Hobbits live for about 100 years. They come of age when they reach 33.
Jackson played a different cameo role in each movie, three in total. See if you can spot him!
Frodo is Bilbo's cousin but was adopted by Bilbo when he was 21. They both share the same birthday.
Orlando Bloom auditioned for Faramir but ended up winning the much larger role of Legolas
Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf because he'd never read the books and didn't understand the script.
The movies were filmed in New Zealand. Through showcasing the natural beauty of New Zealand, the Lord Of The Rings has increased tourism to the country.
Altogether the trilogy won 17 of the 30 Oscar nominations they received. The Return of The King won 11 on its own, winning every category it was nominated in.
It took 1.5 hours for the foot makeup to be applied to the actors playing the hobbits. On shooting days, they would report to makeup at 5 am.
Titanic was the first movie to gross over a billion dollars in 1997.
Christopher Lee once met Tolkien and made a point of reading the Lord of The Rings Book every year.