A Second Age Onomasticon – Part I: Places
Amazon Studios' streaming series, The Rings of Power, is set to premiere in a little over two months from now. Set in a period Tolkien referred to as the "Second Age", many of the characters are different from those beloved by fans of Tolkien's most...
Weapons Of The Second Age: Christopher Thompson
We all know that the Second Age of Middle-earth is filled to the brim with great characters, mythical races and creatures, literal world-changing events, and fascinating cities and landscapes. But, if there is one thing that doesn't get talked about enough, it's the weapons—and I'm...
The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™
The greatest video game in Middle-earth's history has been announced and its exactly what literally every single person on the planet has been asking for. I even went to a local hospital to chat with babies to make sure my count of everyone was accurate....
A First Look At The Orcs In The Rings Of Power: Our In-depth Analysis
Amazon's marketing campaign for The Rings of Power continues to develop steadily, but with some recent high impact hits. After the video released a few days ago, which portrayed a child's intent on discovering his passion for the world of Tolkien, Amazon decided to give...
The Rings of Power Dialect Coach and a War of the Rohirrim Original Name
Dialect Coach Leith McPherson Marketing for Amazon Studios' The Rings of Power series finally seems to be picking up, but many mysteries remain. One long-standing mystery has been the identity of the linguist or linguists Amazon has been consulting for the show. As this is a...