Tolkien Tidbits

In the lead-up to Ep8, I was scrolling Instagram and saw an Amazon post advertising the Rings of Power Season Finale which said, ‘All Will Be Revealed’. I scoffed, thinking there was no way all could actually be revealed. After watching the Season Finale, I have to admit, far more was revealed than I ever expected! The ROP Season Finale features the reveal of Sauron, a potential name for The Stranger, AND the creation of three rings of power! Of course there’s…

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In the penultimate episode of The Rings of Power there’s a name change, some bombshells, and we get back into all the different storylines. There’s a lot to unpack, so I’ll take each location in turn. Here’s a breakdown of the post: ‘The Eye’ Episode Title The Southlands Theo, from Slinker to Soldier Galadriel has a Husband? Hiding from Sniffing Orcs Míriel Goes Blind Isildur Goes Missing – But His Horse is Coming to the Rescue Hardy Halbrand and Co…

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In Ep6 of the Rings of Power, Udûn, the peoples of the Southlands and Númenor collide with the orcs of Adar in a battle kickstarting Sauron’s plan and the establishment of Mordor. Here’s what this post covers: Overall Thoughts What does Udûn mean? What are Alfirin Seeds? Númenor’s Three Ships A Tolkien Quote, Harry Potter reference, and New Tidbit The Calm Before the Storm Battle Speeches and Similarities Another Tolkien Quote And So It Begins The Southlands and Númenor Colliding…

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Episode 5 covered every location and almost every storyline of the ROP. Plus, it introduced some new characters AND dropped some pretty big bombshells that will greatly affect the storyline (What was that about mithril?). So to say this episode is jampacked is quite an understatement. So. Much. To. Process. Let’s get to it. Migrating Harfoots A New Walking Song Cut-throat Harfoots and Wolves The Stranger’s Strange Abilities New Creepy Characters in White The Southlands Lindon The Origin of Mithril…

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Are you ready for a (The) Great Wave of Tolkien tidbits from Episode 4 of the Rings of Power? This one, again, focused on the main storylines from three locations – Númenor, Khazad-dûm and the Southlands. Let’s dive into the Tolkien Tidbits! The topics covered in today’s post: Angst and Alliances in Númenor Míriel’s Dream and the Downfall of Númenor Is Númenor’s Tree the Same as the White Tree of Gondor? Isildur’s Island and Eärian’s Potential Romance Tension between Galadriel and Míriel Tension…

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Episode 3 ‘Adar’ of the Rings of Power focused on three main locations, highlighting mantras, some familiar names and new faces, and a spectacular new location reveal. Let’s dive into the Tolkien Tidbits! Here are the topics I’m covering in today’s post: A Few Overall Thoughts The Southland’s Sunny Orc Camps Who is Adar and other memorable moments from the Southlands Numerous Thoughts on Númenor These Men Are Not Like You Elendil – Truly a Star Elendil’s Children A Guarded…

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I’m back for another Rings of Power Review, this time of Episode 2! Here are the topics I’m covering in today’s blog post: An Epic Title Sequence Nori, Meteor Man, and ‘No Heat’ Celebrimbor, Elrond, and Fëanor, Oh My Durin’s Khazad-dum Galadriel, Hilbrand, and the Sea Worm Bronwyn and Theo A Few Final Tidbits An Epic Title Sequence I wonder why they didn’t use this title sequence in the first episode – it surprised me when it came in on this…

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Welcome to my first Rings of Power review! Each episode I’ll be looking at highlights exploring Tolkien lore (canon), alongside the new angles the series is introducing (creation). Plus, whatever else I find interesting, puzzling, and exciting as the show progresses. There’s quite a lot jampacked into Episode 1, so here’s a summary of the big points. Let’s dive into the Tolkien tidbits! A Shadow of the Past – Sound Familiar? Gil-galad’s Lindon Who Are the Harfoots? What’s Going Down…

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