In 2003, the final series of the epic movie was released on world cinema screens. Lord of the Rings. Despite the controversial artistic value of the picture, from the point of view of admirers of literary talent John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, this trilogy is one of the largest and most successful film projects in the history of cinema.

For the actors involved, the shooting in this picture has become a very significant stage in their lives, which the performers of the main roles decided to celebrate as follows. Those who were members fellowship of the ring(those who read the book, and in extreme cases, those who watched the movie will understand) made the same tattoo-inscriptions for themselves.

These tattoos were an elvish word, respectively, written in elvish, denoting a number 9 . Yes, Elvish is a completely independent language artificially created by Tolkien, like Esperanto.

Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn). The tattoo in elvish looks very nice among the prison tattoos, which the actor was painted with during the filming of the film Vice for Export, where he portrayed a Russian thief in law.

Sean Astin (Sam) and Billy Boyd (Peregrine Took) They got tattoos below their ankles, thus symbolizing that each day of filming began with sticking hair on their legs. For they played hobits, creatures with hairy legs that went barefoot.

Elijah Wood (Frodo) I got myself a tattoo for the first time. In various interviews, the actor has repeatedly stated that in the process of applying it it was unbearably painful, but over time Elijah continued his tattoo experiments.

Ian McKellen (Gandalf)- the oldest member, both according to the book and according to the passport brotherhood. For him, this tattoo also became the first such experience.

Dominic Morgan (Mary) decided to get a tattoo on his right shoulder, explaining that it was in this hand that he held his weapon - a short sword.

Orlando Bloom (Legolas) explained the choice of the location of the tattoo, the memory of his elven weapon - the bow.

Sean Bean (Boromir) made a tattoo on his right shoulder, since his left was already occupied by a fan tattoo in honor of the English football club Sheffield United which he is a fan of.

- the only one of fellowship of the ring who refused to take part in this tattoo venture. However, he found an elegant way out of a slightly cowardly situation - instead of John the tattoo was done by his stunt double, with whom he starred in the film.

Peter Jackson (director) he also made himself a tattoo, it was an inscription in elvish, denoting a number 10 .

Did you know that eight of the nine members of the Brotherhood have tattooed themselves in the form of the elven symbol "9". Elijah Wood has a tattoo in the lower abdomen, Sean Astin and Billy Boyd - on the ankle, Orlando Bloom - on the forearm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monahan and Sean Bean - on the shoulder. John Rhys-Davies refused to get a tattoo. Peter Jackson also got a tattoo of the Elvish symbol "10".

Elijah Wood was originally supposed to read the prologue narration. However, later the creators felt that the story of the ring should be told by an older character. Ian McKellen recorded a monologue, but, according to the creators, he was not quite right for this role. In the end, it was decided that Cate Blanchett, who played Galadriel, would read the voice-over.

Several visitors to the Prancing Pony walked on stilts to highlight the difference in height between humans and hobbits.

Gandalf has never touched the Ring of Omnipotence throughout the film, and Legolas' arrows that he fires in the final battle are computer drawn. Shooting arrows with such frequency is beyond human capabilities!!!

Throughout the council of Elrond, leaves fall in the background. Half a dozen people were above the set, scattering leaves at regular intervals. Many bags of fallen leaves were collected. Since the leaves quickly turned black, we had to repaint each sheet.

When Arwen flees from the dark riders, she casts the spell: “Nîn o Chithaeglir lasto beth daer; rimmo nín Bruinen dan in Ulaer" (Waters of the Misty Mountains, heed the great word, turn the Rushing Waves against the servants of the Ring).

In their free time from filming, most of the actors were surfing. Among them was Viggo Mortensen, who one day seriously injured his face. No matter how hard the make-up artists tried to hide the bruises on Viggo's face, the result left much to be desired. Therefore, Peter Jackson decided to shoot the actor in such a way that only one part of his face was always visible. In the scene in the caves of Moria where the brotherhood finds the tomb of Gimli's kinsman, Aragorn always has only one part of his face visible.

While filming a fight scene, Viggo Mortensen had part of his tooth knocked out. Viggo wanted to stick the shard on the rest of the tooth so he could continue filming, but Peter Jackson decided to send the actor to the dentist during his lunch break.

Viggo Mortensen performed all of his own stunts in the film. Orlando Bloom did almost all of his own stunts in the film. While performing one of the tricks, he broke a rib.

The map that Gandalf is looking at in Bilbo's house is an exact copy of the map drawn by Tolkien for The Hobbit.

John Rhys-Davies, who played Gimli, is the tallest of all the actors in the fraternity: his height is 185 centimeters.

The episode where Gandalf hits his head against the ceiling in Bilbo's house was not written in the script, but happened quite by accident during filming: Ian McKellen hit his head, but, without leaving the character, continued the scene. Peter Jackson liked this take so much that he included it in the film.

Viggo Mortensen, who is fluent in English, Spanish and Danish, demanded that more scenes where Aragorn speak Elvish be added to the script.
The Elvish phrases heard in the film are not only quotes from the book, they were also compiled from John Ronald Tolkien's own Elvish dictionary. Actors speak Elvish, mimicking Tolkien's pronunciation

While filming scenes on the Anduin, Orlando Bloom and John Rhys-Davies fell overboard from their boats.

While filming Aragorn kicking the helmet on the ground, Viggo Mortensen broke one of his toes, which ended up making it into the film.

The butterfly, to whom Gandalf whispers something, was born shortly before the start of filming and died some time after the scene was filmed.

When Pippin asks about second breakfast, he gets hit on the head with an apple. Viggo Mortensen threw apples at Billy Boyd. 16 takes were filmed. According to Billy, Viggo enjoyed himself immensely while filming this scene.

Gimli's line "no one dares throw a dwarf" was added to the film after he says "toss me" in "The Two Towers"

After filming wrapped, Viggo Mortensen bought Arwen's horse and gave it to stunt double Liv Tyler, and Peter Jackson can be seen outside the Prancing Pony holding a carrot. Initially, he was supposed to hold a pipe in his hands, but after a few puffs, he felt ill, and the pipe was replaced with carrots.

At the time of filming the scene where the Fellowship mourns the death of Gandalf, none of the Fellowship actors had yet met Ian McKellen or seen him dressed as Gandalf.

Orlando Bloom was cast as Legolas two days after he graduated from acting school. It took Orlando Bloom two months to learn how to handle a bow and arrow.

Viggo Mortensen joined the cast while filming was underway. Before that, he had never met Peter Jackson or read Tolkien's books. Viggo's eleven-year-old son convinced him to play the role of Aragorn.

Over 1600 pairs of latex ears and feet were used for filming. Each pair was "prepared" in a special oven. Each pair of feet could only be used once, as they could not be removed from the legs of the actors without damage.

Total Film magazine (November 2005) ranked The Lord of the Rings trilogy #9 on its list of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time.

The film contains close-ups of fingers fiddling with a ring. While in some frames the nails are very well-groomed, in others the nails are bitten quite badly. It is on these frames that the hands of Elijah Wood are present, who has a habit of biting his nails.

Large quantities of hair were imported to New Zealand to be made into wigs. Part of the hair was purchased in Russia.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy brought about $200,000,000 to New Zealand's economy. The New Zealand government even set up a special Lord of the Rings ministry to explore the possibilities that film production offers.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 film, the first part of a film trilogy based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien "The Lord of the Rings", received 4 Oscars, and 68 other awards and 81 nominations. Filming took about 15 months and about a year for post-production. The premiere took place on December 19, 2001.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - the second part of the trilogy, won 2 awards and 4 Oscar nominations. The premiere took place on December 18, 2002 (USA) and January 23, 2003 in Russia.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - the final part of the film trilogy, received 11 Oscars (the third film in the history of cinema), 98 more awards and 62 nominations. The premiere took place on December 17, 2003.

In total, three films collected a total of 17 Oscars.

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The script on the infamous ring is done in the Black Speech of Mordor. | Source

R. r. Tolkien was a genius. What other author who lived in his time built a completely new language, which he later wrote in one of his famous books? Tolkien still had the advantage of having studied and created languages ​​as a hobby for most of his life.

The Elvish language Tolkien created for the purpose of The Lord of the Rings was primarily spoken by elves and fairies. It has several derivatives, including Quenya and Sindarin, which are the most advanced and popular.

The Sindarin and Quenya languages ​​are usually written in Tengwar script, which Tolkien created. The script for "one ring to rule them all" is actually written in the floral script of the Black Speech of Mordor, which is derived from Elvish.

However, Elvish and other Middle-earth languages ​​can also be written using the Latin alphabet if the various accents are correctly applied. When I saw the Fellowship of the Ring after reading the book, I became obsessed with Elven tattoos.

Luckily, my girlfriend and our friend were just as enamored, and after some extensive online research, we were able to find an Elvish Quote that means "the stars will shine for the hour of our meeting."

We divided the quote into three parts and everyone got a part of it tattooed somewhere on our bodies.

The cast of The Lord of the Rings did something similar. When filming The Wrapped, they decided to celebrate the year and a half they had filmed in New Zealand in a unique way.

The nine actors who made up the chaps decided to make the word do in the Elvish script, which symbolizes the number nine. The design was drawn by artist Roger Ingerton, but John Rhys-Davies (who played Gimli the Dwarf) was the only member who withdrew from the activity due to personal circumstances. He sent his understudy, Brett Beatty, to his seat.

Two of the four hobbits, Sean Astin and Billy Boyd, got ankle tattoos to honor the fake hairy legs they were supposed to wear during filming, a process that took more than two hours to complete, while others simply drew the design on. their shoulders.

Elvish Sayings

Vanimle power of dash Your beauty shines brightly.

Ta nae amin saesa— it was nice.

Amin n'rangwa edanea I don't understand these people.

Amin mela lle- I love you.

A'maelamin- my favorite

Elear— Dreamer

Amin khiluva lle in’ gurtha ar’ tar I will follow you to death and beyond.

Chalk by EN’ coiamin- love of my life

For more sayings, try English to Elvish translator.

Elven Tattoos

“There are no monuments dedicated to me, and my name will soon be forgotten, but I loved another with all my heart and soul, and that has always been enough for me.” -Notebook
"not all who wander are lost"
"Death is the other side of life"
"life" and "dream"
"Peregrine"
"one ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to draw them in, and bind them into a black chain." I am writing from the entrance to the caves of Moria.

An elf tattoo means magic, miracle, mischief, the power of nature, duality, comfort, a dream come true.

Elf tattoo meaning

The tattoo with the image of elves appeared relatively recently. Basically, thanks to the development of the fantasy genre in movies, computer games, books. Fans of this genre often cosplay these fabulous creatures with long ears, snow-white or colored long curls and attractive outfits.

Elves came to the modern world from the myths and legends of the peoples of Scandinavia. They imagined the elves as small even tiny creatures with wings behind their backs, who lived in the dense and dark thickets of the forest.

By nature, the elves are very mischievous, they lured people into the depths of the forest and played with them, and then released them. The problem was that it seemed to a person that he spent several hours with the elves, but in fact it had been many years.

There were cases when elves helped a lost wanderer and showed him the way out of the forest, which happened very rarely, and then you had to pay for this help. Therefore, an elf tattoo means that a person realizes that in this life you need to pay for everything you deserve, both for good and for bad.

Since an elf is a fabulous creature, a tattoo with his image means faith in magic, hope for a miracle. Also, this tattoo symbolizes the connection with nature, harmony, because the elves lived in the forest and maintained order in it.

Elves can be portrayed as classic creatures from fairy tales: little people with wings behind their backs, and as adults with long ears, thus paying tribute to the fantasy genre.

They depict both light elves and dark ones. If a person decides to get a tattoo with a dark elf, then this will mean the secrecy of this person, his aggressiveness and even, in special cases, his interest and practice of dark magic.

But most often they choose the image of light elves, which will symbolize harmony, the fulfillment of a person's cherished dream.

This tattoo is suitable for those people who are similar in character to these fairy-tale characters. Such a person will differ from others in his spontaneity and mischief, positive outlook on life.

It is also believed that a tattoo with an elf pattern will bring good luck in love. According to legend, the knight who achieves the favor of the queen of elves, with her help, will find the love of his life.

The tattoo is suitable for both boys and girls. For young men, in this case, it is better to choose such images of elves in which they will be shown heroically, for example, in the role of a hunter or warrior. Thus, young people will emphasize their masculinity and courage.

Young ladies should choose either the image of a little mischievous elf, or a stately and majestic elf queen. In the first case, the tattoo will embody the lightness, playfulness and spontaneity of girls, and in the second case, superiority, grace and confidence.

1. Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings, appeared in some episodes:
   a) in the first part of the Fellowship of the Ring trilogy, he played a man chewing carrots next to the Prancing Pony tavern;
   b) in the second part of The Two Towers, he got used to the image of the defender of Helm's Deep (it was he who threw a spear at an orc in the scene of defending the bridge).
   c) in the third part of "The Return of the King" (extended version) - Peter Jackson - Pirate, who was shot by Legolas.
2. The filming of the three parts of the film brought about two hundred million dollars to the New Zealand economy. The country's government even established the post of Minister for the "Lord of the Rings", which was supposed to solve all the economic issues related to filming.
3. More than $200,000 was spent because, at the very last moment, New Zealand Army soldiers, brought in as extras, were sent to restore order in East Timor. Extras had to be hired from actors and taught them to walk in formation for a long time.
4. More than 1,500 pairs of latex ears and feet were also made. Alas, the material turned out to be not wear-resistant, so the ears could only be used once, and the poor orcs and hobbits walked around in makeup for 10 hours.
   
5. The actors who played members of the Fellowship of the Ring got small tattoos with an elven image of the number 9. Only John Rhys-Davies refused to get a tattoo. Elijah Wood is in the lower abdomen. Billy Boyd and Sean Austin got tattoos on their ankles in memory of the hairy hobbit feet they had to wear during filming. Orlando Bloom got a tattoo on his forearm, and it's even visible in one of the fight scenes in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Ian McKellen and Sean Bean tattoos on the shoulder.
   
6. On the very first day of filming, a scene was filmed where the hobbits hide under the road so that the dark rider does not notice them.
7. The territory of Hobbiton - the city of hobbits - was prepared for a year before it looked like a habitable place. The landscapers regulated the length of the grass by grazing the sheep. 28 different Hobbit holes and 47 chimneys were built.
8. Most of the film's scenes were filmed simultaneously in multiple locations, with about 3-4 hours of footage filmed in one day of shooting. (Usually 20-25 minutes of material is collected per day.) The film crew reached three thousand people; in the art department alone there were at least three hundred workers. The film crew needed 1,460 eggs for breakfast every day. During the celebration of Bilbo's birthday, 144 hobbit extras were supposed to be present, but in order to save money, only 100 were hired.
9. Howard Shore, the composer of the film's music, worked on it for about two years.
10. The arrows fired by Legolas during the final battle were computer drawn. Physically, a person cannot shoot arrows with such speed and frequency.
11. Bilbo Baggins' birthday cake has 111 candles. The cake itself was made from polystyrene. The lit candles set the entire structure on fire.
12. Two decorations for Bilbo Baggins' house were built: the first was the usual one, the second was a third smaller than the first and was as tall as Ian McKellen.
13. Several visitors to the Prancing Pony walked on stilts to highlight the difference in height between humans and hobbits.
14. Tolkien's descendants from the very beginning reacted negatively to the idea of ​​a film adaptation of the book. But since Tolkien sold the rights in 1968 for $15,000, they could not affect the filming in any way. As soon as Tolkien's grandson, Simon, came out in support of the film adaptation, which immediately led to a deterioration in relations with other relatives.
15. 29 dark rider costumes were made.
16. Throughout the council of Elrond, leaves fall in the background. Half a dozen people were above the set, scattering leaves at regular intervals. Many bags of fallen leaves were collected. Since the leaves quickly turned black, we had to repaint each sheet.
17. Galadriel's home, Lothlórien, was the largest miniature built for the trilogy.
18. The nocturnal calls of the opossums were used as the screech of orcs in the caves of Moria.
19. The sounds that the cave troll makes are in most cases a combination of walrus, tiger and horse sounds.
20. The film crew consisted of about 3,000 people.
21. It took about a year to design the hobbit feet. Approximately 1,800 feet were created for just the four main hobbits. It took about an hour and a half to attach the artificial feet to the actors' legs.
22. In their free time from filming, most of the actors were surfing. Among them was Viggo Mortensen, who one day seriously injured his face. No matter how hard the make-up artists tried to hide the bruises on Viggo's face, the result left much to be desired. Therefore, Peter Jackson decided to shoot the actor in such a way that only one part of his face was always visible. In the scene in the caves of Moria where the brotherhood finds the tomb of Gimli's kinsman, Aragorn always has only one part of his face visible.
23. Initially, the Miramax studio expressed interest in the project, but they wanted to fit all the events into one film.
24. Peter Jackson gave Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis each a ring that was used for filming. However, the actors thought they each received a single copy of the ring.
25. The episode where Gandalf hits his head against the ceiling in Bilbo's house was not written in the script, but happened quite by accident during filming: Ian McKellen hit his head, but, without leaving the character, continued the scene. Peter Jackson liked this take so much that he included it in the film.
26. Viggo Mortensen got used to the role so much that in a conversation with Peter Jackson, the latter addressed him as Aragorn, and Viggo did not even notice this.
27. When there are hobbits in the frame, they always move from the left corner of the screen to the right.
28. Jake Gyllenhaal auditioned for the role of Frodo.
29. When Pippin asks about second breakfast, he gets hit on the head with an apple. Viggo Mortensen threw apples at Billy Boyd. 16 takes were filmed. According to Billy,
    Viggo enjoyed himself immensely while filming this scene.
30. Ian McKellen joked with Ian Holm that in Bilbo's make-up he resembled Judi Dench's mother.
31. Gimli's line "no one dares throw a dwarf" was added to the film after he says "toss me" in The Two Towers (2002).
32. Every actor in the film wore a wig.
33. When filming the battle scene between Gandalf and Barlog, Ian McKellen's partner was a table tennis ball.
34. Total Film magazine (November 2005) ranked The Lord of the Rings trilogy #9 on its list of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time.
35. The film contains close-ups of fingers fiddling with a ring. While in some frames the nails are very well-groomed, in others the nails are bitten quite badly. It is on these frames that the hands of Elijah Wood are present, who has a habit of biting his nails.