Alarm: The post-obit contains speculation well-nigh The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, premiering Sept. 2 on Prime number Video.

Amazon Studios announced its Lord of the Rings series in 2017, but fans knew next to nothing most The Rings of Ability until the by few weeks. Now, later on a flurry of releases, fans have a pretty good idea of what The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Ability volition look like. Accounted the "novel Tolkien never wrote," the series synopsis confirmed information technology will feature the fabled 2nd Age of Eye-globe, as Sauron constructs the Rings of Power and plots his rise to power, following Morgoth's defeat in the War of the Powers.

After the synopsis, fans came up with all kinds of theories about which characters would exist involved, and what storylines would be addressed. That theorization increased tenfold when Prime number Video unveiled a plethora of character posters that strategically didn't reveal whatsoever faces. Then, Vanity Fair published an all-encompassing first look at the coming series. Nevertheless, all of that paled with the knowledge that Amazon would be releasing its first official footage during the Super Basin, and information technology didn't disappoint.

Lord of the Rings the Grey Havens

While the footage didn't actually reveal a lot, it teased a positive overall tone for the series. With sweeping vistas, dramatic graphic symbol shots and swelling music, it definitely felt in line with Tolkien's legendarium. The most compelling office, nonetheless, was its opening shot: a gleaming, white city. While its beauty is unquestioned, the teaser did little to identify what urban center it was. So, it's worth diving into some details and speculating where it could be.

A first glance might lead fans of Tolkien's piece of work to suspect the Grey Havens, in the Evlish realm of Lindon. Ciridan was Lord of the Grey Havens, and he remained in that stead until all of the Elves sailed away from Middle-earth at the cease of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Nevertheless, a few facts signal to the contrary.

The massive statue that finer grows out of the h2o'due south edge is almost definitely not an Elvish figure. In fact, the statue is reminiscent of the Gates of Argonath depicted in The Fellowship of the Ring. However, Gondor didn't exist in the Second Age, then in all likelihood, the metropolis is on the isle of Númenor. The series synopsis confirms Númenor will exist a major location in The Rings of Power; that makes sense because the legendary Fall of Númenor was one of the key events of the Second Age.

City of Numenor

With all of that in mind, the city could be Númenor'south majuscule, Armenelos, which was also known as the Urban center of the Kings. Its completion at the very beginning of the Second Age, and the coronation of Elros Tar-Minyatur every bit the island's first king, marked the kickoff of the Númenorean era. Withal, the noticeable absence of Nimloth, the White Tree, besides as the bounding main in the foreground, betoken to the city not being Armenelos.

Because the Númenóreans were a seafaring people, in that location were a number of of import ports on the island, but ii stand out as possibilities: Andúnië in the w and Rómenna in the due east. The former was once the largest city in Númenor, and an important place for both Elves and Men. The latter was the largest metropolis near the end of Númenor's existence. Considering how the series' condensed timeline works, either is technically possible, only a final detail might give an answer.

The mountain in the background is nigh definitely Meneltarma, a sacred elevation and the largest (and simply large mount) on Númenor. Rómenna would have been about lxx miles from the sacred mountain, while Andúnië would have been over 200 miles. Given Meneltarma'south relative proximity in the trailer, information technology seems more likely that the city would be Rómenna. While that's far from a hard and fast prediction, it would, at least initially, certainly make the most sense.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premieres Friday, Sept. 2, on Prime Video.

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