History Literature / TheLordofTheRings

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'', a series produced by Creator/{{Amazon}} set in the Second Age as told in the Silmarillion. It is not in continuity with the Peter Jackson movies.

The Harvard Lampoon published a parody titled ''Literature/BoredOfTheRings'' in 1969, which manages to cover the entire journey in under 200 pages. In 1985, Fergus [=McNeill=] and Judith Child released an UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC TextAdventure game of the same name, which also parodied ''Lord of the Rings'', but was not based on the novel; one year later, they also released a prequel called ''Boggit''. In 1996, Derek Mason made an online interactive fiction game called ''[[https://web.archive.org/web/19990117004304/www.burton-college.ac.uk/student/~derek/adv1/page000.htm Quest for the Golden etc...]]'' that was also a parody of ''Lord of the Rings'', and of 1980s text adventures in general.

* ''Series/TheKeepers'' -- A 1991 Soviet adaptation of the ''Fellowship'' (the title is its name in the translation used), formerly believed lost after a single broadcast. In March 2021, the studio found a copy and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vquKyNdgH3s uploaded it]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLevCLNnLmg to YouTube]].

* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' ({{film series}}) -- The Creator/PeterJackson [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action adaptation]] as a film trilogy. The most modern (and, by now, easily the most well-known) versions released in 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively. Followed in 2012-2014 by ''Film/TheHobbit'' trilogy, his adaptation of ''Literature/TheHobbit''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLordOfTheRings'' ([[WesternAnimation animated]]) -- The 1978 Creator/RalphBakshi [[AnimatedAdaptation animated adaptation]]. Intended to be the [[MovieMultipack first of two films]], in vain.

* [[TheLordOfTheRings/TropesPeoples Tropes applied to entire peoples]]

''The Lord of the Rings'' by Creator/JRRTolkien is too grand and complex, to be [[Recap/TheLordOfTheRings summarised in full]]. Succinctly, it is by far the most recent addition to the {{canon}} of Western epic literature and is the [[TheEpic epic]] which set the stage for the entire HighFantasy genre that followed in its wake. Interestingly, the story was originally intended as a ''shorter'' sequel to ''Literature/TheHobbit'', but as its author famously remarked, "the tale grew in the telling." ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', posthumously published, serves as a prequel to this, though its material was first written of all.

''The Lord of the Rings'' by Creator/JRRTolkien is too well-known, and too complex, to be [[Recap/TheLordOfTheRings summarised in full]]. Succinctly, it is by far the most recent addition to the {{canon}} of Western epic literature and is the [[TheEpic epic]] which set the stage for the entire HighFantasy genre that followed in its wake. Interestingly, the story was originally intended as a ''shorter'' sequel to ''Literature/TheHobbit'', but as its author famously remarked, "the tale grew in the telling." ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', posthumously published, serves as a prequel to this, though its material was first written of all.

The Harvard Lampoon published a parody titled ''Literature/BoredOfTheRings'' in 1969, which manages to cover the entire journey in under 200 pages.

* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' ([[FilmSeries film series]]) -- The Creator/PeterJackson [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action adaptation]] as a film trilogy. The most modern (and, by now, easily the most well-known) versions released in 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively. Followed in 2012-2014 by his adaptation of ''Film/TheHobbit'', which was expanded into another trilogy.

* [[TheLordOfTheRings/TropesAToC Tropes A to C]]
* [[TheLordOfTheRings/TropesDToF Tropes D to F]]
* [[TheLordOfTheRings/TropesGToI Tropes G to I]]
* [[TheLordOfTheRings/TropesJToL Tropes J to L]]
* [[TheLordOfTheRings/TropesMToO Tropes M to O]]
* [[TheLordOfTheRings/TropesPToR Tropes P to R]]
* [[TheLordOfTheRings/TropesSToU Tropes S to U]]
* [[TheLordOfTheRings/TropesVToZ Tropes V to Z]]

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'', a series is set in the Second Age as told in the Silmarillion. It has not been confirmed if it's in continuity with the Jackson movies or not.

In addition, the books have been adapted multiple times for radio (with a 1981 BBC version as the most highly regarded) and theatre (most recently as abovementioned 2006 musical, retooled for the West End from 2007-2008). The books and adaptations themselves have inspired various video games, tabletop games and card games.

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In addition, the books have been adapted multiple times for radio (with a 1981 BBC version as the most highly regarded) and theatre (most recently as a 2006 musical, retooled for the West End from 2007-2008). The books and adaptations themselves have inspired various video games, tabletop games and card games.

* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' ([[FilmSeries film series]]) -- The Creator/PeterJackson [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action adaptation]] as a film trilogy. The most modern (and, by now, easily the most well-known) versions released in 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively. Followed in 2012--2014 by his adaptation of ''Film/TheHobbit'', which was expanded into another trilogy.

* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' ([[FilmSeries film series]]) -- The Creator/PeterJackson [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action adaptation]] as a film trilogy. The most modern (and, by now, easily the most well-known) versions released in 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively. Later followed by his adaptation of ''Film/TheHobbit'', which was expanded into another trilogy.

* A musical with music by A.R. Rahman, Christopher Nightingale, and Varttina and script and lyrics by Matthew Warchus and Shaun [=McKenna=], which closed after a year of largely negative reception.

* ''Series/TheTaleOfTheRing'' (1971) - A Swedish two-part adaptation. Based on and featuring music by Bo Hansson.

* ''Series/TheTaleOfTheRing'' (1971) - A Swedish two-part adaptation of ''Fellowship''. Based on and featuring music by Bo Hansson.

* An upcoming TV series from Amazon, which is set in the Second Age as told in the Silmarillion. It has not been confirmed if it's in continuity with the Jackson movies or not.

* ''Series/TheHobbits'' ([[LiveActionTelevision TV series]]) -- A Finnish miniseries based on a theatre adaptation.

Though it (re-)popularised the {{trilogy}} format for fiction, it was written as one book and originally just divided into three for economic reasons[[note]]This is also the reason why the first two books of the ''Literature/TheMerchantPrincesSeries'', intended to be DoorStopper volumes, were published in four volumes instead[[/note]]. It has also been published in seven-volume editions, as each of the three original volumes includes two Books and the third also has several [[AllThereInTheManual Appendices]].