‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel series titled ‘The Rings of Power’

The ‘Lord of the Rings’ series at Amazon has unveiled its full title in a new video, reports Variety.

In the video, molten metal is seen filling in grooves in a piece of wood while a woman’s voice says, “Three rings for the Elven kings under the sky. Seven for the dwarf lords in their halls of stone. Nine for mortal men, doomed to die. One for the dark lord on his dark throne in the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.”

The full title is then revealed — ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.’ It had previously been confirmed that the show would take place during the so-called Second Age, when the Rings of Power were forged by Sauron. The title now indicates that the rings will be a major part of the show.

“This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to JRR Tolkien’s other classics,” said said showrunners JD Payne & Patrick McKay. “The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth’s Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Until now, audiences have only seen on-screen the story of the One Ring –but before there was one, there were many… and we’re excited to share the epic story of them all.”

The official synopsis for the series that was released in January 2021 read in part, “Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. ”

The highly-anticipated epic fantasy series will debut on the streamer on September 2, 2022, with new episodes dropping weekly after that.