Following an underwhelming first season, Amazon Prime’s Rings of Power has returned to Middle-earth’s Second Age, with hopes ...

becoming a mere spirit of malice that gnaws itself in the shadows, but cannot again grow or take shape. In other words, ...

The eponymous Lord of the Rings is an enigma in the novel and the movies but answers are available in Tolkien lore as to his ...

The Rings Of Power makes a mockery of Tolkien's work, and no amount of hand-waving away questions of canon will change that.

J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings is adapted into the series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. In the series, Sauron rules Mordor and seeks to conquer Middle-earth.

There are countless enormous problems with the second season of The Rings Of Power, but I've distilled these down to just ...

Explore the fascinating theory suggesting Gandalf's actions in Middle-earth may have a hidden purpose that leaves fans ...

Of course, in Tolkien’s lore, Sauron does not necessarily become only an Eye in his dark spirit era. But given the popularity of the eye as a symbol, it could very well make its way onto The ...

What's more, despite Sauron's dramatic illusions and the arrival ... Melian is actually an ancient spirit whose roots go back to the beginnings of Middle-Earth and the larger world of Arda.

After all, he eventually manages to endure his utter annihilation once more before reincarnating his spirit into a giant ...

“the sword or the shield,” i.e., whether Elves should settle somewhere in hiding and fortify their defense against the oncoming darkness – or marshall their spirit and stand against Sauron.