Arda, the physical world J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is set on, has a history stretching far, far back before Frodo’s adventure to destroy Sauron. Some of that will be explored in Amazon’s upcoming streaming series, and stories from even earlier will be teased there, too. But Arda has a remarkably long history of eras—here’s a brief guide to what takes place when.
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Lord of the Rings’ Ages, Explained
The world of Tolkien's fantasy saga stretches across some wild periods of time.
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