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Why Sauron Is So Much Stronger Than Gandalf And Saruman In Lord Of The Rings

In The Lord of the Rings, Sauron technically belongs to the same order as Gandalf, Saruman and the other wizards. So why is ...

There's 1 'Lord of the Rings' Book Scene I'll Never Forgive Peter Jackson For Skipping

The 'Lord of the Rings' films are phenomenal, but there are some moments from the books they missed out on. Here's a big one.

10 Moments From ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Movies and Series That Are Not Originally Tolkien’s but Feel Like It

JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth has been adapted successfully for film and TV, and the adaptations have made inspired additions ...

Five spooky Hallowe'en sights from the boundless depths of space

Just in time for Hallowe'en in 2024, Hubble and JWST captured an image of two interacting spiral galaxies — IC 2163 and NGC ...

Why do Return Of The King adaptations flinch away from its most crucial chapter?

Peter Jackson made many cuts while fitting J.R.R. Tolkien into cinematic form, but none crueler than The Scouring Of The ...

Sorry, Guys, but The Two Towers in The Lord of the Rings Aren’t the Ones You Think

There is still confusion over which towers are "The Two Towers" in the title of J.R.R. Tolkien's second Lord of the Rings ...
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Trump, Like Sauron, Is Not Inevitable—but Only if We Refuse Despair

J.R.R. Tolkien has a message for us: Don’t give in to Trump. To many Middle-earth politicos, Sauron’s victory once seemed beyond doubt. When I started rereading The Lord of the Rings, I wasn’t looking ...