5 Best Moments From The War Of The Last Alliance I Can't Wait To See In The Rings Of Power

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will likely show some of the best moments of The Silmarillion, including bits from the War of the Last Alliance. Like Peter Jackson's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies, Rings of Power only has full rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Unlike the movies, however, it has acquired one-off rights to other texts as needed. As such, it remains guided by First and Second Age milestones (like the Last Alliance) from the LotR appendices, while pulling detail from The Silmarillion or Unfinished Tales as needed.

Amazon Prime Video's The Rings of Power season 2 ended with the confirmation that the much-discussed Stranger original character was, of course, actually Gandalf. This pacing tactic reflected the season 1 finale reveal of Halbrand being Sauron. The season 3 finale will likely confirm that the Dark Wizard is a Blue Wizard, in line with the season finale trend and the showrunners' comments on a Reddit Q&A. I don't know if season 5's finale will also include an identity reveal, as it will almost certainly adapt the War of the Last Alliance, but I can't wait for the inevitable book highlights.

5 Durin's Folk Fighting Alongside The Elves And Men

Durin IV Fighting In The War Of The Last Alliance

Owain Arthur shone as Durin IV in his scenes with Robert Aramayo's Elrond, and I'm looking forward to his biggest moments of glory in the War of the Last Alliance. Durin's folk backed the Last Alliance when no other Dwarves would. Granted, this extraordinary uniqueness may not seem apparent in the show since not many other Dwarves have been explored for comparison.

Charlie Vickers as Sauron From The Lord of The Rings The Rings of Power

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Nonetheless, Arthur is awesome with a battleaxe in hand, which hasn't been demonstrated enough just yet. We were sadly deprived of seeing the Dwarves of Moria at their full might in the Siege of Eregion as they bailed on Elrond when he needed them the most. Although we understand the Dwarves' reasons, Elrond doesn't, so it will be satisfying if the show can adapt this key part of the War, thereby finally giving the Dwarves and Elves the unity they are destined for.

4 The Last Alliance's Siege Of Barad-dûr

Sauron Will Take A Battering Before His Final Defeat

It will be satisfying to see the side of light win for a change, after season 2's looming darkness and what is sure to be Sauron's increasing power in Rings of Power season 3. Sauron is destined to be laid siege to in Barad-dûr by the Last Alliance, which will be formed of roughly all the species in Middle-earth, fascinatingly. I'm intrigued to see what showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne cook up in that regard.

Tolkienian Age	Event Marking The Start	Years	Total Length In Solar Years
Before time	Indeterminate	Indeterminate	Indeterminate
Days before Days	Ainur entered Eä	1 - 3,500 Valian Years	33,537
Pre-First Age Years of the Trees (Y.T.)	Yavanna created the Two Trees	Y.T. 1 - 1050	10,061
First Age (F.A.)	Elves awoke in Cuiviénen	Y.T. 1050 - Y.T. 1500, F.A. 1 - 590	4,902
Second Age (S.A.)	War of Wrath ended	S.A. 1 - 3441	3,441
Third Age (T.A.)	Last Alliance defeated Sauron	T.A. 1 - 3021	3,021
Fourth Age (Fo.A)	Elven-rings left Middle-earth	Fo.A 1 - unknown	Unknown

We've already seen the appearance of Entwives, so perhaps they'll also be fighting on Elendil and Gil-galad's side when it comes to their stand against Sauron. Even more interestingly, Rings of Power's baby orc highlighted orc rights, which Tolkien discussed later in his life, confirming they were more than the canon fodder that they appeared to be in the movies. Perhaps some of the show's sympathetic Orcs will be seen fighting against Sauron in the War of the Last Alliance.

3 Gil-galad And Elendil Toppling Sauron

Lord Of The Rings' Best Two-On-One Fight

Gil-galad and Elendil will fight Sauron two to one in the War of the Last Alliance, allowing for a repeat performance of one of the trilogy's iconic scenes. This fight was secretly one of the best of the trilogy, sneakily appearing before the true story had really even set in at all, in the prologue to The Fellowship of the Ring. However, this was not faithfully adapted.

The War of the Last Alliance was described in detail in The Silmarillion, released in 1977.

That's fair enough, Lord of the Rings' Second Age wasn't the focus of the movies. However, The Rings of Power now gets to give the War of the Last Alliance the star treatment, with a full season devoted to its buildup. The Fellowship of the Ring prologue didn't even have two people toppling Sauron, it had one. I want to know how close to Wētā Workshop's design the show dares to come with its Last Alliance Sauron, and just how many pounds of horrifying steel Elendil and Gil-galad have to fight.

2 Isildur Cutting The Ring From Sauron's Finger

Isildur Will Get His Moment In The Rings Of Power

Isildur has been the half-useless Second Age equivalent of a high school dropout so far, and I'm eager to see how Maxim Baldry carries his moment of victory in season 5. The younger version of the character glimpsed in Peter Jackson's trilogy prologue has a lot of growing to do. I wonder if the show will use a time skip to communicate the seven-year siege of Barad-dûr in the War of the Last Alliance.

Harry Sinclair played Isildur in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

This would necessitate aging Baldry with prosthetics, CGI, or both, which intrigues me. Either way, Isildur will finally have his time in the limelight of the show in the war by cutting Lord of the Rings' One Ring from Sauron's finger. Sauron's finger may be burning to the touch, creating some interesting moments. Isildur will also get to redeem himself for the many times he shirked responsibility in the show, and I wonder if his future failure to destroy the ring will be somehow foreshadowed.

1 Sauron Becoming Black Goo Again As His Spirit Flees

We Already Know What Sauron's Final Defeat May Look Like

Sauron has already been killed once in The Rings of Power, and I am looking forward to seeing how his next death compares. Of course, Sauron didn't really die in The Lord of the Rings, but his body did, leaving his spirit to slowly reform a physical shape. Until, of course, it couldn't, as the One Ring was destroyed. But the death of the body that season 2 flashed back to was both fantastical and gruesome, with a blast of energy seeming to signify Sauron's power leaving his body.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power may even show the creepy beginnings of Sauron's black remains beginning to stir.

Meanwhile, Sauron's body disappeared, leaving only black blood, which was ever-so-slowly reanimated by his lingering spirit. Sauron lost his shapeshifting power in Lord of the Rings after Númenor fell. This has yet to happen, meaning Sauron will have a different form by Rings of Power season 5. This huge and "Terrible" form will likely die in a similar way to the body of season 2's flashback. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power may even show the creepy beginnings of Sauron's black remains beginning to stir.

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