Many battles have been fought in LOTR's Middle-earth, from Valar squabbles to the Fellowship's journey to Mount Doom.

Peter Jackson also made at least a few changes to The Lord of the Rings stories. One of them was related to Samwise Gamgee, the brave companion to Frodo Baggins. Unlike Frodo, Sam did not get to do ...

The Rings of Power has multiple storylines, and one of its most Tolkienian subplots may actually be its weakest.

Tolkien spent about 17 years working on The Lord of the Rings. We understand that this is a trilogy, but if we’re counting the combined number of pages based on their first editions, Martin’s The ...

Spanning ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ and even ‘The Rings of Power’ series, plus nuggets from books like ‘The Silmarillion,’ this world is loaded with characters who wield power that can ...

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The palantíri are objects in The Lord of the Rings that always spark curiosity from fans of both the films and the wider lore of J.R.R. Tolkien's universe. These stones allow users to see other ...

The norm against territorial conquest is a pillar of the post-1945 international order, but that pillar is now crumbling. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is certainly the most egregious recent ...

Often dubbed the Lord of the Rings, the IOC presidency is considered the most powerful position in global sport. The race to succeed Thomas Bach, who has been in power since 2013, will reach the ...