Rings of Power Season 2 trailer confirms huge Second Age battle with Sauron
Rings of Power Season 2 is set to feature one of the most significant battles in Lord of the Rings history, a “dark and violent” conflict that starts the War of the Elves and Sauron.
Season 1 had great set pieces; the opening episode’s peek at the grim, terrifying warfare that closed the First Age, Galadriel slaying the troll, andthe Stranger (cough Gandalf cough)dispatching the Servants, to name a few.
However, excluding Galadriel leading the Númenóreans to defend the Southlands (now charred, cloudy, and transformed into Mordor), there wasn’t really abigbattle.
Rings of Power Season 2has answered fans’ demands in that regard. The new trailer reveals a huge battle:the Siege of Eregion.
The trailer opens with Orcs marching on a huge building in the distance (it looks a bit like Minas Tirith, but it doesn’t exist yet in the timeline). Elrond fighting Orcs was the first clue, Sauron dodging multiple explosions was the next, and we also see a glimpse of Adar screaming, “Kill them all!” after teasing a team-up with the Elves.
Amazon has since confirmed that the Siege of Eregion is the centerpiece battle of the second season. “Not everyone makes it out alive. The banners are raised, and the devastating war against Sauron is just beginning,” the streamer has teased.
We won’t get into any specific spoilers, but we’ll say this: it involvesalmosteveryone, it’ll last two episodes, and according to directorCharlotte Brändström’s interviewwith Empire, it’ll be “10 times bigger” than anything we saw in Season 1. “It’s really the battle of the darkness against the light, with some very dark and quite violent moments,” she said.
Andor Season 2 release date, trailer, plot breakdown & cast
Rings of Power Season 3 updates, plot theories & cast
Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim director explains why Gandalf doesn’t appear
The official synopsis reads: “Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without an army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of theRings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will.
“Building on Season 1’s epic scope and ambition, the new season plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity.
“Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots – as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other.”
Rings of Power Season 2 will premiere on Prime Video on August 29. In the meantime, find out what we know aboutLord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrimand check out otherTV shows streamingthis month.
