Mirkwood, the homeland of Legolas from The Lord of the Rings, was once a safe and beautiful forest, so what caused its evil ...

which makes Sauron’s will to rule seem reserved in comparison, introduces a litany of racial backgrounds to Middle-earth’s factions that come off as awkward and forced. We are introduced to ...

As such, he initially used the palantír to evaluate the Dark Lord but was ultimately left awed by Sauron's overwhelming ...

Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the ...