Having changed fantasy forever while simultaneously inspiring countless other fantastical worlds and fairy stories, J.R.R.
Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest literary works of our time.
Originally published between July 1954 and October 1955, this high-fantasy epic is the “gold standard” for the genre and expertly expanded on the world of Middle-Earth that readers were first introduced to in The Hobbit.
Decades later, Peter Jackson’s film trilogy – which was one of the biggest filmmaking undertakings in movie history – would make a similar mark on the motion picture industry, walking away with 17 Academy Awards and opening the doors for new Tolkien fans to charge through.
But did you know there was another film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings that predated Jackson’s masterpiece?
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