The central part of this plan was the forging of the Rings of Power, which would be subject to the control of Sauron's masterpiece, the One Ring. This small, unadorned band of gold would ...

But just as the Ring bends its bearer to its will, these instruments of big government warp their purpose, eroding the very ...

Whether or not Gandalf could beat Sauron is a query that has been hotly contested in The Lord of the Rings fandom, but the ...

While most Númenóreans perished, Elendil and his sons, Isildur and Anárion, led the Faithful to safety by sailing to Middle-earth while Númenor sank beneath the waves. They were separated, though, ...

In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the One Ring is no mere trinket. Forged in the fires of Mount Doom by the Dark Lord Sauron, it promises power beyond imagination—to rule, to shape ...