Despite The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim taking place 183 years before Bilbo Baggins embarked on his grand quest far over the Misty Mountains, several recognizable characters appear in director Kenji Kamiyama's anime adventure. And thanks to the everlasting nature of many of Middle-earth's inhabitants, the various cameos make sense within the confines of Tolkien's text. Sort of...
Many of the movie's events happen between the lines of Tolkien's work as we're introduced to new characters who go on to meet others that there's no record of them ever meeting.
