Between the two of them, Morgoth and Sauron did a lot of damage to Middle-earth, but only one can be considered The Lord of the Rings' true villain. While Sauron serves as the arch-antagonist for both ...

In the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's books, the first creatures to ever exist are the Ainur, created by Eru Ilúvatar, the creator of everything. The Ainur are also known as the Holy Ones. When the world ...

The Rings of Power takes place during Middle-earth’s Second Age, but episode three made clear no one has forgotten about how the last age ended. The War of Wrath looms over every plot and character on ...

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Morgoth looms over The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Though the War of Wrath ended with Morgoth’s defeat, his touch spreads across all of Arda into the Second Age and beyond. Morgoth, also ...

Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power begins with an info dump. Elves! Trees! War! Destruction, death, and finally — a great peace. But is it enough exposition? Due to the unusually ...

There aren’t many Lord of the Rings characters more important than Morgoth. Despite that, most casual fans probably only have a faint idea of who he is and what he did during his time in Middle-earth.

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“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has arrived, but with the first two episodes dropping, those not deeply versed in the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien likely have plenty of questions. Indeed, “The ...