

A mix of old and new faces traversed Middle Earth over Peter Jackson’s prequel trilogy. The results were mixed, as was the reception, but the cast of The Hobbit films was as fantastic as the one for Rings. No longer was it a mostly self-contained children’s story for film, it had to be a prequel to a great trilogy, ready to offer comparable thrills and set pieces to what came before. Hollywood’s timing being what it is, Rings made it onto the silver screen first, and was such a runaway success that it meant more changes to The Hobbit when it took its turn in the movies.


The Lord of the Rings made The Hobbit into an integral part of Tolkien’s cycle of tales, and its writing necessitated changes to The Hobbit’s text to bring it more fully into the fold. Still, it was a children’s book that stood on its own until Tolkien fulfilled his publisher’s hopes for a sequel. It was related, certainly Elrond Half-elven was borrowed from the then-unpublished Silmarillion, and a few bits and bobs from the long history of Middle Earth were alluded to. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software. The Hobbit was never meant to be part of J.R.R. The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile.
