A crown that will reappear later in the series. [The fall of Númenor in 'The Rings of Power': when it occurs and what it ...

Meanwhile, Valar and Maiar spirits occasionally fashion bodies for themselves when they want to tromp about the Seen world (as is the case with Gandalf and his fellow Wizards). Even so ...

Rings of Power has stirred up love for J.R.R. Tolkien's richly woven world of Middle-earth. It introduces new characters and ...

The Rings of Power season two's fifth episode finally turned Nûmenor's eyes towards The Undying Lands to the west, the start of the island's end.

The Maiar are primordial spirits meant to assist the Valar, but Tolkien explained in his Unfinished Tales that when Sauron became a threat, the Valar chose five Maiar to send to aid the Free Peoples ...

When the mightiest of the Valar, Melkor — later named Morgoth — rebelled against Eru, some of the Maiar flocked to him and were corrupted into Balrogs. Alongside a fellow fallen Maiar, Sauron, the ...

That is home to immortal beings like the Valar, Maiar, and elves. What is that very real place? Why are men are barred from entering it? And why will The Undying Lands soon vanish from sight entirely?

While Sauron has had multiple different appearances throughout the LotR franchise, none of them really are book-accurate.

Rings of Power crafts a stunningly detailed and breathtakingly beautiful rendition of Middle-earth and the rest of Arda. It is not based on a particular Tolkien fantasy novel. Rather, it takes ...