Jrr Tolkien is famous for writing The Lord of the Rings And The HobbitFantastic epoperatives located in the country of the Middle -earth. After the publication of The Lord of the Rings“Final volume in 1955, he devoted most of his time to Silmarillionwhich detailed the ancient history of the land of the environment. He could not finish him during his lifetime, he therefore had to be finished, edited and published by his son, Christopher. However, Tolkien undertook various other writing projects towards the end of his life, some who have widened the tradition of the land of the environment and others which were not linked. The last story Tolkien published during his lifetime fell into this last group. It was a news for children entitled Smith of Wootton Majorpublished only six years before Tolkien’s death. Although he is not part of the legend in the Tolkien midfielder, Smith of Wootton Major contained interesting connections to The Lord of the Rings.

The story concerned the small town of Wootton Major, which was renowned for its kitchen. Every 24 years, the master cook would create an excellent cake to be distributed among the children of the city. One year, the master cook decided to make trinkets of various trinkets in the large cake so that children can find, including a silver star. His apprentice, Alf, warned him that it was a real magic artifact, but the master cook ignored him because he did not believe in magic. The star was without knowing it swallowed by a boy named Smith. A few months later, Smith’s tenth anniversary, the star appeared as if by magic on her forehead, although she was only visible “attentive eyes”. This gave Smith the ability to enter a mystical field called Faery, and he lived various adventures throughout his life. At the age of 33, Smith met the King of Faery, who was none other than Alf. He convinced Smith to abandon the star and allow him to be cooked in the next big cake so that a new child can feel the wonder of Faery.

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Aspects of the Lord of the Rings appeared in the other works of Jrr Tolkien

Middle -earth was Tolkien’s greatest passion, so it is not surprising that it influenced his other work, whether deliberately or accidentally. Smith of Wootton Major presented archetypes of familiar characters The Lord of the Rings fans. The Queen of Faery, for example, was a large and beautiful woman in white who could communicate telepathically and was associated with the stars, a description which would also apply to Lady Galadriel. Smith himself has aroused similarities with Aragorn, notably the star on his forehead, who recalled the Elendil star that Aragorn wore once he became king of Gondor. Aragorn has also echoed in one of the former masters of the city, who became “a great traveler” called Rider, just as Aragorn became a strider among the inhabitants of Bree.

Even part of the language that Tolkien used reflected that of The Lord of the Rings. During Smith, he has become possessive of his star. When King Faery first suggested abandoning it, Smith asked angry: “And why should I do it? Isn’t that mine? It came to me, and a man cannot keep things that come to him like this, at least as a memory?” Bilbo Baggins expressed an almost identical feeling in the chapter “a long planned part” of The communion of the ringWhen Gandalf told him to give up the only ring: “Why not? What is the case is yours, anyway, to know what I do with my own things? It is mine. I found it. It came to me.” Unlike the ring, there was nothing malicious in the star of Smith, but the power he granted was still addictive.

Smith de Wootton Major would stand out from the other adaptations of Tolkien

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However Smith of Wootton Major lacks the depth and complexity of The Lord of the RingsIt deserves to be adapted. He would benefit from the recognition of the name of Tolkien, but he would not face the same challenges as an adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. For example, it would not be directly compared to the trilogy of the beloved film of Peter Jackson, which established an incredibly high level.

It could potentially be a live film, but Faery’s fantasy would really prosperate in animation. More importantly, an adaptation of Smith of Wootton Major could expose the general public to the wider world of TolkienAs most of them do not know that he wrote something other than his tales of the environment. He chose to take time Silmarillion In the last years of his life to work on Smith of Wootton MajorHe therefore clearly believed that it was a story that deserves to be told.

First movie

The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Movie

The Hobbit: the battle of the five armies

Last TV show

The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power