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Victoria Aveyard Has a LOTR Ranking... and She's a Helm's Deep Girl

20 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In a brief interview segment, the guest (presumably Victoria Aveyard) discusses her personal rankings of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy in both book and film form. She declares the book Fellowship of the Ring as the best, viewing it as a sweeping journey from the Shire to epic heights. For the movies, she prefers The Two Towers, followed by Fellowship and Return of the King, identifying herself as a "Helm's Deep girl" because of her affection for the battle scene. When asked about a Lord of the Rings tattoo, she replies she has none, and the conversation hints at a possible tattoo artist being present.

In the series, how would you rank them?
Okay, so I have a different ranking for the books than for the movies.
Do the books.
Okay. Fellowship of the Ring. And then I think I go Two Towers and Return of the King are kind of similar for me. But Fellowship of the Ring, the way it starts in the Shire, you get this sharp, beautiful sweep into the world, and you start so small and you go so high. I think it has to be Fellowship of the Ring that is the best of the 3 books.
Okay, now the movies then.
Two Towers.
Really?
I go Two Towers, Fellowship, and then Return of the King. I'm a Helm's Deep girl.
Do you have a Lord of the Rings tattoo?
I don't. I don't have any tattoos.
If we had a tattoo artist here right now—