For detailed information about this series, see: Lord of the Rings Wiki
Lord of the Rings which is also known as The Hobbit is a series of novels by J. R. R. Tolkien which expanded upon in the films by New Lines Cinema directed by Peter Jackson.
Novels
The Hobbit (September 21st 1937)
The Fellowship of the Rings (July 29th 1957)
The Two Towers (November 11th 1954)
The Return of the King (October 20th 1955)
Animated Movies
The Lord of the Rings (November 15th 1978)
The Return of the Ring (May 11th 1980)
Cinema
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)
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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| 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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| 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 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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| 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 07, 2014 | Gandalf The Grey appears in the movie. | 1
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| Gravity Falls | October 4, 2014 | The Eye of Sauron appears in the episode "Little Gift Shop of Horrors". | 4
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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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| Meets World | May 15, 2015 | The word "Hobbit" was mentioned in Girl Meets World. | 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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| 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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| Batman | January 29, 2017 | Sauron appears in The LEGO Batman Movie. | 1 |
