Saruman's jealousy of Gandalf dates back to their angelic origins in Valinor, as noted in Tolkien's Silmarillion. Saruman's envy peaked when Gandalf received the elven Ring of Power from Círdan, ...

In The Lord of the Rings, Sauron technically belongs to the same order as Gandalf, Saruman and the other wizards. So why is ...

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Elrond almost ruined the Fellowship before it began by replacing two of its most important members. Thankfully, Gandalf ...

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 entirety of The Lord of the Rings lore is a complex and meticulously detailed world to understand. J.R.R. Tolkien, known for his mastery of linguistics, did not spare in his use of symbolism that ...

Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power takes place thousands of years before the events of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings novels. Those familiar with ...

The Rings of Power‘s second season is already teasing the Stranger’s true identity. Considering Daniel Weyman’s tall, unkempt magical mystery man wanders around in rags with halflings after arriving ...

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 ...