The billion-dollar battle to make The Rings of Power
Tolkien family infighting, Hollywood lawsuits and Jeff Bezos, unexpected Middle-earth nerd – the long road to Amazon’s Lord of the…
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The Rings of Power is bold, beautiful and thrilling television
Amazon bet on its Lord of the Rings prequel, the most expensive TV show ever made. It paid off.
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Shows like The Rings of Power and She-Hulk have been runaway successes – why can’t keyboard warriors admit it?
Happily, these shows have proven to be huge hits – extremely popular with audiences and critics alike, despite the trolling.
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For Ukrainians, Russia is now Tolkien’s Mordor
Magic in The Lord of the Rings sagas mirrors today’s powerful technology – and the dark impulses it can serve.
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Tolkien’s first words
JRR Tolkien’s fictions grew out of a gift for language and a passion for male friendship, tempered by the horrors…
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Master of his universe: the warnings in JRR Tolkien’s novels
Dismissed as reactionary fantasy and even labelled fascist, Tolkien’s novels told of the corrupting influence of power. He deserves to be…
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Beren and Lúthien: Love, war and Tolkien’s lost tales
Expanded and augmented version of tale which first appeared in Silmarillion mirrors Tolkien's own relationship with wife Edith.
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The wizard of Oxford: what Tolkien could hear in a voice
Over the radio, J R R Tolkien's precise and musical voice told us why he'd never have gone to hunt…
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