When it comes to epic adventures, it doesn’t get much better than the tales ofThe Lord of the Ringsand its prequel,The Hobbit. The legendary tales of J.R.R. Tolkien’s good vs evil have inspired the likes ofStar Warsand no doubt, its influence will continue for generations.
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The Hobbitwas also stretched into three movies, but perhaps the less said about those, the better and more recently, we’ve just concluded the second season of Amazon Prime’sThe Rings of Power.
Outside of the more common novels, J.R.R. Tolkien has written many more tales set in The Lord of the Rings universe that expand upon its lore, many of which are prequels.
However, The Lord of the Rings nearly received a direct sequel set roughly 100 years after the trilogy, until it was scrapped after only 13 pages.
“Today I learned that Tolkien wrote an incomplete sequel to The Lord of the Rings calledThe New Shadow,”announcedRedditor Merrieboy as discovered inThe Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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The passage shared in the Reddit post states that the reason whyThe New Shadowwas scrapped was simply because J.R.R. Tolkien found it boring and ultimately “not worth doing.”
“I didn’t think this was possible, but I’ve just gained even more respect for Tolkien,” ZenNate replied. “He abandoned this project for the best possible reason.”
“We could’ve finally found out about Middle-earth’s tax policies,” joked Blackgaze.
“I think it would have been extremely interesting, but without the Hobbit aspect, it wouldn’t have felt like a true follow-up,” Gavner-Purl suggested. “I know that may sound ridiculous but there’s a definite change in feel and atmosphere in stories likeChildren of Hurin, andFall of Gondolinwithout Hobbits as the lead characters.”
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We’ll never know for sure whetherThe New Shadowwould have been a success, but if J.R.R. Tolkien felt the vibe was off, it was probably the correct decision to scrap it so early on.
Topics:The Lord Of The Rings,TV And Film,Warner Bros
