Simply travel spontaneously across Middle-earth for several months – no member of Frodo’s companions had to take a vacation for this. Don’t they all have a job?
The Lord of the Rings: Are Frodo and Co. actually unemployed? (Source: BalkansCat/depositphotos.com/themoviedb.org/Collage: Netzwelt)
In Middle-earth, just like in our reality, there are professions. Gerstenmann Buttercup, for example, worked as an innkeeper in the “Zum Prancing Pony” inn and of course the fields in the Shire are not cultivated by themselves.
But when we look at the Fellowship of the Ring from The Lord of the Rings, who join Frodo in Rivendell to destroy the One Ring in Mordor, professions suddenly no longer matter. Could you immediately set off on foot for Sicily to become a ring in Mount Etna? Probably not! But the companions don’t seem to have any other obligations holding them back. Don’t they all have a job?
The employment center in the Shire has permanently closed
The Lord of the Rings: Sam’s monologue remains in the memory of fans to this day. There is always something good in the world worth fighting for. (Source: Warner Bros. / Amazon Prime Video / Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring: Gimli receives three strands of her golden hair as a farewell gift from Galaldriel. (Source: Warner Bros. / Amazon Prime Video / Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn is the son of Arathorn and therefore heir to the throne of Arnor and Gondor. Aragorn was brought to Rivendell when he was two years old after his father was murdered. Knowing that the enemy would seek Isildur’s heir, Aragorn’s identity was kept secret. (Source: Themoviedb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Gandalf and the Istari. The Istari were commissioned by the Valar to go to Middle-earth and help the threatened Elves and Men in the fight against Sauron (Source: Warner Bros. / TMDb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings – Celeborn is Galadriel’s husband. He has not yet appeared in season 1 of the series. (Source: Warner Bros. / Amazon Prime Video / Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Andy Serkis as Sméagol. Gollum was originally a hobbit named Sméagol. The ring had driven him crazy and turned him into Gollum. (Source: Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema / Amazon Prime Video screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Frodo could not part with the ring on Mount Doom. Gollum then bit off his ring finger and fell into the volcano. So Gollum died and the One Ring was destroyed. (Source: YouTube screenshot/Nacon) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Samwise Gamgee marries Rosie Hüttinger. At the age of 102, when his wife Rosie died, Sam also sets off for Valinor. (Source: Warner Bros. / HBO Max screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: The exciting journey of the little hobbit Frodo and his companions begins. (Source: Themoviedb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers: The city of Osgiliath forms the border of Gondor and Mordor. (Source: Warner Bros. / Amazon Prime Video / Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers: “Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?” asks Théoden. But where was Gondor now? (Source: Warner Bros. / Amazon Prime Video / Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Boromir was born in 2978 DZ and was the eldest son of Denethor II, the last ruling Steward of Gondor. In a forest clearing near Parth Galen, he is mortally wounded and dies in a fight against the orcs, despite his heroic resistance. (Source: Themoviedb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – A community of nine companions are supposed to bring the One Ring to Mordor to destroy it there. (Source: HBO Max/Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – The Fellowship consists of the wizard Gandalf, the hobbits Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry, the humans Aragorn and Boromir, the elf Legolas and the dwarf Gimli. (Source: HBO Max/Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Final Battle for Middle-earth begins. Guided by Gollum, Frodo and Sam continue their journey to the fires of Mount Doom to fulfill their mission against Sauron and destroy One Ring. At the same time, Sauron’s army marches towards Minas Tirith. Aragorn must withstand one last great attack. (Source: Themoviedb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s descendants preserve no better rulers than Denethor. (Source: Warner Bros.) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring: Elrond (Hugo Weaving) asks Isildur (Harry Sinclair) to throw the One Ring into the fire of Mount Doom. He doesn’t do it and Sauron gets another chance to resurrect. (Source: Warner Bros. / MGM / HBO Max / Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Galadriel passes the test and does not accept the One Ring. (Source: Warner Bors. / MGM / HBO Max / Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Sauron – An iconic sight, Sauron and the Orange Eye have become closely linked for many fantasy fans. But in JRR Tolkien’s original, Sauron wasn’t a menacing beacon all the time. (Source: Themoviedb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Gandalf is one of five Istari, the powerful wizards in Middle-earth. (Source: Themoviedb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Minas Morgul, as Minas Ithil, was a huge city in Gondor and the sister city of Minas Anor. It was built by High King Isildur while his brother Anárion ruled Minas Anor. (Source: Themoviedb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn is the rightful king of Gondor and a descendant of Isildur, who we met in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Unlike Isildur, Aragorn manages to resist the power of the ring, but he only longs for his great love, Arwen. (Source: Themoviedb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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The Lord of the Rings: The Shire in the Control of the Orcs. (Source: HBO Max/Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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Treebeard from “The Lord of the Rings”: Treebeard or Fangorn in Sindarin is a giant tree figure. He is an Ent and is described by Gandalf as “the oldest living thing that still walks under the sun on this Middle-earth.” (Source: Themoviedb.org) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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In “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) asks the King of the Dead (Paul Norell) and his ghost army for help. (Source: MGM / Warner Bros. / HBO Max / Screenshot: Netzwelt) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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Frodo, like Bilbo, lives off the Baggins family fortune and of course benefits from the fact that they don’t have to pay rent or for electricity or water connections. In addition, Bilbo took on at least one mini-job as a thief and then came home with valuable treasures.
Merry and Pippin live in a similar way, albeit without a treasure, into the day. Sam, on the other hand, is employed by the Bagginses as a gardener and ultimately accompanies Frodo on Gandalf’s orders, but also because Frodo is his employer.
Gandalf is a wizard, but that’s not really a profession and since he’s been around since the beginning of time, the rules of mere mortals don’t apply to him. Gimli, Legolas and Boromir are primarily scions of political families and thus they occasionally represent their family, but are not employed in the classic sense.
Now only Aragorn remains. He is the King of Gondor, which could certainly be described as a job, although he does not carry out this office when he joins the hobbits in Bree. So only Sam actually has a permanent job and is therefore very interested in Frodo making it back to the Shire in one piece.
| The Lord of the Rings: Reviewing the Rings of Power | |
| genre | Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| First broadcast | September 1, 2022 |
| First broadcast in Germany | September 2, 2022 |
| Homepage | amazon.com |
| Other sources | |
| network | Amazon |
production | Amazon Studios, New Line Cinema, Harper Collins Publishers, Tolkien Enterprises |
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