Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien pulled from his own experience during the war to create the terrifying Dead Marshes ...

Tolkien is perhaps the most influential fantasy work of the 20th century. Drawing inspiration from ... of the One Ring crafted by the Dark Lord, Sauron (Alan Howard), without using The Hobbit.

Duel for Middle-earth is a two-player board game that is a Tolkein-themed reworking of the excellent 7 Wonders Duel. One ...

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A new piranha species was discovered in the Amazon which resembles the fiery eye symbol for the villain Sauron from “The Lord of the Rings” ...

Showrunners refer to season 2 as "The Villain Season," focusing on ... to draw the line on that particular debate is, and always will be, a subjective matter. The comparison to the Tolkien ...

When the young hobbit comes into possession of a ring that Gandalf discovers belonged to the Dark Lord Sauron, he and others form the eponymous group in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of ...

This time period is mentioned in both Tolkien's novels and Jackson's films, with Gandalf and Aragorn attempting to track Gollum down before he falls into Sauron's hands. In the movies, the wizard ...