As shown in the trailer first shared at San Diego Comic-Con, the Balrog makes an appearance in The Rings of Power‘s Second Age. Though this messes with Tolkien’s timeline, it’s an inevitable part of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has kept fans playing hide-and-go-seek with Sauron, the ...

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For those of us who have hefty book collections, we know a book nook is often needed to keep our precious tomes from falling over. But why have any old book nook, when you can have one straight from ...

Despite its status as a prequel, Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power still has plenty to teach us about the history of Middle-earth, or at least its version of that history. While the ...

Gandalf may be wise, but he is too easily ruled by fear. He hesitates to enter Moria because of tales he heard about the Balrog of Morgoth that the dwarves awoke with their mining. Saruman is well ...

Prime 1 Studios has unveiled a new statue captivating elf the mots pivotal scenes from The Lord of Ring: The Fellowship of the Ring. Gandalf the Grey stands his ground against the might Balrog in this ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 7 “The Eye” finally confirms what Episode 6 “Udûn” teased: the Southlands are now Mordor. Sauron’s plan to give his orcs a homeland has been brought ...

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A new Lord of the Rings LEGO set featuring the iconic Balrog is raising eyebrows among fans, due to an oddly-posed product photo. The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook launched this month, and lets ...

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