He is the acolyte of Morgoth, a Satan figure in Tolkien’s mythos. Morgoth creates sun-hating minions, the orcs, during his reign of darkness — hellspawn, in other words, created by a devil ...

And for examples of their work in Middle-earth, look no further than Glûg, Adar’s right-hand man and a very important orc figure in season 2. “He had a lot of dialogue, and orcs don’t ...

Brian Cox's Helm Hammerhand wages a bloody path through the exclusive War of the Rohirrim footage seen at New York Comic Con.

Last week’s Rings of Power episode, “Doomed to Die,” depicted the much-anticipated Siege of Eregion — a deadly battle from ...

But just because Tolkien's orcs are essentially evil, doesn't mean they can't be interesting characters with unique agendas, appearances, eccentricities, interests, skills, and differing personal ...

We've expanded the remit here to include some games based on The Hobbit and other parts of Middle-earth lore—we've done this because the PC has such an extensive history of Tolkien games ...

“The Lord of the Rings” and Tolkien’s Legendarium always presented orcs as evil. They are fundamentally corrupt, and the audience should cheer when heroes slaughter them. “The Rings of ...

Above all, Adar’s arc creates a clever workaround for a controversial element of Tolkien’s lore: the inherently evil nature of the Orcs. Sparking debate across other fantasy properties like ...

Not only is he not mentioned in Tolkien’s original text, there isn’t even anyone like him in previous incarnations of LOTR. This is the first time we’ve ever seen an orc played with sympathy ...

The second season of “Rings of Power” is far from perfect. But the finale pays off its themes in surprisingly satisfying ways ...

This piece contains spoiler for all of The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Season 2***** Like the fledgling fellowship ...