Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. After Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) stop Adar (Joseph Mawle) from escaping in ...

The Lord of the Ringsfilms are some of the most faithful book adaptations of all time, but even they have their limits. The world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy is vast and beautiful, ...

One of the biggest debates that soaked up social media during Season 2 of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" was the presence of an Orc family in Episode 3, "The Eagle and the Sceptre." In ...

Aren’t the orcs just purely evil beings who could have no love in their hearts? Well, we suppose that’s a fair question to ask. But The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has long been veering away ...

"Created specifically for Peter Jackson's movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", Lurtz was the first of the Uruk-hai, a new breed of Orcs, leader of Saruman's scouts. Seconds after ...

Ugly, violent creatures, orcs hate almost everyone and everything. That includes themselves. This is why it’s so interesting that The Rings of Power‘s orcs do not hate Adar. They also abhor natural ...

Parker Bennett is a graduate of Emerson College with more than 3 years of writing experience. He's been a fan and scholar of Tolkien's extended works for nearly his whole life, and is excited to be ...