Christopher Lee was the only actor from The Lord of the Rings movies to actually meet J. R. R. Tolkien, which he did in the 1950s.

The environmental movement in the 1970s indirectly helped the popularity of Lord of the Rings as fans of the environment were very pleased with J. R. R. Tolkien’s love of forests and his living-tree characters, the Ents.

Some of the Inspirations for J. R. R. Tolkien when making Lord of the Rings were earlier fantasy books, mythology, Christianity, and his own experiences during World War I.

The Lord of the Rings was fully intended to be one book but because of its size, it was released in three volumes and incorrectly listed as a trilogy.

Fans of The Lord of the Rings books did not have to wait long for the entire story to be completed as The Fellowship of the Ring came out in the summer of 1954 and Return of the King was released in the Autumn of 1955.