplaying Game" (2011), were published respectively by Decipher Inc. and Cubicle 7. Except for the original source material, the Decipher and Cubicle 7 games share no link to ICE's "Lord of the Rings Adventure Game" and use entirely different rules systems. Lord of the Rings Adventure Game Lord of the Rings Adventure Game is a role-playing game based on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien (specifically "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit") under license from Tolkien Enterprises. Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) published the game until they lost the

neg: The Hobbit (film series) between "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". Jackson concurred, stating that "one of the drawbacks of "The Hobbit" is its relatively lightweight compared to "LOTR" ["The Lord of the Rings"] ... There's a lot of sections in which a character like Gandalf disappears for a while – he references going off to meet with the White Council, who are actually characters like Galadriel and Saruman and people that we see in "Lord of the Rings". He mysteriously vanishes for a while and then comes back, but we don't really know what goes on." Jackson was also interested in

neg: Galadriel the end of the Third Age. Towards the end of her stay in Middle-earth she was co-ruler of Lothlórien with her husband, Lord Celeborn, and was referred to variously as the Lady of Lórien, the Lady of the Galadhrim, the Lady of Light, or the Lady of the Golden Wood. Her daughter Celebrían was the wife of Elrond and mother of Arwen, Elladan and Elrohir. Tolkien describes Galadriel as "the mightiest and fairest of all the Elves that remained in Middle-earth" (after the death of Gil-galad) and the "greatest of elven women". Stories of Galadriel's life prior to "The Lord

neg: Barrow-wight Lord of the Rings" Appendix A that Frodo was trapped in the cairn of the last prince of Cardolan; Merry's exclamation on waking from his trance suggests this. Frodo cut off the wight's hand; then, when the wight extinguished the dim light in the cavern where the company was imprisoned, Frodo called for Tom Bombadil, who expelled the wight from the barrow. Due to his inspiration from "Hrómundar saga Gripssonar", during the writing of "The Lord of the Rings" (see "The History of The Lord of the Rings") Tolkien at first foresaw a link between the wights and the Ringwraiths,

neg: Elijah Wood also camoed as 'The Guy' in . The concluding chapter of the "Rings" trilogy, "" was unveiled that December, and grossed in excess of $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office. At the 76th Academy Awards, the film received all 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated, therefore holding the record for highest Oscar sweep. Wood's first role following his "Lord of the Rings" success was in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004), in which he played Patrick, an unscrupulous lab technician who pursues Kate Winslet. The film received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2005.

neg: Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings 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" (1980), was a television special by Rankin-Bass. The third was director Peter Jackson's "The Lord

neg: Silvan Elves over a primarily Silvan population. Similarly Amdír and his son Amroth, the last Sindarin prince of Lorien, were Sindar. After Amroth was lost at sea, Galadriel and Celeborn came to rule over Lórien. Galadriel was a High Elf who belonged to the House of Finarfin, though she was actually of mixed Vanyar/Noldor/Telerin parentage, while Celeborn was also Sindarin (Sindar being a subset of the Teleri). Silvan Elves are described as being less wise than other Eldar, and some of them are almost indistinguishable from the Avari, those who never joined the Great Journey. According to notes made by Tolkien after

neg: Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings" on the story of "The Silmarillion" was added to the chapter "Tolkien Today," the "After Tolkien" section on recent fantasy authors expanded, and some material on the 2001-2003 movie versions of "The Lord of the Rings" included in the introduction. Richard C. West, writing in the "J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia", assesses the book in these words: "The honor of the first worthwhile book on Tolkien must go to Carter, who was widely read in literature from ancient times to the twentieth century, and his 1969 book surveys a long list of works behind "The Lord of the Rings" from all periods.

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series (who 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 Imladris" - a diegetic piece for lute, lyre, wood flute and harp that is performed

neg: Middle-earth in video games The prototype ROM can be found at AtariAge. In 1990, Interplay, in collaboration with Electronic Arts (who would later obtain the licenses to the film trilogy), released "Lord of the Rings Vol. I" (a special CD-ROM version of which featured cut-scenes from Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation) and the following year's "Lord of the Rings Vol. II: The Two Towers", a series of role-playing video games based on the events of the first two books. A third installment was planned, but never released. Interplay's games mostly appeared on the PC and Amiga, but later they did a "Lord of the Rings"

neg: The Lord of the Rings 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. In 2003, it was named Britain's best novel of all time in the BBC's The Big Read. Thousands of years before the events of the novel, the Dark Lord Sauron had forged the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power and corrupt those who wore them: the nine leaders of Men, the three of Elves and the seven of Dwarves. Sauron was defeated by an

neg: The Lord of the Rings May 2007. The enormous popularity of Tolkien's work expanded the demand for fantasy fiction. Largely thanks to "The Lord of the Rings," the genre flowered throughout the 1960s, and enjoys popularity to the present day. The opus has spawned many imitators, such as "The Sword of Shannara", which Lin Carter called "the single most cold-blooded, complete rip-off of another book that I have ever read". "Dungeons & Dragons", which popularized the role-playing game (RPG) genre in the 1970s, features many races found in "The Lord of the Rings," most notably halflings (another term for hobbits), elves (who are distinct from

neg: The Lord of the Rings Scrolls" series of games as well as video games set in Middle-earth itself. Research also suggests that some consumers of fantasy games derive their motivation from trying to create an epic fantasy narrative which is influenced by "The Lord of the Rings". In 1965, songwriter Donald Swann, who was best known for his collaboration with Michael Flanders as Flanders & Swann, set six poems from "The Lord of the Rings" and one from "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" ("Errantry") to music. When Swann met with Tolkien to play the songs for his approval, Tolkien suggested for "Namárië" (Galadriel's lament) a

neg: The Lord of the Rings (film series) negotiate with Saul Zaentz who had held the rights to the book since the early 1970s, pitching an adaptation of "The Hobbit" and two films based on "The Lord of the Rings". Negotiations then stalled when Universal Studios offered Jackson a remake of "King Kong". Weinstein was furious, and further problems arose when it turned out Zaentz did not have distribution rights to "The Hobbit"; United Artists, 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

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series Music of The Hobbit film series The music of "The Hobbit" film series is composed and produced by Howard Shore, who scored all three "The Lord of the Rings" films, to which The Hobbit trilogy is a prequel. The score continues the style of The Lord of the Rings score, and utlizies a vast ensemble, multiple musical forms and styles, a large number of leitmotives and various unusual instruments, adding to Shore's overarching music of the Middle-earth films. Shore composed over nine hours of music, featuring 65 new musical themes and reprising 50 themes from the Lord of the Rings.

neg: The Lord of the Rings 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 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.

neg: Lord of the Rings (board game) the Fellowship feels in Middle Earth as they struggle against an overwhelming force, one far more powerful than any of the individuals opposing it. Their incredible strength comes from their unity, and Reiner Knizia's "Lord of the Rings" board game reflects that truth beautifully." Lord of the Rings (board game) Lord of the Rings is a board game based on the high fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. Published in 2000 by Kosmos in Germany, Wizards of the Coast in the U.S., and Parker Brothers in the U.K., the game is designed by Reiner

neg: The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell was a video game scheduled to be released in the winter of 1983. . Parker Brothers was set to publish it, and advertised it in their 1982 and 1983 catalogues as a game that would be released on the Atari 2600 and Atari Home Computer. The game was originally advertised under the name "Lord of the Rings", and in one case as "The Lord of the Rings I" . It was described as an adventure of getting Frodo from the Shire to the door

neg: Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album) Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album) Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings is an instrumental progressive rock album by Swedish musician Bo Hansson. As its title suggests, it is a concept album based on author J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel, "The Lord of the Rings". The album was originally issued in Sweden in late 1970, under the Swedish title of "Sagan om ringen", and was subsequently re-released internationally as "Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings" in September 1972. The album reached the Top 40 of the UK Album Chart and was eventually

neg: The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell is the harder difficulty with faster Nazgûl, and receives the appropriate point bonus. The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell was a video game scheduled to be released in the winter of 1983. . Parker Brothers was set to publish it, and advertised it in their 1982 and 1983 catalogues as a game that would be released on the Atari 2600 and Atari Home Computer. The game was originally advertised under the name "Lord of the Rings", and in one case as "The Lord of the Rings I" . It was

neg: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game production of The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game and all supplements. In the 1980s, Games Workshop produced a range of miniatures for "The Lord of the Rings", using original character designs based on fantasy art popular of the time. This was the first range of "Lord of the Rings" miniatures that Citadel created, taking over from Grenadier Miniatures in 1985, before the license passed to Mithril Miniatures around 1987. The earliest releases were semi-solid base, having a small solid base; later releases were slot based. The current "Lord of the Rings" range stems from Games Workshop's rights to

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 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 and based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings". It is the second instalment in "The Lord of the Rings" film series, preceded by "" (2001) and concluding with "" (2003). Continuing the plot of "The Fellowship of the Ring", the film intercuts three storylines. Frodo and Sam continue their journey towards Mordor to destroy the One Ring, meeting and joined by Gollum, the ring's