Category: Lord of the Rings
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Théoden Ednew: A Good King in Bad Times
Tonight we remember those who gave their blood to defend this country. Hail the victorious dead. We’ve lost another legend, everyone. RIP Bernard Hill. Of all the lands of Middle-Earth, I’ve always found Rohan to be the most beautiful. Vast open fields, horses, and badass armor; what more could a fantasy nerd want? No wonder…
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Aragorn: The Book VS The Movies
The Rings of Power has been airing for a little while now. Love it or hate it, it has at least presented us all with one thing: an excuse to talk about this series for uncomfortably long periods of time again. Which is what I’m going to be doing right now. Not that I’ve ever…
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Boromir: The Best and Worst of Gondor
Of the nine members of the Fellowship, only two of them die over the course of the story. One of them comes right back, so that hardly even counts. But the other? His death isn’t just one of the most iconic scenes in the series, it’s also one of the most important. I am of…
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Is Frodo Baggins a Bad Protagonist?
Of all the characters in Lord of the Rings, Frodo tends to get the most hate and criticism. It’s fairly easy to see why. Compared to characters like Gandalf, Aragorn, or even the other hobbits, he doesn’t have that much presence. Especially in the films, which is the version of the story most people are…
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Is Sauron a Good Antagonist?
The Dark Lord. A fantasy antagonist more frequently used than even dragons. The numbers of stories featuring one or even multiple is beyond count. Hell, a good many of them have ‘The Dark Lord’ somewhere in their title! And as with most fantasy, it takes its roots in Tolkien. Specifically with the Lord of the…
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