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February 3rd 2022

Give Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power‘s Character Posters a Hand

Because... literally, that's it. That's what we've got.

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 3

January 19th 2022

Lord of the Rings‘ Rings of Power, Explained

Amazon's new Lord of the Rings prequel series Rings of Power is going to be all about... well, the Rings of Power. So here's what we know.

Television James Whitbrook Jan 19

The New Lord of the Rings Show Is Called…

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will debut on Prime Video in September.

Television Germain Lussier Jan 19

September 19th 2021

Lord of the Rings’ Ages, Explained

The world of Tolkien's fantasy saga stretches across some wild periods of time.

Television James Whitbrook Sep 19

September 4th 2021

Revisiting the Weird Legacy of Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

The tie-in video game that dared to ask the biggest question of all: but what about second Fellowship?

Games James Whitbrook Sep 4

February 17th 2021

Elijah Wood Is Nerdily Confused About Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Title

And if anyone would know, it’s Frodo, right? Speaking toEmpire Magazine (via /Film), Lord of the Rings film trilogy star Elijah Wood mentioned his confusion over the name of Amazon Prime’s upcoming prequel show, which will take place in Middle-earth’s Second Age, thousands of years before the events chronicled in Lord of the Rings. “I…

io9 Rob Bricken Feb 17

February 16th 2021

Everything You Need to Know About Lord of the Rings‘ Second Age

Even though we first learned about it in 2017, we barely know anything about Amazon’s plans for its Lord of the Rings series. One thing we do know—other than that a bucketload of talent is running all around New Zealand to make it—is that it’s set in the Second Age of Middle-earth’s long history. But…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Feb 16

January 13th 2021

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Is About the Return of Sauron

The Amazon show is telling the story of Sauron's first rise to prominence, glimpsed in the opening of The Fellowship of The Ring .

Television James Whitbrook Jan 13

December 3rd 2020

Lord of the Rings Adds 20 Cast Members, and We Have No Idea What They’re Doing

The secretive streaming series has brought a bunch more cast members to New Zealand.

Television James Whitbrook Dec 3

March 16th 2015

“Good Guy Sauron” Meme Shows Off The Helpful Side Of The Dark Lord

History is told by the victors, and when it comes to Lord of the Rings, Sauron doesn’t much good press. That’s why someone came up with the “Good Guy Sauron” meme, to show the good side of this bad guy. With the right perspective, you can find the upside of the worst tyrant. I think…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 16

December 22nd 2014

One Gingerbread Tower To Rule Them All

Welcome to ginger-Barad-Dûr, home of the great shadow of Middle Earth, made completely out of gingerbread. Who knew Sauron had such a sweet tooth. Spotted by Geekologie, two Finnish engineering and computer science students built the 3-foot-tower of Lord of the Rings fame out of 13.5 pounds of gingerbread dough, topped off with a glowing…

Tech News Darren Orf Dec 22

December 16th 2014

Just a Couple Dudes Building Sauron’s Mace From Lord of the Rings

With the final (supposedly) Hobbit movie on its way, a few modern day blacksmiths have decided celebrate by forging some good, old fashioned Middle Earth weaponry. This is how you build a mace worthy of the second Dark Lord himself. The AWE Me dudes‘ methods are a little more high-tech than they were in Sauron’s…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Dec 16

December 11th 2014

Sauron’s Plans To Gaze Over Moscow Fall Foul Of The Orthodox Church

Good news/Bad news, everyone – Sauron’s eye will not descend upon Moscow City. Plans to install a giant light-up version of the Dark Lord of Mordor’s burning eyeball have been scuppered, thanks to complaints from the Russian Orthodox Church. Originally, an art group named Svechenie planned to install a giant orb done up to look…

Tech News James Whitbrook Dec 11

September 29th 2014

Every Backyard Was Sorely Lacking in the Fires of Mount Doom. Until Now.

There was only one and now it’s gone. One firepit to rule them all, now in the hands of some lucky etsy customer. I really hope it was Sauron, decorating Mordor with things found on Pinterest. A) This is awesome. B) So many joke possibilities, but I think I’m going with “Hold out your hand,…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Sep 29

June 26th 2011

LEGO Mordor cannot be reached with plastic eagles

It took 50,000 interlocking bricks, but sculptor Kevin J. Walter was able to recreate Sauron’s fortress of Barad-dûr out of LEGOs, presumably to keep out some wee DUPLO Hobbits. You can see more photos at Kevin’s Flickr page. [Via Nerdcore]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 26

March 21st 2011

Every office needs an Eye of Sauron to boost worker morale

UK web designers The Technology Studio hacked an XBox Kinect to make this ominous Eye of Sauron — it tracks office workers with a withering gaze. Nothing says “quit playing Freecell” like a giant flaming eyeball that won’t stop staring. And here’s their regular eyeball hack, which is still pretty jarring (as massive disembodied eyeballs…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 21

November 5th 2010

Islamic jihadists are huge fans of the Lord of the Rings trilogy

Muslim extremists are hugely into the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, says British satirist Chris Morris, who studied terrorism for three years before directing Four Lions. “They see themselves as the force for good and Sauron is basically George W. Bush.”

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 5

Give Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power‘s Character Posters a Hand

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Lord of the Rings’ Ages, Explained

Revisiting the Weird Legacy of Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

Elijah Wood Is Nerdily Confused About Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Title

Everything You Need to Know About Lord of the Rings‘ Second Age

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Is About the Return of Sauron

Lord of the Rings Adds 20 Cast Members, and We Have No Idea What They’re Doing

“Good Guy Sauron” Meme Shows Off The Helpful Side Of The Dark Lord

One Gingerbread Tower To Rule Them All

Just a Couple Dudes Building Sauron’s Mace From Lord of the Rings

Sauron’s Plans To Gaze Over Moscow Fall Foul Of The Orthodox Church

Every Backyard Was Sorely Lacking in the Fires of Mount Doom. Until Now.

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