The Rings of Power: All Easter eggs, film references and Tolkien details in season 2

Warning, there are spoilers for the season finale of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 2!

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The finale of the second season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is finally available on Amazon Prime Video and not only provided us with massive action, but also sprinkled in numerous hidden details that are just waiting to be discovered by fans to become. Whether it’s Tolkien references or quotes from the “Lord of the Rings” films!

We went through the entire second season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and picked out the best Easter eggs for you so that you too can take part in this Easter egg hunt. Have fun!

The Balrog

In the eighth episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, we are finally rewarded for a scene from the season 1 finale. The Balrog of Morgoth, who dwells in the depths of Khazad-dum, finally resurfaces and battles Durin III (Peter Mullan) in an emotionally charged moment.

This is the same Balrog as the one Gandalf fights in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Balrogs are servants of Morgoth in the First Age of Middle-earth who live in hiding after his downfall.

“Old friend”

When the Dark Wizard (Ciarán Hinds) first meets the stranger (Daniel Weyman), who turns out to be Gandalf in the eighth episode, he greets him with the words: “Old friend.” Saruman uses this name for Gandalf in the “Lord of the Rings” films, which once again emphasizes that the Dark Wizard is Saruman.

Narsil

When Míriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) says goodbye to Elendil (Lloyd Owen), she gives him the sword Narsil. Fans of the books and films already know this. Even the design is based on that of Narsil in the Lord of the Rings films.

Narsil is the sword that cuts the ring from Sauron’s finger in the Battle of the Last Alliance. The fragments of Narsil are forged together into a new sword wielded by Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) in “The Return of the King”: Anduril, the Flame of the West.

Celebrimbor’s prediction

In his final moments, Celebrimbor makes a prophecy that the rings would represent Sauron’s downfall. He is said to be right with this prediction. By coupling his own life energy to the One Ring, which can be destroyed, Sauron also makes himself vulnerable.

As Maia, he is actually immortal and can at least exist forever as a spirit without a body. However, since the ring as an object can be destroyed, Sauron is also mortal through the rings of power. As Celebrimbor prophesies, the rings are his downfall.

Anárion

We wait in vain for Isildur’s younger brother Anárion in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 2. This was at least mentioned in the final episode, because Elendil (Lloyd Owen) sets off to visit his son on the other side of the island of Númenor.

Anárion, together with Isildur and Elendil, will move to Middle-earth after the island’s fall and found the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor. While Elendil rules over Arnor, Isildur and Anárion rule over Gondor.

Gil-galad’s healing

When Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) is injured after battling Sauron (Charlie Vickers) in the season two finale, Gil-galad uses his Elven ring to heal her. Only when Elrond (Robert Aramayo) uses Galadriel’s ring to support him can Galadriel be healed.

The healing that Gil-galad performs, including the elvish choice of words, is similar to that performed by Elrond (Hugo Weaving) in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” after Frodo (Elijah Wood) was wounded by the Nazgul.

Furthermore, the ring that Elrond uses for healing in “The Fellowship of the Ring” is Gil-galad’s ring. Gil-galad passes his Elven Ring to Elrond before his death in the Battle of the Last Alliance (seen in the prologue of “The Fellowship of the Ring”).

A magician does not choose the staff

When Gandalf finally finds his wand at the end of the episode, Tom Bombadil comments that it is not the wizard who chooses the wand, but the wand who chooses the wizard. This is a reference to “Harry Potter”. There it is an important plot element that staffs and magicians are connected to each other and that the staff chooses the magician and only listens to him, unless the magician is disarmed in a fair fight.

Bruchtal

At the end of the Battle of Eregion, when Elrond and the Elves are in a small valley that Gil-galad calls a “refuge”, it is Rivendell. The small valley, which is supposed to offer refuge and protection to many elves and other peoples when hidden from enemies, is expanded by Elrond himself into the Rivendell that we know from the films.

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