Mind-Blowing Secrets from the World of Middle-earth

The Lord of the Rings is one of the most famous stories in history.

J.R.R. Tolkien spent many years building this massive fantasy world.

Most people do not know that he created the languages first.

He wrote the stories mainly to give his invented languages a place to live.

The famous author was also a professor at Oxford University.

The Beatles once wanted to star in a film version of the books.

They even asked Stanley Kubrick to direct the movie for them.

Thankfully, Tolkien did not like the idea and said no.

The actor Christopher Lee was the only person in the films who met Tolkien.

He was a huge fan and read the books every single year.

During the filming of the movies, Viggo Mortensen broke two toes while kicking a helmet.

His real scream of pain was so good that the director kept it in the film.

Another strange fact is that the mountains on a moon of Saturn are named after Middle-earth.

Scientists chose these names to honor Tolkien's incredible imagination.

The character of Samwise Gamgee was inspired by soldiers Tolkien knew in the war.

Many readers believe that Sam is the true hero of the entire journey.

It took over twelve years for the author to finish writing the trilogy.

These amazing details make the world of Middle-earth feel like a real place.