Amazon Prime Video‘s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will harken back to Peter Jackson’s original trilogy by relying predominantly on practical effects and prosthetics in bringing the Orcs ...

Set in the year 2941 of the Third Age, the Battle of the Five Armies took place on and near the Lonely Mountain. It was notable for breaking the strength of the northern Orcs and, thus, preventing the ...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth is arguably the most beloved media franchise of all time, and since the release of The Hobbit in 1937, the series has spawned a long list of beloved characters. Most of ...

In the novel version of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, Elrond shared some details about the possible history of three ...

Thráin II, father of Thorin Oakenshield, led his people through trials, exile, and war against Orcs to reclaim their lost kingdom. Thráin's desire to reclaim Erebor from Smaug led to his capture by ...

For a few years now, [Jomegat] has been thinking about Sting, the sword wielded by [Bilbo Baggins] and later [Frodo] in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Sting glows blue whenever an orc is near.

After seeing "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at one of the celebrated midnight showings earlier this month, I experienced the following: joy, frustration, bewilderment and excitement. In the last ...

In the first film in the Hobbit trilogy, we meet a hobbit known as Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm). He begins to tell a story that happened to him many years ago. We turn back in time to a younger Bilbo ...

On my way out of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, I ran into two older members of my church. Their reaction was identical: disappointment. “The movie was fine. But Tolkien seemed to get left ...