The city is bracing itself for a new surge of Lord of the Rings fever - and tourists - with the long-awaited final instalment of JRR Tolkien's fantasy trilogy.
Popular areas of Birmingham immortalised by Tolkien in the Lord of the Rings adventure, including Moseley Bog and Sarehole Mill, are anticipating renewed interest.
On Wednesday, cinemas across Birmingham and the rest of the country will start showing The Return of the King which will dramatically conclude the epic film series.
It is expected to break cinema box office records following the previous successes of The Fellowship Of The Ring and The Two Towers, which were also based on Birmingham landmarks - Perrott's Folly and the waterworks tower at Edgbaston.
Thousands of visitors are attracted to Sarehole Mill, pictured, each year for the annual Tolkien Weekend.
Tolkien spent 16 years living in Birmingham and it was as a child, overlooking the mill from his home in Wake Green Road, Moseley, that his imagination was particularly stirred.
From there came his amazing tale of Orcs, elves, wizards, and kings which New Zealand director Peter Jackson has successfully recreated on film during his marathon eight-year project.
