Middle-Earth (Franchise)

Middle-Earth is the titular name for the franchise that takes place in the ficitonal world of Middle-Earth. 
== Premise and Setting ==
== Books ==
=== Published Before Tolkien's Death ===
*The Hobbit (1937)
*The Lord of the Rings
**The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
**The Two Towers (1954)
**The Return of the King (1955)
*The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (1962)
=== Published After Tolkien's Death ===
*The Silmarillion (1977)
*Unfinished Tales (1980)
*The Children of Húrin (2007)
*Beren and Lúthien (2017)
*The Fall of Gondolin (2018)
*The Fall of Númenor (2022)
== Film and TV Adaptations ==
=== Animated Films ===
* The Hobbit (1977)
* The Lord of the Rings (1978)
* The Return of the King (1980)
=== Peter Jackson Series ===
* The Lord of the Rings
** The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
** The Two Towers (2002)
** The Return of the King (2003)
* The Hobbit
** An Unexpected Journey (2012)
** The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
** The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
* The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
=== Television ===
* The Rings of Power (2022-present)
== Games ==
=== Electronic Arts Era (2002-2009) ===
* The Two Towers (2002)
* The Return of the King (2003)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II (2006)
** The Rise of the Witch-King (2007)
* The Lord of the Rings: Online (2007)
* The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (2009)
=== Warner Bros. Interactive Era (2010-2022) ===
* The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011)
* Guardians of Middle-Earth (2012)
* Lego The Lord of the Rings (2012)
* Lego The Hobbit (2014)
* Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
* Middle Earth: Shadow of War (2017)
=== Embracer Era (2022-Present) ===
* The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (2022)
* The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (2023)
== Other Media ==
=== Middle-Earth: Battle Strategy Game ===
== Characters ==
See Also: List of Middle-Earth Characters
== Themes and Elements ==
== Legacy ==
== Trivia ==
== See Also ==
Category:Middle-Earth (Franchise)
Category:Film Franchises
Category:Video Game Franchises
Category:Fantasy Franchises
Category:Warner Brothers Franchises
Category:New Line Cinema Franchises
Category:Electronic Arts Franchises