Which trilogy is based on the novel by John?

Which trilogy is based on the novel by John?

U.S.A. The U.S.A. trilogy is a series of three novels by American writer John Dos Passos, comprising the novels The 42nd Parallel (1930), 1919 (1932) and The Big Money (1936).

What was written first the Hobbit or LOTR?

J. R. R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937, and the first Lord of the Rings Book (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) in 1954. He wrote/published The Hobbit before the Lord of the Rings series, which makes sense, as the Hobbit is a prequel to the Lord of the Rings.

What order did JRR Tolkien wrote books?

If you wish to read Tolkien’s Middle-earth works approximately in the order they were written, then this is a very rough guide:

• The Book of Lost Tales [volumes 1 & 2]
• The Lays of Beleriand.
• The Shaping of Middle-earth.
• The Lost Road.
• The Hobbit.
• The Return of the Shadow.
• The Treason of Isengard.
• The War of the Ring.

Is The Hobbit 3 books?

The third and final installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy opened this week. The first movie, An Unexpected Journey, contained bundles of nerdy references and was largely faithful to J.R.R. Tolkien’s original book.

Why are there three Hobbits?

Hypable attended The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug press day during which director Peter Jackson explained the need to cut the story into three films. The need to be able to tell a real story and put it on par with The Lord of the Rings trilogy was what drove Jackson and his team to expand the world.

Who is the 5th Army in The Hobbit?

The “Five Armies” are the Elves, the Men, the Dwarves, the Goblins (and Wargs) and the Eagles. Bilbo estimates the force of the Men and Elves on 10,000, but this may not be an accurate estimate. The number of Dwarves of Thorin and Company to have died is seven, but only Thorin and Bombur are named among the dead.

Who is king of Erebor after Thorin dies?

After the death of Thorin in the Battle of Five Armies, Dain becomes King under the Mountain. He redeems the Arkenstone from Bard with a fourteenth of the treasure, which is used to re-establish Dale. Over the next three years, Bard rebuilds the city of Dale and becomes its king.

Who has the Arkenstone at the end of the novel?

As in the book, the Arkenstone is given by Bilbo (who, it is revealed, recovered it during his escape from Smaug) to Thranduil and Bard, in order to try to force Thorin to yield a share of the treasure. In the extended edition of the film, it was placed upon Thorin’s chest following his death.

What is special about Beorn in The Hobbit?

Beorn is a skin-changer with the ability to morph between man and black bear, who is responsible for making the steps on the large rock that he calls the Carrock. Beorn lives alone with his cattle and horses, living off of cream and honey produced by his beehives.

Where was Thorin buried?

under the Mountain

What does Beorn turn into?

In the Battle of Five Armies, Beorn appeared transformed into a giant bear, rescued Thorin from the Goblins and killed their leader, Bolg.. Eventually, he became a “great chief” in the Vales of Anduin, and it is said that his descendants also were skin-changers, able to take the shape of a bear.

Is Beorn a Radagast?

In the book Gandalf refers to Radagast and Beorn speaks well of him. I’d say they were probably cordial acquaintances rather than full blown friends. Yes .

Does radagast have poop on his face?

In the movie he has a birds nest under his hat, with three birds living there. They all have to go to the bathroom, so hence the poop on the side of his face.

Why is radagast not in Lord of the Rings?

In the movie, Radagast fades out of the story between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, simply because they hadn’t added him to their ensemble when the first trilogy came out. In the books, Radagast is actually sent by Saruman to get Gandalf to come to Isengard so that Saruman can trap him.