The Way Matt Sees It

THE PURPOSE OF THIS INFOGRAPHIC With Amazon's new show in the works, tentatively titled, "LOTR On Prime", you might be wondering what the show will be about. What content is available for them to use? Where are they getting this from? Will characters from the Lord of the Rings films be in it? This timeline was created to answer and visualize many of these questions, designed with the casual fan in mind. It is an infographic illustrating almost everything that takes place in The Second Age, which is when the show will take place (we say "almost" because, inevitably, there's always something else that could be included). WHAT IF I ONLY KNOW THE MOVIES? The Lord of the Rings takes place during the Third Age of the world. While this is certainly the most iconic story that J.R.R. Tolkien ever wrote, he also built an extensive world beyond that of The War of the Ring. The Amazon Prime show will take place primarily during The Second Age, which many events go on t...

I can say with confidence that I loved The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.   The story, the characters, the action, the visuals – I loved it all.   I felt that it lacked only in its resolution.   The book was detailed in describing what happened after the battle, but much of it was generally left out of the movie.   What happened to the Arkenstone?   The Lonely Mountain?   The men of Lake-Town?   Who knows what the extended edition will reveal, but until then… WHAT HAPPENED TO… …THE ARKENSTONE ? The Arkenstone is called, “The King’s Jewel,” and symbolized Thorin’s right to rule and authority to unite the Dwarves.   The jewel is buried with Thorin, placed on his chest, beneath the Lonely Mountain. …THE DWARVES ? Most of the dwarves of Thorin’s Company settled down in Erebor.   Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dwalin, Nori, and Dori all stayed in Erebor.   Balin was the only Dwarf to visit Bilbo at Bag End....