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The Lord of the Rings

Eärendil, Éowyn, and Prancing Ponies: Why Shawn Marchese Loves Middle-earth (and Arrakis, Prog, and Archaism)

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The Rings of Power

The “King” Goes South: Delving Deep Into The Rings of Power Overall and Episode 8 Specifically

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The Rings of Power

A Wife in the Dark: Delving Deep (But Not Balrog Deep) Into The Rings of Power Episodes 6–7

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The Rings of Power

A Conspiracy Still Masked: Delving Deep Into The Rings of Power Episodes 4–5

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Nori and the Stranger
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The Rings of Power

Concerning Harfoots (And Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Orcs): Delving Deep Into The Rings of Power Episodes 1–3

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The Rings of Power

Where in the World Is Galadriel in the Second Age? (And For That Matter, Where Is Celeborn?)

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Rereads and Rewatches
The Lord of the Rings

A Second Age Primer: The Rings of Power, the Rise and Fall of Númenor, and the Last Alliance

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The Lord of the Rings

The Rings of Power Teaser Trailer — What’s Going On Here?

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The Lord of the Rings

The Rings of Power Teaser Shines a New (and Alternate) Light on Middle-earth

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The Lord of the Rings

A Show of Hands for Amazon’s The Rings of Power: Speculating on What We Know So Far

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‘Tis The Season to Snuggle Up With Some Crackling Themed Fireplaces

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Deep Delvings Into Middle-earth

Philosophers and Plough-dwarves, Each Must Know His Part in The Nature of Middle-earth

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“A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness

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