“Speak, friend, and enter…” Many The Lord of the Rings fans know the riddle that barred the Fellowship of the Ring from entering the Mines of Moria (a.k.a Khazad-dûm) and nearly cost them deeply. But ...

Elrond and Durin IV are close friends on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? Here’s what we know about their unlikely bond. Legolas and Gimli developed a mutual respect and deep fondness for ...

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A king he was on carven throne In many-pillared halls of stone With golden roof and silver floor, And runes of power upon the door. That poem inspired one of the winners of the Treasures of ...

Unlike the beginning of the book - the infamous "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit" - An Unexpected Journey begins with Old Bilbo (Ian Holm) relating how Smaug attacked and claimed Erebor ...

The Dwarves were working under a tight deadline; they had to get to Erebor by Durin's Day if they wanted to be able to open the secret door. According to the runes on the map, the last light of ...

IGN is excited to bring you the first look at the dwarves Bofur, Bombur and Bifur in The Hobbit, director Peter Jackson's long-awaited two-part prequel to Lord of the Rings. Click on the exclusive ...

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