

Gandalf the Grey, one of the main characters of the series, as portrayed by Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson's film adaptations.
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The Lord of the Rings (also known as The Hobbit) is a series of novels by J. R. R. Tolkien set in the fantasy world of Middle-Earth.
Publications[]
Main Books[]
- The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (September 21st, 1937)
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Fellowship of the Ring (July 29th, 1954)
- The Two Towers (November 11th, 1954)
- The Return of the King (October 20th, 1955)
Expanded Universe[]
- The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book (November 22nd, 1962)
- Bilbo’s Last Song (at the Grey Havens) (1973)
- The Silmarillion (September 15th, 1977)
- Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth (August 21st, 1980)
- The Children of Húrin (April 16th, 2007)
- Beren and Lúthien (June 1st, 2017)
- The Fall of Gondolin (August 30th, 2018)
History of Middle Earth[]
- The Book of Lost Tales: Part One (October 27th, 1983)
- The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two (1984)
- The Lays of Belirand (August 22nd, 1985)
- The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta, and The Annals (August 21st, 1986)
- The Lost Road and Other Writings (August 27th, 1987)
- The Return of the Shadow (August 25th, 1988)
- The Treason of Isengard (September 7th, 1989)
- The War of the Ring (August 23rd, 1990)
- Sauron Defeated (January 6th, 1992)
- Morgoth's Ring (September 23rd, 1993)
- The War of the Jewels (October 20th, 1994)
- The Peoples of Middle-earth (September 2nd, 1996)
Adaptations[]
- The Hobbit (October 10th, 1964 - January 16th, 1965), published in Princess and Girl magazine in 15 parts.
- The Hobbit (1989), three-part comic adaptation by Eclipse Comics.
Films[]
Animated[]
- The Hobbit (June 30th, 1967)
- The Hobbit (November 27th, 1977)
- The Lord of the Rings (November 15th, 1978)
- The Return of the King (May 11th, 1980)
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (December 13th, 2024)
Live-Action[]
- Khraniteli (April 13th, 1991)
- The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings (December 10th, 2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (December 5th, 2002)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (December 1st, 2003)
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (November 28th, 2012)
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (December 2nd, 2013)
- The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (December 1st, 2014)
- Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (December 17th, 2027)
TV[]
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (September 1st, 2022 – Present)
Video Games[]
- The Hobbit (November 1982) for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 64, IBM PC, MacOS, Oric, MSX, and ZX Spectrum
The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell (Cancelled) for Atari 2600- Lord of the Rings: Game One (1985) for ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, Apple II, MacOS, and MS-DOS; also known as The Fellowship of the Ring: A Software Adventure.
- Shadows of Mordor: Game Two of Lord of the Rings (1987) for Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Apple II, DOS, and MacOS
- War in Middle Earth (1988) for ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MS-DOS, Amiga, Apple IIGS, and Atari ST
- The Crack of Doom (1989) for Commodore 64 and IBM PC
- J. R. R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan (1991) for MS-DOS
- J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (October 30th, 1991) for MS-DOS, Amiga, PC-98, and FM Towns
- J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers (1992) for MS-DOS, Amiga, PC-98, and FM Towns
- J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (October 1994) for SNES
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (September 24th, 2002) for PC, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and Xbox
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (October 21st, 2002) for PC, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Mobile Phones
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (October 31st, 2003) for PC, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and MacOS
- The Hobbit: The Prelude to The Lord of the Rings (November 11th, 2003) for PC, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance
- The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring (November 4th, 2003) for PC
- The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (November 2nd, 2004) for GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and Xbox
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth (December 6th, 2004) for PC
- The Lord of the Rings: Warrior of Middle-Earth (2004) for TV Game
- The Lord of the Rings: Tactics (November 8th, 2005) for PlayStation Portable
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II (February 28th, 2006) for PC and Xbox 360
- The Lord of the Rings Online (April 24th, 2007) for PC and MacOS
- The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (January 9th, 2009) for PC, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360
- The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (September 14th, 2010) for Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (October 26th, 2011) for PC, MacOS, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360
- Lego: The Lord of the Rings (October 30th, 2012) for PC, MacOS, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Android, and iOS
- Guardians of Middle-earth (December 4th, 2012) for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360
- Lego: The Hobbit (April 8th, 2014) for PC, MacOS, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android, and iOS
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (September 30th, 2014) for PC, MacOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One
- Middle-earth: Shadow of War (September 27th, 2017) for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (May 25th, 2023) for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
- The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (October 24th, 2023) for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S
- Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game (July 29th, 2025) for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S
Audio Dramas[]
- The Lord of the Rings (1955 - 1956)
- The Hobbit (September 29th, 1968 - November 17th, 1968)
- The Lord of the Rings (1979)
- The Lord of the Rings (March 8th, 1981 - August 30th, 1981)
- Der Herr der Ringe (January 1992 - March 1992)
Links to Other Series[]
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Strider | March 07, 1989 | The final boss Grandmaster Meio was inspired by Sauron. The flying battleship Balrog is named after the demon of the same name. | 3 |
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Dizzy | 1990 | Magicland Dizzy features a reference to Lord of the Rings. | 3 |
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Friends | March 28, 1996 | The Hobbit is mentioned in the Friends episode: "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", while Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the episode: "The One Where They're Going to Party!". | 2 |
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South Park | November 13, 2002 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the South Park episode "The Return of the Felleowship of the Ring to the Two Towers". | 2 |
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Scrubs | April 6, 2004 | Hobbits and Lord of the Rings are mentioned in the Scrubs episode "His Story II". | 2 |
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Father of the Pride | September 28, 2004 | Sarmoti dresses up as Gandalf in the Father of the Pride episode "And the Revolution Continues". | 2 |
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7 Dwarves | October 28, 2004 | The scene with The White Helge in 7 Dwarves is a parody of the scene of Gandalf's return in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. | 3 |
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The Magic Roundabout | February 2, 2005 | Lord of the Rings is referenced in Doogal. | 3 |
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The Office | April 19, 2005 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the Office episode "Basketball". | 2 |
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The Longest Yard | May 27, 2005 | Paul Crewe from The Longest Yard calls the short police officer Frodo. | 2 |
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In the Heights | July 23, 2005 | In the song “96,000” of In the Heights, Benny mentions Frodo. | 2 |
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VeggieTales | October 29, 2005 | The VeggieTales episode "Lord of the Beans" is a parody of The Lord of the Rings. | 3 |
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SpongeBob | February 16, 2006 | In Dunces and Dragons, Planktonamor's Tower resembles the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings. | 3 |
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How It Should Have Ended | March 9, 2006 | The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit series have been parodied on HISHE. | 3 |
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Malcolm in the Middle | March 26, 2006 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the Malcolm in the Middle episode: "Hal's Dentist". | 2 |
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Supernatural | March 30, 2006 | Ed Zeddmore and Harry Spengler mention Lord of the Rings in the Supernatural season 1 episode "Hell House". | 2 |
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Clerks | July 21, 2006 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in Clerks 2. | 2 |
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Ace Attorney | January 16, 2007 | The English language version of Ace Attorney: Justice for All features references to Lord of the Rings. | 3 |
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The Big Bang Theory | October 29, 2007 | Lord of the Rings is referenced in many episodes of The Big Bang Theory. | 2 |
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Be Kind Rewind | February 15, 2008 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in Be Kind Rewind. | 2 |
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall | April 18, 2008 | Peter imitates Gandalf in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. | 2 |
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Arthur (PBS) | November 3, 2008 | The Chronicles of Ahmayzzia has inspiration from Lord of the Rings. | 2.5 |
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Book Of Unwritten Tales | April 2, 2009 | A ring called 'The ONE Ring' is given to Wilbur in Book Of Unwritten Tales. | 3 |
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Night at the Museum | May 22, 2009 | In Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, George Armstrong Custer says "Fly, you fool!". | 2 |
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Breaking Bad | May 24, 2009 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the Breaking Bad episode: "Phoenix". | 2 |
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Monica's Gang | August 2009 | Lord of the Rings is parodied and has cameos in several issues of Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica. | 2 |
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The Thick of It | December 12, 2009 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in The Thick of It. | 2 |
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Little Alchemy | December 8, 2010 | The ring from Lord of the Rings can be created in Little Alchemy. | 2 |
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Adventure Time | February 7, 2011 | In The Silent King, the way the goblins are born from a mud pit is very similar to how orcs are born in Lord of the Rings. In the episode The New Frontier, the scene in which Finn, Jake and Banana Man fall down into the underground lake is a reference to Gandalf and the Balrog in The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers falling into a subterranean lake under Moria. | 3 |
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MAD | February 7, 2011 | The Lord of the Rings is parodied in the MAD sketch "Malcolm in the Middle Earth". | 2 |
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Dick Figures | March 10, 2011 | Red quotes Lord of the Rings in the Dick Figures episode: "Role Playas". | 3 |
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Attack the Block | May 11, 2011 | Biggz mentions Gollum in Attack the Block. | 2 |
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Dork Diaries | June 7, 2011 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in Pop Star. | 2 |
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Epic Rap Battles of History | July 14, 2011 | Gandalf has been a rapper for Epic Rap Battles of History. | 3 |
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Ready Player One | August 16, 2011 | Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are mentioned several times in Ready Player One and Player Two. The Silmarillion is also a key plot point in Ready Player Two. | 2 |
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New Girl | September 20, 2011 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the New Girl episode: "Pilot", while Gollum is mentioned in the episode: "Par 5". | 2 |
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Minecraft | January 12, 2012 | Quenya, a fictional language from Lord Of The Rings, was added among the language settings of Minecraft. | 3 |
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Persona | June 14, 2012 | In Persona 4 Golden one of the movies you can watch at the movie theater is a parody of Lord of the Rings. | 2.5 |
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Modern Family | October 31, 2012 | In the Modern Family episode: "Yard Sale", Alex says she's fluent in Elvish. Phil dresses up as Gandalf in the episode: "The Old Man & The Tree". | 2 |
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The Goonies | October 30, 2012 | The Skeleton Organ appears in Lego The Lord of the Rings. | 1 |
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The Matrix | October 30, 2012 | Agent Smith makes a cameo in Lego The Lord of the Rings. | 1 |
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Henry Stickmin | May 27, 2013 | There is a minor reference to Gandalf in Infiltrating The Airship. | 3 |
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This Is the End | June 12, 2013 | Gandalf is mentioned in the This Is the End. | 2 |
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Despicable Me | July 3, 2013 | Gollum is mentioned in Despicable Me 2 | 2 |
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Fangirl | September 10, 2013 | The Fellowship of the Ring is mentioned in Fangirl. | 2 |
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Sesame Street | December 12, 2013 | Cookie's Crumby Pictures features a parody to Lord of the Rings. | 3 |
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The Lego Movie | February 7, 2014 | Gandalf The Grey appears in the movie. | 1 |
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Watch Dogs | May 27, 2014 | Hacked signs can read "One does not simply hack a sign" in Watch Dogs. | 3 |
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Manhattan Love Story | September 30, 2014 | Gandalf is mentioned in the Manhattan Love Story episode: "Pilot", while The Hobbit is mentioned in the episode: "Love Is a Battlefield". | 2 |
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Gravity Falls | October 4, 2014 | The Eye of Sauron appears in the episode "Little Gift Shop of Horrors". | 3 |
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid | November 4, 2014 | Greg Heffley mentions that Roderick had Lord of the Rings on his summer reading list. | 2 |
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Atop the 4th Wall | December 01, 2014 | Linkara reviews The Hobbit #1. | 2 |
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Les Kassos | March 5, 2015 | Lord of the Rings is parodied in Les Kassos. | 3 |
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Armada | July 14, 2015 | Sting, Gandalf, and the quotes "You shall not pass" and "Now for wrath, now for ruin and a red nightfall!" from Lord of the Rings are mentioned in Armada. | 2 |
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Meets World | May 15, 2015 | The word "Hobbit" was mentioned in Girl Meets World. | 2 |
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Ted | June 26, 2015 | A person is dressed up as Gollum from Lord of the Rings in Ted 2. | 2 |
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Bojack Horseman | July 17, 2015 | Princess Carolyn was saying "The Hobbi-" which could be referencing the The Hobbit in the Bojack Horseman episode "Higher Love". | 2.5 |
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Lego Dimensions | September 27, 2015 | The LOTR Universe appears in the game. | 1 |
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Emily is Away | November 20, 2015 | A Lord of the Rings themed icon appears in Emily is Away. | 2 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | June 3, 2016 | Lord of the Rings was mentioned in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. | 2 |
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Stranger Things | July 15, 2016 | Lord of the Rings and Hobbit were mentioned in Chapter 1 of Stranger Things. | 2 |
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Titanfall | October 28, 2016 | After ejecting from your Titan, there is a 15% chance of getting the message "FLY, YOU FOOL.", a reference to Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. | 3 |
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Batman | January 29, 2017 | Sauron appears in The LEGO Batman Movie. | 1 |
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The Boss Baby | March 12, 2017 | Wizzie the alarm clock from The Boss Baby is based on Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings, and he speaks some of Gandalf's quotes. | 3 |
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Oh...Sir! | May 31, 2017 | The Greasy Wizard from Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast is a parody of Gandalf from Lord of the Rings. | 3 |
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Animator vs. Animation | August 3, 2017 | A video about Shadow of Mordor can be seen in Animation vs. YouTube. (see details) |
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Transformice | January 5, 2018 | Sauron's helmet appears in the shop. | 2 |
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My Hero Academia | May 21, 2018 | Class 1-B in chapter 173 of My Hero Academia tries to get ready to make the play “Romeo and Juliet and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Return of the King”. In the play at chapter 183, there is a reference to Gondor. |
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Jujutsu Kaisen | June 18, 2018 | Itadori watches The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in Chapter 15 of Jujutsu Kaisen, as later shown on the TV in the anime adaptation at Epiosode 7. | 2 |
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Dog Man | August 28, 2018 | Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas features a reference to Lord of the Rings. | 3 |
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Family Guy | November 18, 2018 | In the Family Guy episode "Griffin Winter Games" Brian Griffin says that "Oksana Baiul" sounds like something Gandalf would say. | 2 |
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Young Sheldon | October 17, 2019 | Sheldon reads the Lord of the Rings triology. | 2 |
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Nostalgia Critic | August 12, 2020 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews “The Animated Lord of the Rings”. | 2 |
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | March 26, 2021 | Bucky mentions The Hobbit from 1937 in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode “The Star-Spangled Man”. | 2 |
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Looney Tunes | July 16, 2021 | Characters from the Lord of the Rings movies appear in Space Jam: A New Legacy. | 1 |
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What If...? (Marvel) | August 25, 2021 | Middle Earth is mentioned in the What If...? episode: "What If... the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?". | 2 |
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Blaze (Causeway Films) | August 27, 2022 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in Blaze. | 2 |
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Death Battle! | November 14, 2022 | Sauron has been a subject for Death Battle!. | 2 |
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Magic: The Gathering | June 23, 2023 | Characters from Lord of the Rings appear in the " Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth" release for Magic: The Gathering. | 1 | a
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Melvins Macabre | December 17, 2023 | Lord of the Rings memorabilia can be seen in the Melvins Macabre episode "NOSTALGIA". | 2 |
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Smiling Friends | May 27, 2024 | Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the Smiling Friends episode: "Erm, the Boss Finds Love?". In the Smiling Friends episode: "Enchanted Forest", Mip is modelled after Ralph Bakshi's Frodo Baggins design. | 2 |
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Five Nights at Freddy's | September 3, 2024 | The Lord of the Rings is mentioned in The Week Before. | 2 |
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Billie Bust Up | 2025 | The title for Fantoccio's boss fight is "Lord of the Strings", which references The Lord of the Rings. | 3 |
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Links to Non-Media Series[]
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | October 4, 2002 | Gandalf and Smaug appear in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 3 |
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Freddy Funko (Mascot) | 2024 | Official Funko Pop! Vinyl merchandise was released that featured Freddy Funko dressed in a Frodo Baggins costume. | 2 |