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He is the acolyte of Morgoth, a Satan figure in Tolkien’s mythos. Morgoth creates sun-hating minions, the orcs, during his reign of darkness — hellspawn, in other words, created by a devil ...

Brian Cox's Helm Hammerhand wages a bloody path through the exclusive War of the Rohirrim footage seen at New York Comic Con.

Following an underwhelming first season, Amazon Prime’s Rings of Power has returned to Middle-earth’s Second Age, with hopes to salvage its thus far billion-dollar debacle. Set as a prequel to J.R.R.

But just because Tolkien's orcs are essentially evil, doesn't mean they can't be interesting characters with unique agendas, appearances, eccentricities, interests, skills, and differing personal ...

This generates unique orc commanders for your hero ... We hesitate to call these the worst Tolkien adaptations—some of them are—but like a lot of big licensed properties, The Lord of the ...

The Orcs, however, were a looming threat on the ... creating a rift that became a recurring theme throughout Tolkien's works. To learn more about fans’ reactions to the Rings of Power depiction ...

“The Lord of the Rings” and Tolkien’s Legendarium always presented orcs as evil. They are fundamentally corrupt, and the audience should cheer when heroes slaughter them. “The Rings of ...

The Rings of Power season 2, episode 8 is one explosive finale. Amid all the high-octane drama is the reveal of one character ...

Above all, Adar’s arc creates a clever workaround for a controversial element of Tolkien’s lore: the inherently evil nature of the Orcs. Sparking debate across other fantasy properties like ...