Lord of the Rings takes fans back to the Second Age – way before the War of the Ring – to tell the story of Sauron’s rise to power and the making of the Rings. But a new film promises to connect some of the threads between then and the original trilogy in an enticing adaptation of the story of Helm Hammerhand.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim delves deep into Tolkien’s lore in this strikingly vivid anime from renowned Japanese artist and director Kenji Kamiyama and Peter Jackson himself. Here’s everything you need to know.
Watch The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim in cinemas from December 13th.