How the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger will affect upcoming Tolkien films
Last week it was announced that all legal obstacles to the merger of Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. have been cleared, and the merger is set to close today, October 6. David Ellison, son of Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, will be the...
The Language of Late Rhovanion
I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed. —Théoden Ednew (The Lord of the Rings, Book V, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields" ) Late Rhovanion and the Éothéod Previously, I discussed three names of Old Rhovanion: Vidugavia, Vidumavi,...
Vinitharya: “Harrier of the Easterlings”
But Eldacar did not prove easy to thrust from his heritage. To the lineage of Gondor he added the fearless spirit of the Northmen. —The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, I “The Númenórean Kings”, (iv) “Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion” Note: In this article I...
NEWS: Sony & Amazon Relinquish Rights to The Wheel of Time [updated]
"But no matter what happens, what pain we face, what heartbreak, even death, the Wheel keeps turning." —Tam al'Thor (Season 1, Episode 1: "Leavetaking") [Ed: Please see our update article on this matter. The title above does not reflect the latest information] It may not be the end...