If you were asked to name some of the most enduring and iconic media franchises of all time, Lord of the Rings is one at the very top of the list; Tolkien’s Middle-Earth saga is not only a touchstone in high fantasy, but in all popular culture as well, and that’s something that should be […]
I feel like this is just using the word as defined. The Lord of the Rings is absolutely a franchise, even if you’re only talking about books. LotR itself, the Hobbit, the Silmarillion, and all the Lost Tales books are all in a shared space, but are separate works. What makes it a franchise.
Now being in the movies and tv shows and what else would you call it?