While the show’s Second Age setting opens the door for it to tell interesting stories about Men and Dwarves, the Elves were at the center of some of the most pivotal events of that era. The Theory - Very little has been officially confirmed about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series, but we do know that it will take place primarily during the Second Age of Middle-earth and will feature scenes set even earlier than that.
Indeed, while other races like Orcs and Ents have played roles in previous Lord of the Rings adaptations, the films themselves have most emphasized those three aforementioned groups.Īmazon’s upcoming prequel series, however, has the chance to be the first live-action Lord of the Rings project to truly put the Elves of Middle-earth at the center of its story. That said, most of the Lord of the Rings films we’ve seen up to this point have focused largely on Hobbits, Men, and Dwarves. From The Shire to Rivendell, the land of Middle-earth is full of gorgeous and exciting places, populated by charismatic characters creatures belonging to various, vividly realized races.
The world of Lord of the Rings is sprawling and epic.
