Most readers of The Lord of the Rings book trilogy and fans of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy are familiar with the Nazgûl (also know as ringwraiths or the Úlairi). They are servants ...

In The Lord of the Rings, the Nazgûl were The Nine mortal men who Sauron ensnared by giving to them nine Rings of Power. Because the Ringwraiths were once mortal men, it makes some wonder what The ...

Essentially, the issue a lot of people have with Sauron’s “One ring to rule them all” is that it doesn’t seem to follow its own rules. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, we learn ...

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Before we get into Sauron, it’s best to start with his predecessor and the first Dark Lord of Middle-earth: Morgoth. First known as Melkor, he was a Valar—or one of the most powerful beings in Arda.

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King Pharazon of Numenor made plenty of moves during The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2. At the start of the series he seemed broadly happy to accept Numenor’s Queen Regent, Miriel ...

Where is Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? This is a question that most fans have been asking since the show debuted on Prime Video. The iconic villain is the titular Lord of the ...

They’re searching for something. Some sort of weapon, perhaps? The soldiers of Sauron aren’t just taking captives to dig secret tunnels on The Rings of Power; they’re ransacking towns. Arondir thinks ...

In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson's trilogy of film adaptations, the Dark Lord Sauron desperately wanted to find the One Ring. If he could obtain it, he would return to his ...

A mysterious character named Halbrand shows up in the second episode of “The Rings of Power” — and he might just be a connection to the Peter Jackson “Lord of the Rings” movies. Spoilers ahead for the ...

The complex and intricate world of The Lord of the Ringsfeatures characters of different statuses and morals. The conflict in Middle-earth brought out the best in some characters. Aragorn, Gandalf, ...