Adar told Galadriel his plan for defeating Sauron forever during episode six of The Rings of Power season two. The Uruk leader wants to combine the strength of the three elven rings with something ...

In the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's books, the first creatures to ever exist are the Ainur, created by Eru Ilúvatar, the creator of everything. The Ainur are also known as the Holy Ones. When the world ...

Every Tolkien fan knows that Sauron is the principal antagonist of The Lord of the Rings, a story that takes place during the Third Age of Middle-earth. However, before his rise to prominence, ...

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has arrived, but with the first two episodes dropping, those not deeply versed in the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien likely have plenty of questions. Indeed, “The ...

Before The Lord of the Rings, before the Third and even the Second Age, before Sauron and the Rings of Power, there was already darkness in Middle-earth. This darkness took on many names over time.

Within Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, Sauron is the only dark lord that fans know. Sauron and the Necromancer are the same character, meaning that both of ...

Discover how two mortals, Beren and Lúthien, accomplished the impossible - defeating the Dark Lord Morgoth in one of ...

Warning: The following article contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 6, “Where Is He?”. The Rings of Power Season 2’s latest installment, “Where Is He?”, ...

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Morgoth looms over The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Though the War of Wrath ended with Morgoth’s defeat, his touch spreads across all of Arda into the Second Age and beyond. Morgoth, also ...

The opening episode of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has thrown fans straight back into the fantasy world of Middle-earth. Yet despite some familiar faces, the series has also followed the ...