The viewing orders, created by hardcore fans like myself, were ordered in different ways other than chronology, which gave each order a unique experience for the viewers. Of course, it’s not a novel idea: like I said, Star Wars fans are doing it, and even popular sites like Medium and Vice all gave their version of their preferred LOTR viewing orders. You see, after watching all 6 movies back to back to back to back, I’ve realized something: much like the Star Wars franchise, watching the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings in order according to its story flow would improve the viewing experience. for a few seconds, at least.After 3 days, 21 hours, 8 bags of popcorn, a dozen or more pee breaks, a walk in the park, and a short 8-hour nap (what, that’s a nap), I finally finished all 9 of the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings films, back to back, Extended Editions, in glorious HD.Īnd what do I get out of it, other than fulfilling my obsession with all things Tolkien? Well, I got to fulfill my obsession with all things Tolkien! AND a great idea for an article! There was no sign of Tom disappearing!" While the Ring doesn't have any power over this merry fellow, it doesn't change the fact that he both bears and wears the Ring. When Frodo gives it to him, "Tom put the Ring round the end of his little finger and held it up to the candlelight.Then they gasped. In The Fellowship of the Ring, it's explained that during this time Tom asks to see the Ring. When Frodo and company stumble upon his house as they begin their trip to Rivendell, he gives them shelter for a couple of days. Bombadil is a mysteriously powerful being that lives near the Shire.
The jolly old enigma is only known to fans of the books, as he was cut out of Peter Jackson's films. While he doesn't actually bear the Ring, he's second in line after Sauron when it comes to the desire to do so.Īnd then there's Tom Bombadil. And don't forget, it's his Uruk-hai that carry off Merry and Pippin as part of his attempt to recover the Ring for himself. Nevertheless, he studies Ring lore for centuries, tries to make his own rings, and at one point, even uses the Dark Lord as bait to figure out where the One Ring might be hiding. Unlike Gandalf, Saruman never actually gets his traitorous hands on Sauron's trinket. Here it is, with the bearers presented in chronological order.Īnother honorific goes to the villain Saruman. But who has it before then and in what order? To answer these questions, we dove headlong into the vault of original Middle-earth content and have managed to cobble together a complete list of every Ring-bearer. The question is, who exactly gets a chance to carry the One Ring throughout the bauble's millennia-long existence in Middle-earth? The Lord of the Rings gives us a good perspective of who carries the One Ring right before it meets its end in the fires of Mount Doom. Needless to say, the One Ring is a pretty big deal, as are those who bear it. It even drops into some of the stories contained within many of Tolkien's posthumously published works, like The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.
The One Ring is the focal point throughout all three books, as well as The Hobbit that precedes them. After all, this particular piece of jewelry is the One Ring to rule them all and in the darkness bind them. Tolkien's monumental Lord of the Rings trilogy. There are few stories out there in which bearing a shiny trinket is more important than in J.R.R.
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