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Dubbed the greatest realm of Men by the end of the Third Age in Middle-earth, Gondor has a storied past. The kingdom figures prominently into The Return of the King, the final book in J.R.R. Tolkien’s ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power explores the rich history of Tolkien’s Middle Earth. With the introduction of Elendil, fans are now wondering how he is related to Aragorn. Fans came to know ...

Aragorn, son of Arathorn and rightful king of Gondor, is rightfully proclaimed by many as the greatest swordsman in the history of Middle-earth, or at least its Third Age. The Lord of the ...

The prologue of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring has always stood out, even though the whole movie is nearly perfect. It provides a window into a bygone age, showing Sauron's defeat ...

For 25 generations the Ruling Stewards of Gondor sat atop the white city of Minas Tirith. However, they never claimed its throne. For while they lorded over the kingdom it had no monarch after Eärnur ...

As the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy begins celebrating a string of landmark anniversaries over the next few years, and Warner Bros. remains eager to delve too greedily and too deep into getting ...

"The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy features several notable character deaths. I wasn't upset when Sauron, Lurtz, and Denethor II died since they caused so much strife. King Théoden and Boromir's ...

Julio is a Senior Author for Collider. He studied History and International Relations at university, but found his calling in cultural journalism. When he isn't writing, Julio also teaches English at ...