17 Small Details From 'The Lord of the Rings' We Noticed In 2021

Damon Davis
December 22, 2021 404 votes 57 voters
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Vote up the most interesting LOTR small details from 2021.

A Lord of the Rings rewatch binge is a time-honored tradition for many people and every viewing can lead to new things. These are the best small details we learned about the beloved series in 2021.

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    A Real Choir Sang In Elvish For Boromir's Death Scene

    A Real Choir Sang In Elvish For Boromir's Death Scene
    Photo: u/lxwxs420/Reddit
    48 votes
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    Peter Jackson Only Let Extras Who Had Read The Books Appear In The Rohirrhim Charge Scene

    Peter Jackson Only Let Extras Who Had Read The Books Appear In The Rohirrhim Charge Scene
    Photo: u/Sam-Starxin/Reddit
    45 votes
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    Gimli Inherited His Helmet From His Father Who Wore It During The Battle Of The Five Armies

    Gimli Inherited His Helmet From His Father Who Wore It During The Battle Of The Five Armies
    Photo: u/Numerous-Lemon/Reddit

    From Redditor u/Numerous-Lemon:

    In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), Gloin wears a distinctive helmet in one scene. His son Gimli will later inherit it and wear it during The Lord of The Rings.

    36 votes
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    Gandalf Finds Ori's Journal Describing The Events Of 'The Hobbit'

    Gandalf Finds Ori's Journal Describing The Events Of 'The Hobbit'
    Photo: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/New Line Cinema

    From Redditor u/inspektor71:

    In The Fellowship of the Ring, in Moria, Gandalf finds a decomposed dwarf carcass clutching a journal and reads from it. The dwarf was Ori, one of the 13 who accompanied Bilbo in The Hobbit.

    36 votes
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    Gimli Picks Up The Axe He Uses For The Rest Of The Movie In Moria

    Gimli Picks Up The Axe He Uses For The Rest Of The Movie In Moria
    Photo: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/New Line Cinema

    From Redditor u/vejack:

    In this scene of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) you can see the axe that Gimli would later pick up and use in the rest of the movies.

    36 votes
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    Legolas Doesn't Sink Into Snow Because He Is Light

    Legolas Doesn't Sink Into Snow Because He Is Light
    Photo: u/Wenis22/Reddit
    34 votes