Rings of Power: How Floods Have Changed The Fate Of Middle Earth Across The Ages
Tolkien’s works have always taught readers that nature is a force to be reckoned with, and that it deserves the proper respect. This is usually seen in relation to the trees of the world, with beings like Ents and Huorns as the guardians of the forests. But the recent Rings of Power episode has shown that water can be just as fearsome and devastating when used by the wrong hands.
In fact, there have been many examples across the Rings of Power so far, and across the earlier movie adaptation by Peter Jackson, that demonstrate how floods been used as weapons and sources of great strength for thousands of years. These floods have actually shaped and changed the fate of Middle Earth entirely.
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With the devastating ending of the 6th Rings of Power episode, it is clear to see that water was the key to the orc’s evil plan all along. A vast flood was released from the dam by a ricochet of impact caused by the sword of the enemy inserted by Waldreg into the keyhole. The surge was so powerful that it spurted up all across the lands. It weaved its way through the channels created by the slaves of the orcs, all the way to the opening of Mount Doom itself. As the sheer force of water hit the already unstable magma within the volcano, the collision caused the volcano to explode, unleashing fire and debris on the terrified villagers below.
The Numenorean soldiers did their best to help the people of the South escape the onslaught of lava and rocks thrown down upon them. But as Galadriel stood in stunned silence and watched the destruction of everything she had fought for, audiences were reminded that this is not the first time they have seen vast floods of water used as a weapon to change to the
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