The release of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is only a few months away, and Tolkien fans are eagerly anticipating seeing more of Middle-Earth on screen. The show is set during the universe’s Second Age and acts as a prequel depicting the forging of the rings of power, including the one ring from the films.

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This isn’t the only major event that occurs in the Second Age. Being over 3000 years long, there are many other events that Tolkien wrote about in his works that are due for some screentime as well, and the Amazon series would be the perfect opportunity to show them.

Construction of Barad-Dûr

The shadowy fortress of Barad-Dur, as shown in Fellowship of the Ring
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Fans will recognize Barad-Dûr as the dark fortress of Mordor that has a tall tower with a giant flaming eye on top of it. It is also here that Gollum is captured and tortured in The Fellowship of the Ring, where he reveals the ring’s location. It’s basically the big bad villain headquarters of the trilogy.

The fortress was founded in the Second Age, where The Rings of Power takes place. Seeing this monument to evil be constructed would allow the show to connect directly to the movies, and set the stage for many other important events to be shown. It also might be nice to see how Sauron’s eye was created in the first place, and how it could be used for the rest of the series.

The Battle of Dagorlad

Gollum leads Frodo and Sam through the Dead Marshes
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This battle took place during the War of the Last Alliance, which is the war depicted in the opening scene of The Fellowship of the Ring. Dagorlad is more commonly known by its name in The Two Towers, where Gollum refers to it as the Dead Marshes.

It is a haunted place, with many corpses of elves and men floating in the water. It’s a memorable scene from the movie due to its creepiness. Before the swamp became a graveyard, it was, as Gollum suggested, the site of a great battle. A battle in a swamp would be interesting to see with its treacherous terrain, and it would be a great scene that connects directly to the movies.

Conquest of Minas Ithil

An army of orcs mobilizes from Minas Morgul, which sits in the background, a Nazgul perched atop.
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Fans of the Lord of the Rings Series will likely be familiar with the city of Minas Morgul, which makes a brief appearance in The Return of the King. Before the city belonged to the forces of Mordor, it belonged to Gondor, as a sister city to Minas Tirith. In its prime, it was called Minas Ithil.

The city was assaulted by Sauron towards the end of the Second Age, in a sweeping surprise attack. This marked the first military offensive in the War of the Last Alliance. Aside from being an important event, it would also be a visually spectacular one, as a mountainous city of prosperity is unexpectedly assailed by a hail of arrows and catapult fire.

Birth of Isildur

isildur standing in the furnace of Mount Doom
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Isildur is the man who first defeated Sauron in battle by cutting the one ring off his finger, as shown in the opening scene of The Fellowship of the Ring. In the films it is revealed that he is Aragorn’s ancestor, and that he came to possess the ring for a short while before he was assassinated and the ring was lost. It was later found by Gollum, and the rest is history.

With such a pivotal character in the Tolkien universe, his birth is a monumental event. Getting to see the birth of a beloved character’s ancestor will certainly bring feelings of nostalgia, but also pity at knowing his fate. Perhaps actor Harry Sinclair could even reprise his role for when Isildur reaches adulthood.

The Fall of Númenor

Ships of Umbar sail down a river; an inferno burns in the background.
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This catastrophic event occurred after over a thousand years of human prosperity on their island kingdom of Númenor. Their final king became corrupted by Sauron, and soon convinced the whole island to worship the shadow. Sauron convinced the king to declare war on Aman, the realm of the immortals.

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The immortals responded by sinking the entire island and drowning those who inhabited it. Those who survived would become the fabled Rangers, a race of humans that Aragorn belongs to. Naturally, the idea of an island sinking into the sea would make for some fantastic visuals, and emotions would run high among viewers at the tragedy of it all.

The Shaping of the World

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Just after the Fall of Númenor, the immortals decided to make the once-flat planet round, and make their realm of Aman inaccessible save to those who know how to get there. One of these select few is Gandalf, who takes Frodo to Aman at the end of The Return of the King. This, of course, prevents Aman from being attacked ever again.

A flat planet being made round is something that hasn’t been seen very often in any movie or show, so it would be interesting to see just what that would look like. Surely, the planet being folded in on itself would be an event of cataclysmic proportions, making for some great eye candy.

Founding of Umbar

Ships of Umbar arrive at the harbour as the battle of Pelennor fields rages on in the background
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Umbar was a city far to the south in Middle-Earth that was used as a refuge for the fleeing Númenoreans after the kingdom’s destruction. Umbar is never seen in the movies, however, the people who inhabit it are. They make a brief appearance in Return of the King, where they bring a fleet of ships to assist Sauron’s armies in the Battle of Pelennor Fields.

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Though Umbar was once a sanctuary, it eventually became a haven for piracy and corruption, which is why the people of Umbar end up fighting for Sauron. This city is such an interesting location, and yet it is seldom seen, even in the books, so it would be interesting to see a rarely-shown foreign location that also directly relates to the movies.

The Battle of the Gwathló

Elrond commands the elvish troops at the Battle of Gorgoroth
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This battle was the final battle of the war between Sauron and the Elves. It took place on the river Greyflood, and resulted in Sauron’s temporary defeat. The war only occurred about halfway through the Second Age, thousands of years before the War of the Last Alliance, so of course, Sauron’s defeat was far from permanent.

Despite this, it could make for a great season finale, with a large-scale battle fought between Orcs and Elves, and with Sauron’s fate being left ambiguous amongst viewers. It could also be a chance to see some elven characters omitted from the films, to finally be seen on screen.

Destruction of Eregion

The mountains in Eregion, as seen in Fellowship of the Ring
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Considering the fact that the Rings of Power series is set to feature the forging of the rings, much of it will likely take place in Eregion, where the rings were forged. A few decades before the Battle of the Gwathlo, Sauron decimated the region and the elves who inhabited it. He then used the region to forge the rings.

The area is not mentioned by name in the films, but it is shown extensively in The Fellowship of the Ring. The fellowship stops in Eregion when they are attacked by Saruman’s avian spies, and they traverse the region before arriving at the gates of Moria. Seeing locations that would later be visible in the movies would definitely make fans of the series nostalgic, and the chaos of its destruction would also be visually stunning.

The Ringwraiths First Appear

Five ringwraiths loom menacingly in the ancient ruins of weathertop
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The nine Ringwraiths are the phantoms of the nine men who received rings of power from Sauron. Corrupted and twisted by the evil held within the rings, they became shadows under the influence of Sauron, neither living nor dead. They first began to appear shortly before the War of the Last Alliance.

These mysterious hooded figures are easily recognizable by their signature shrieks and their faceless hooded figures. Seeing how they came to be and perhaps who they really are would add a layer of depth to the series and the films, and would only add to the intrigue surrounding them.

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