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Tolkien's world: the books, Jackson's films and The Rings of Power.
6 movies · 1 tv show · 11 books1937–20221 timeline
In-story chronology — the order the story happens, not the order it came out.
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BookThe SilmarillionBook · 1977 · First Age
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TV ShowThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerTV Show · 2022 · Second Age
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BookThe Hobbit, or There and Back AgainBook · 1937
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MovieThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyMovie · 2012
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MovieThe Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugMovie · 2013
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MovieThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesMovie · 2014
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BookThe Fellowship of the RingBook · 1954
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MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingMovie · 2001
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MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMovie · 2002
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BookThe Return of the KingBook · 1950
- 11
MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingMovie · 2003
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The Book Of Lost Tales, Part Two: Classic Epic Fantasy Tales of Middle-earth—Beren, Lúthien, and the Fall of Gondolin
BookThe Book Of Lost Tales, Part Two: Classic Epic Fantasy Tales of Middle-earth—Beren, Lúthien, and the Fall of Gondolin
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BookThe Lord of the Rings
1959
BookThe War of the Jewels
1990
BookJ.R.R. Tolkien
2000
Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings: A Guide to Middle-earth
BookTolkien and The Lord of the Rings: A Guide to Middle-earth
2001
BookThe Two Towers
1954
BookThe Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology
2014