How to Appreciate JRR Tolkien’s “The Silmarillion”
To appreciate The Silmarillion, you have to read it multiple times. The first time through, you won’t even come close
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The Lord of the Rings
Fingolfin, High King of the Ñoldor
Who was Fingolfin, and why is he one of the greatest characters in the greater Tolkien Legendarium? Fingolfin was one
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Looking Back: Watching The Fellowship of the Ring for the First Time
For Episode 18 of the TPK Podcast we discussed The Lord of the Rings film trilogy by Peter Jackson. During
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Sauron and the fall of Numenor
(A previous version of this post appeared as an answer on Quora) Centuries before any of the events depicted in
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What would you do if you had the One Ring?
What would you do if you had the One Ring? I would do what every one of us would do:
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What was the worst change Peter Jackson made to the Lord of the Rings?
People spend a lot of time comparing movies to their source material. Be it books, graphic novels, video games, or
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TPK 018: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
This week we explore Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. TPK is a weekly pop culture roundtable podcast.
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