Weve read the books and weve seen the movies, but what are some interesting facts that you might not already know about the lord of the rings. Paul mccartney would have been frodo, john lennon as gollum, ringo starr as sam and george harrison as gandalf. The story takes place before the lord of the rings the plot is about the hobbit a small race of people invented by tolkien bilbo baggins who goes on an adventurous quest with a group of dwarves and the. It went on to become a children classic and tolkien followed it by writing one of the alltime greatest works the lord of the rings. Most of the stuff i remember now is from the movies peter jackson has made over the years. An unexpected journey finally hits theaters on friday.
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit the hobbit. What are facts about the dwarves from the hobbit answers. His father had taken a bank management promotion which required him to leave england and he and his wife settled in. Tolkien, the author of lord of the rings didnt invent the elvish languages to fit into the lord of the rings timeline, but wrote lord of the rings as a background history for the 15 different languages he created. This article teaches you fun facts, trivia, and history events from the year 2014. In order to check your knowledge of the history and facts regarding the hobbit, use the quiz and worksheet. So it isnt that unbelievable that he wouldnt have been in. The role of gandalf was offered to sean connery, but he didnt understand the script after reading it and turned it down. A list of interesting facts about acclaimed fantasy author, j. Tolkiens the hobbit marks 80 years 8 fun and fascinating facts. Long list of lord of the rings facts that every fan should. Our site is coppa and kidsafecertified, so you can rest assured its a safe place for. The hobbit vocabulary list add some vocabulary study while reading the novel. The goblin army serves as a secondary force driving the plot of the book forward thorins group has to hustle to get to the lonely mountain by the.
The hobbit is the story of bilbos maturing from a seeker of warmth and comforts to a fighter, however humble, for the greater good. Here are ten interesting facts about the second installment from the hobbit movie trilogy that releases on friday. On the quiz, you will be assessed on when this book was. On our list of awesome facts about the jrr tolkien books we had to mention that the beatles wanted to make adapt the lord of the rings in a movie directed by stanley kubrick. Click to browse fun facts about your favorite movies. In honour of the anniversary of his birth, were launching a new series, five fascinating facts, which will be a regular feature on this blog over the coming months.
The hobbit comprehension guide from veritas press comprehension questions for each chapter plus some fun activity ideas. He persuades bilbo to go on the adventurous journey with the dwarves because he knows that bilbo, without realizing it, is an essential player in the drama that will result in the death of smaug. Besides a twohour tour, the venues at hobbiton are available for functions, including weddings. The hobbit hobbit book fun desserts delicious desserts yummy food good food desserts with honey honey dessert cupcake recipes these twice baked honey cakes are slightly crispy on the outside but dense and moist on the inside plus full of amazing honey flavor this hobbit inspired cake recipe is a. Not a very good piece of literary criticism, rayner unwin later said of the report, but. Tomorrow the world will bask in the goldenhued glory of peter jacksons hobbit. Durins bane is most likely one of the maiar who was corrupted by morgoth. It contains the best elements of fantasy, adventure, and humor, unforgettable characters, and plenty of daringdo. A few tolkienrific facts about the book version of the hobbit. The hobbit was adapted into a series of three films directed, cowritten and produced by peter jackson. There are plenty of things even the most ardent fans dont know about the lord of the rings author john ronald reuel tolkien, who was born on january 3, 1892.
There are so many things that i had forgotten about, but thanks to 9gag. Alas, a mass of book trivia wont help you win a trivia contest at the pub. Tolkien tolkien books elvish the hobbit hobbit book narnia middle earth lord of the rings. Heres some random trivia facts about the source novels and the movies, too. An unexpected journey on home media today, we look at the film and offer 10 things about the hobbit that you might not know. Tolkien john ronald reuel tolkien is best known as the author of the hobbit, and the lord of the rings. Have you read the hobbit and the lord of the rings and seen the extended editions of the movies multiple times. Smells like hobbit spirit in tolkiens posthumously published story the quest of erebor, gandalf states that he chose the plucky bilbo to join thorins expedition to the lonely mountain for one very important reason. He also knows that the challenges of the journey are necessary. Frodo and aragorn dont appear in the book but peter jackson didnt think it would be right to go back to middle earth without them. Here are 10 fun facts and trivia tidbits about the attention to detail that went into creating hobbiton, new zealands top attraction. Since peter jackson filmed the lord of the rings and hobbit trilogies in new zealand, both the north and south. The concept of hobbits seems to be inspired by edward wyke smiths 1927 childrens book the marvellous land of snergs, and by sinclair. The hobbit was adapted in various forms, notably as an animated television movie 1977 and as a series of liveaction films 2012, 20 helmed by.
Eighty years ago today, on september 21, 1937, jrr tolkiens book the hobbit was first published. The hobbit 10 facts about the novel and the films learnodo. Here are 10 interesting facts about the epic novel and the trilogy of films. The hobbit and the lord of the rings, were typed by j. Since then, the book has been translated in over forty languages and books for keeps recognized it as the most important 20thcentury novel. Tolkien wrote it in the 1930s for his children as a bedtime story. A person was employed to walk between the clothes lines on top of the hobbit houses for a couple of weeks just to make the track look well worn. After these surprising facts, well never look at the hobbit or middleearth the same way again. To date, however, there has been no hobbitthemed matrimonial. He was born on january 3 rd, 1892 in bloemfontein, orange free state south africa to arthur reuel tolkien, a bank manager, and mabel suffield tolkien.
Thanks to peter jacksons blockbuster films, the world knows plenty about the struggles of gandalf, aragorn, and frodo. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare. Anyone who has let themselves fall into the wondrous and mysterious world created by jrr tolkien by either reading the hobbit and the lord of the rings, or by watching the films, knows gandalf to be powerful and wise wizard that stood against evil. The hobbit discovering literature series from garlic press a good resource with lots of information. He was born on 3rd january, in 1892, in bloemfontein, orange free state, south africa. Find out about popular tv shows, movies, music, books, cars, interesting foods, sports facts, and other pop culture trends to get the right mix of questions and answers for your 2000sthemed trivia quiz. Ten things you never knew about them eighty years ago today, on september 21, 1937, jrr tolkiens book the hobbit was first published. Things you didnt know about the hobbit trilogy screenrant. A few tolkienrific facts about the book version of the hobbit separate multiple emails with a comma. Here are 30 kickass and interesting facts about lord of the rings.
Its been a long time since ive read the lord of the rings, the hobbit, and other middle earth book by j. If you publish a book in norway, the government will buy copies 1,500 if a childrens book and distribute them to libraries throughout the country. However, the books themselves, the appendices, and other published texts offer an entire world of odd lord of the rings facts that few people know 10. The third and final part of the hobbit trilogy is in theaters now. At the time of the events in the lord of the rings, hobbits lived in. The hobbit, or there and back again, is a book written by j. However, within the story, hobbits considered themselves a separate people.
But until then, here are some littleknown facts, and a few rumors, about this massive fantasy undertaking. For more information or to book, contact our travel experts on 1 600. The book, the author, and the new film ever since jrr tolkien published the hobbit, its spawned generations of enthusiatic fans. Legolas is not in the book, however, the book stated that all of the woodland elves were present during a battle, and him being an immortal elf, he is almost certainly likely to have been near his father when the events took place. Smaug the dragon would not be able to identify the downtomiddleearth aroma of one of the shirefolk. Gandalfs most important role in the hobbit is as a tutelary or wisdom figure to bilbo. As we prepare to book our tickets for return to middleearth, we uncovered 25 littleknown facts about tolkiens masterpiece. Heres a hilarious list of trivia facts that arent book related for that. None, perhaps, are more enthusiastic than film director sir peter jackson, who follows up his popular lord of the rings trilogy with a new trio of. Tolkien, who wrote the lord of the rings trilogy and the the hobbit his full name was john ronald reuel tolkien.