In both seasons of Amazon Prime Video’s show, a massive sea beast known as “the worm” played a significant role. In the Season 1 episode titled “Adrift,” this creature attacked Galadriel and her fellow castaways on their raft. The attack left only Galadriel and Halbrand alive. A flashback from the Season 2 episode, “Elven Kings Under the Sky,” revealed that the worm was responsible for the shipwreck which stranded Halbrand and his companions at sea. While Halbrand was underwater, the beast tried to kill him, but since he was actually the Dark Lord Sauron in disguise, he used his magical abilities to ward off the creature.
In the episode titled “Where Is He?”, the monstrous entity made its reappearance during Tar-Míriel’s Sea Trial. As per ancient Númenórean beliefs, this serpent-like creature symbolized the Valar’s will, serving to judge one’s righteousness or guilt. Míriel emerged unscathed from her confrontation with the creature, indicating the Valar’s endorsement of her leadership. However, such creatures were absent in Peter Jackson’s adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and in J.R.R. Tolkien’s original narrative – though there existed an aquatic beast residing near the Mines of Moria, it dwelt in a secluded lake rather than in the ocean. Nevertheless, the aquatic creature in Amazon’s The Rings of Power did share some connections to lesser-known aspects of Middle-earth’s folklore.
The Ocean Was One of the Most Mysterious Places in The Lord of the Rings
The illustrated version of The Lord of the Rings seemed to suggest that fearsome beasts might dwell beneath the waves of the Bay of Belfalas, situated southwest of Gondor. This wasn’t definitive proof of their existence, but it was reminiscent of old-world maps that often depicted sea monsters. This hinted at the possibility of colossal water creatures existing in Middle-earth, a notion that was further supported by certain textual references within The Lord of the Rings.
In the “Council of Elrond” chapter from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, I was advised to toss the One Ring into the ocean, but Gandalf cautioned that it wouldn’t be a secure solution because “there are many creatures lurking in the deep waters.” This idea was subtly hinted at in Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, where it was stated that the ocean teems with strange beings, even reaching its lightless depths, where amidst eternal darkness, dreadful voices resonate, terrifying to human ears. While these statements were somewhat vague, more explicit references to monsters in the deep can be found in some of Tolkien’s lesser-known stories.
The Lord of the Rings’ Hobbits Told Stories About Giant Sea Creatures
The collection known as “The Adventures of Tom Bombadil” contained tales that were light-hearted and fanciful, differing in mood compared to both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. These stories were supposedly shared by hobbits themselves, with some being penned by Bilbo Baggins or Samwise “Sam” Gamgee. One of Sam’s poems was called “Fastitocalon,” which began, “There are many monsters in the sea.” In Tolkien’s mythos,
The collection titled “The Lost Road and Other Writings” includes numerous works that didn’t find their way into Tolkien’s published texts, such as the term “lingwilókë“, which can be translated as “sea-serpent” or “fish-dragon”. Given the snake-like or dragon-like appearance of the creature in “The Rings of Power“, it’s plausible that this word might have served as an inspiration. Although sea creatures weren’t featured in the novel “The Lord of the Rings“, Tolkien seemed to harbor a fascination for them, as evidenced by his children’s book “Roverandom“, where a giant sea serpent appears. This creature was even named “the Worm”, similar to the monster from “The Rings of Power“. While it may just be coincidental, several creatures in Tolkien’s writings share resemblance with the creature from “The Rings of Power“.
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