Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry also know how to fight internet trolls.
Original cast members of the “Lord of the Rings” film trilogy came to the aid of several “Rings of Power” actors Wednesday after they were targets of racist attacks.
The Shire’s elite four — Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan — have taken to social media to express their support for the cast of the Amazon Prime Video spinoff.
Coming together for the first time since traveling to Mordor, Wood, Boyd and Monaghan posted a photo of themselves wearing a fan-made shirt with human, hobbit and elf ears with different skin tones.
Also included on the shirt is the mantra “You are all welcome here,” written in Elvish.
Astin, who was not in the photo, shared a Twitter pic of himself wearing a hat with the same legend.
“You Are All Welcome Here,” Wood, 41, captioned his photo.
The “Lord of the Rings” show also released a statement regarding the racist attacks.
The “Rings of Power” series has issued a statement denouncing the racist attacks on its cast members. The Lord of the Rings on Prime“We, the cast of Rings of Power, stand together in absolute solidarity and against the relentless racism, threats, harassment and abuse some of our cast mates of color are being subjected to on a daily basis,” the statement reads.
“We refuse to ignore it or tolerate it.”
The statement goes on to say that “Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien created a world where people from different races and cultures existed, along with the hashtag #youarewelcomehere.
Elijah Wood (center), Billy Boyd (right) and Dominic Monaghan shared a photo of themselves wearing a shirt saying “You are welcome here” in Elvish.Twitter/Elijah Wood“From Middle-earth to a galaxy far, far away… #YouAreAllWelcomeHere,” the official “Star Wars” account responded on Twitter.
“Rings of Power” isn’t the only show to receive racist backlash over cast diversity.
In June, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” actress Moses Ingram was also subject to racist trolls over her role as Reva.
Earlier this month, “House of the Dragon” star Steve Toussaint was told his casting in the “Game of Thrones” spinoff wasn’t true to the book’s description of his character Lord Velaryon.
Several celebs, including Whoopi Goldberg, have spoken out against the backlash.
“All of y’all who have problems because there are black hobbits? Get a job!” the 66-year-old “The View” host said.
“Get a job! Go find yourself, because you are focused on the wrong stuff.”
