Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films did not delve into the Dark Lord Sauron's backstory. They showcased that he was a ...

The Lord of the Rings is full of mysterious prophecies, but one of the most mysterious may be that made by the Witch-king of ...

Why Could the Stranger Be Saruman? Ultimately, we don’t know who the Stranger is, aside from being an Istar, or a wizard. Five wizards came to Middle-earth, so the Stranger could be any of them. When ...

This post contains spoilers for The Rings of Power through Season 2, Episode 5. Sauron may be busy forging rings, but another evil power is rising in the east on The Rings of Power. In Season 1, The ...

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From the moment he arrived on Middle-earth, all signs pointed to The Stranger secretly being Gandalf. And that’s exactly who he is. The same has been true of the Dark Wizard and Saruman since he made ...

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The Rings of Power spoilers follow. As Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power continues, so too does its involvement with Tolkien's expansive world. We've now been introduced to the Seeing Stones, ...

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"The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy features several notable character deaths. I wasn't upset when Sauron, Lurtz, and Denethor II died since they caused so much strife. King Théoden and Boromir's ...

The Rings of Power‘s season two finale saw the return of Ciarán Hinds’ Dark Wizard. His goals and allegiances turned out to be different than we thought, but in an episode that confirmed The Stranger ...