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The show doesn’t just abandon Tolkien’s moral imagination, it also mangles, disregards, and needlessly changes its source material.

Morgoth keeps coming up in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Here's a brief history of the evil predecessor to Sauron.

Episode three of The Rings of Power depicted the fissure between the Númenóreans and the Elves. Here is Tolkien's history of that mess.

In the third episode of the "Lord of the Rings" series, Arondir discovers a new foe, and Nori and Poppy prove theyre "different" from Frodo and Sam.

Is this a show full of action-packed fight sequences? Or painfully whimsical equestrian moments and harfoot migration? Both, but it would be nice to see more of the former …

The Rings of Power delivers surprise reveals and satisfying action sequences in its third episode.

We break down the theories surrounding the mysterious new character

Were not in Middle-earth anymore, Toto. This weeks episode of Rings of Power sends us to Númenor.

Amazon’s prequel series expands Tolkien’s works with the most dazzling CGI money can buy, bringing a host of new characters and locations to the screen. But its success has been marred by backlash against its more inclusive casting.

Costumes, sets, CGI, scripts and performances go under the spotlight – as readers weigh up the new ventures into Middle-earth and Westeros