Some Say There Is No Canon: Another Look at Canon and the Tolkien Estate
"Some say that he is a bear descended from the great and ancient bears of the mountains that lived there before the giants came. Others say that he is a man descended from the first men who lived before Smaug or the other dragons came...
The Roads Less Traveled in Arda
Within Tolkien’s Legendarium, we are introduced to a plethora of different locations—most of which we know a great deal about. But there are some places within the world of Arda that Tolkien leaves rather obscure, in the hope that we fill in the blanks with...
Why the presence of Barrow-wights could make sense in the Second Age
The well-known British magazine Empire Magazine has in recent days released a lengthy roundup of content related to Season 2 of Rings of Power, and among the many images shown it is impossible not to notice the presence of Barrow-wights. Obviously, the sight of these...
The Trolls of Middle-earth
Recently, we got our first look at a Hill-troll named Damrod in promotional material for season 2 of The Rings of Power. This rather awesome news got me thinking: Just how many types of Trolls are there in Middle-earth? There have to be quite a...