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Gandalf the Grey

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[]

Direction Series Date Description Type


5 Strider 19890307 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
5 Dizzy 1990 1990 Magicland Dizzy features a reference to Lord of the Rings. 3
5 Friends 1996328 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
5 South Park 20021113 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
5 Scrubs 200446 April 6, 2004 Hobbits and Lord of the Rings are mentioned in the Scrubs episode "His Story II". 2
5 Father of the Pride 2004928 September 28, 2004 Sarmoti dresses up as Gandalf in the Father of the Pride episode "And the Revolution Continues". 2
5 7 Dwarves 20041028 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
5 The Magic Roundabout 200522 February 2, 2005 Lord of the Rings is referenced in Doogal. 3
5 The Office 2005419 April 19, 2005 Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the Office episode "Basketball". 2
5 The Longest Yard 2005527 May 27, 2005 Paul Crewe from The Longest Yard calls the short police officer Frodo. 2
5 In the Heights 2005723 July 23, 2005 In the song “96,000” of In the Heights, Benny mentions Frodo. 2
5 VeggieTales 20051029 October 29, 2005 The VeggieTales episode "Lord of the Beans" is a parody of The Lord of the Rings. 3
5 SpongeBob 2006216 February 16, 2006 In Dunces and Dragons, Planktonamor's Tower resembles the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings. 3
5 How It Should Have Ended 200639 March 9, 2006 The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit series have been parodied on HISHE. 3
5 Malcolm in the Middle 2006326 March 26, 2006 Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the Malcolm in the Middle episode: "Hal's Dentist". 2
5 Supernatural 2006330 March 30, 2006 Ed Zeddmore and Harry Spengler mention Lord of the Rings in the Supernatural season 1 episode "Hell House". 2
5 Clerks 2006721 July 21, 2006 Lord of the Rings is mentioned in Clerks 2. 2
5 Ace Attorney 2007116 January 16, 2007 The English language version of Ace Attorney: Justice for All features references to Lord of the Rings. 3
5 The Big Bang Theory 20071029 October 29, 2007 Lord of the Rings is referenced in many episodes of The Big Bang Theory. 2
5 Be Kind Rewind 2008215 February 15, 2008 Lord of the Rings is mentioned in Be Kind Rewind. 2
5 Forgetting Sarah Marshall 2008418 April 18, 2008 Peter imitates Gandalf in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. 2
5 Arthur (PBS) 2008113 November 3, 2008 The Chronicles of Ahmayzzia has inspiration from Lord of the Rings. 2.5
5 Book Of Unwritten Tales 200942 April 2, 2009 A ring called 'The ONE Ring' is given to Wilbur in Book Of Unwritten Tales. 3
5 Night at the Museum 2009522 May 22, 2009 In Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, George Armstrong Custer says "Fly, you fool!". 2
5 Breaking Bad 2009524 May 24, 2009 Lord of the Rings is mentioned in the Breaking Bad episode: "Phoenix". 2
5 Monica's Gang 20098 August 2009 Lord of the Rings is parodied and has cameos in several issues of Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica. 2
5 The Thick of It 20091212 December 12, 2009 Lord of the Rings is mentioned in The Thick of It. 2
5 Little Alchemy 2010128 December 8, 2010 The ring from Lord of the Rings can be created in Little Alchemy. 2
5 Adventure Time 201127 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
5 MAD 201127 February 7, 2011 The Lord of the Rings is parodied in the MAD sketch "Malcolm in the Middle Earth". 2
5 Dick Figures 2011310 March 10, 2011 Red quotes Lord of the Rings in the Dick Figures episode: "Role Playas". 3
5 Attack the Block 2011511 May 11, 2011 Biggz mentions Gollum in Attack the Block. 2
5 Dork Diaries 201167 June 7, 2011 Lord of the Rings is mentioned in Pop Star. 2
5 Epic Rap Battles of History 2011714 July 14, 2011 Gandalf has been a rapper for Epic Rap Battles of History. 3
5 Ready Player One 2011816 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
5 New Girl 2011920 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
5 Minecraft 2012112 January 12, 2012 Quenya, a fictional language from Lord Of The Rings, was added among the language settings of Minecraft. 3
5 Persona 2012614 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
5 Modern Family 20121031 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
4 The Goonies 20121030 October 30, 2012 The Skeleton Organ appears in Lego The Lord of the Rings. 1
4 The Matrix 20121030 October 30, 2012 Agent Smith makes a cameo in Lego The Lord of the Rings. 1
5 Henry Stickmin 2013527 May 27, 2013 There is a minor reference to Gandalf in Infiltrating The Airship. 3
5 This Is the End 2013612 June 12, 2013 Gandalf is mentioned in the This Is the End. 2
5 Despicable Me 201373 July 3, 2013 Gollum is mentioned in Despicable Me 2 2
5 Fangirl 2013910 September 10, 2013 The Fellowship of the Ring is mentioned in Fangirl. 2
5 Sesame Street 20131212 December 12, 2013 Cookie's Crumby Pictures features a parody to Lord of the Rings. 3
5 The Lego Movie 201427 February 7, 2014 Gandalf The Grey appears in the movie. 1
5 Watch Dogs 2014527 May 27, 2014 Hacked signs can read "One does not simply hack a sign" in Watch Dogs. 3
5 Manhattan Love Story 2014930 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
5 Gravity Falls 2014104 October 4, 2014 The Eye of Sauron appears in the episode "Little Gift Shop of Horrors". 3
5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2014114 November 4, 2014 Greg Heffley mentions that Roderick had Lord of the Rings on his summer reading list. 2
5 Atop the 4th Wall 20141201 December 01, 2014 Linkara reviews The Hobbit #1. 2
5 Les Kassos 201535 March 5, 2015 Lord of the Rings is parodied in Les Kassos. 3
5 Armada 2015714 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
5 Meets World 2015515 May 15, 2015 The word "Hobbit" was mentioned in Girl Meets World. 2
5 Ted 2015626 June 26, 2015 A person is dressed up as Gollum from Lord of the Rings in Ted 2. 2
5 Bojack Horseman 2015717 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
5 Lego Dimensions 2015927 September 27, 2015 The LOTR Universe appears in the game. 1
5 Emily is Away 20151120 November 20, 2015 A Lord of the Rings themed icon appears in Emily is Away. 2
5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 201663 June 3, 2016 Lord of the Rings was mentioned in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. 2
5 Stranger Things 2016715 July 15, 2016 Lord of the Rings and Hobbit were mentioned in Chapter 1 of Stranger Things. 2
5 Titanfall 20161028 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
5 Batman 20170129 January 29, 2017 Sauron appears in The LEGO Batman Movie. 1
5 The Boss Baby 20170312 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
5 Oh...Sir! 2017531 May 31, 2017 The Greasy Wizard from Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast is a parody of Gandalf from Lord of the Rings. 3
5 Animator vs. Animation 201783 August 3, 2017 A video about Shadow of Mordor can be seen in Animation vs. YouTube.
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5 Transformice 201815 January 5, 2018 Sauron's helmet appears in the shop. 2
5 My Hero Academia 2018521 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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5 Jujutsu Kaisen 20180618 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
5 Dog Man 2018828 August 28, 2018 Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas features a reference to Lord of the Rings. 3
5 Family Guy 20181118 November 18, 2018 In the Family Guy episode "Griffin Winter Games" Brian Griffin says that "Oksana Baiul" sounds like something Gandalf would say. 2
5 Young Sheldon 20191017 October 17, 2019 Sheldon reads the Lord of the Rings triology. 2
5 Nostalgia Critic 20200812 August 12, 2020 The Nostalgia Critic reviews “The Animated Lord of the Rings”. 2
5 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 20210326 March 26, 2021 Bucky mentions The Hobbit from 1937 in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode “The Star-Spangled Man”. 2
5 Looney Tunes 2021716 July 16, 2021 Characters from the Lord of the Rings movies appear in Space Jam: A New Legacy. 1
5 What If...? (Marvel) 2021825 August 25, 2021 Middle Earth is mentioned in the What If...? episode: "What If... the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?". 2
5 Blaze (Causeway Films) 2022827 August 27, 2022 Lord of the Rings is mentioned in Blaze. 2
5 Death Battle! 20221114 November 14, 2022 Sauron has been a subject for Death Battle!. 2
5 Magic: The Gathering 2023623 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. 1.25a
5 Melvins Macabre 20231217 December 17, 2023 Lord of the Rings memorabilia can be seen in the Melvins Macabre episode "NOSTALGIA". 2
5 Smiling Friends 2024527 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
5 Five Nights at Freddy's 202493 September 3, 2024 The Lord of the Rings is mentioned in The Week Before. 2
5 Billie Bust Up 2025 2025 The title for Fantoccio's boss fight is "Lord of the Strings", which references The Lord of the Rings. 3
5 MultiVersus ?  ? Gandalf and Legolas were planned to be playable characters in MultiVersus. along with stages based on Hobbiton and Mordor, but were scrapped after the game was shut down. 51

Links to Non-Media Series[]

Direction Series Date Description Type


5 Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure 2002104 October 4, 2002 Gandalf and Smaug appear in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. 3
5 Freddy Funko (Mascot) 2024 2024 Official Funko Pop! Vinyl merchandise was released that featured Freddy Funko dressed in a Frodo Baggins costume. 2
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