The Lord of the Rings himself is one of the most mysterious fantasy characters in history, but Rings of Power may have the ...

The Maiar, of all the characters in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, are perhaps the most fascinating and least expanded upon. The Maiar exist throughout Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings—Gandalf the ...

Fans finally get to see Sauron's true form in LOTR after years of mystery. Sauron takes on deceptive forms Halbrand and Annatar to infiltrate and deceive. Artwork from Weta Workshop reveals a ...

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Tales of the Shire still has a lot to prove, but if it ends up doing well and a sequel is eventually on the cards, it could have the perfect setting. Lord of the Rings' Sauron, the Dark Lord, has ...