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Bred in ages past to be weapons in the war for Middle-earth, the Great Worms were huge, serpentine creatures, wrapped in scaly hides and possessed of wicked intelligence. Inside combined the cunning of thinking beings and the savagery of wild beasts.Long horns, bladed claws and wicked maws of countl..

Many imagine Wizards as great and powerful beings, moving the very powers of the world in subtle yet significant ways towards a grand design. Yet, Wizards come in all manner of being, and some prefer the company of critters to the company of kings.Tasked with guiding the inhabitants of Middle-earth ..

Deep within the heart of Mount Doom, where the heat of the flame saturates the air, thick like the very magma it erupts from, lies the Dark Lord's forge: Sammath Naur. Here, within the Cracks of Doom, Sauron wove his dark magic to craft a weapon from the very fires of the earth itself-a weapon meant..

A winged thing - not of feather or quill, but naked and leathery. Armed with tooth and claw, its screeching cry, piercing and unnatural, invokes a primal fear in all who hear its call. A foul steed, it serves its rider to scour the skies and plague the lands.Perching upon the ruins of Osgiliath, for..

Gimli, son of Glóin, was one of the nine members of the fellowship of the Ring, and the only dwarf among its ranks.During the War of the Ring, Gimli formed part of an unlikely trio of warriors, alongside Legolas the Elf and Aragorn of the Dúnedain. Their skills being surprisingly complementary, they..

An ally to all, from the long-lived Elves to the humble Hobbits, the wizard Gandalf fights to protect all of Middle-earth.An ancient being full of power and mystery, Gandalf has been many things: A wizard, a protector, a mentor, a guide, and a friend. When the Fellowship sets off on their heroic que..

Immortal beings many times the size of ordinary birds of prey, the Great Eagles of the Misty Mountains flew so high that the only the sharp eyes of Elves could discern them in the blue. Invisible and untouchable, their mastery of the sky was unrivalled till Saurons Ringwraiths took to the air upon t..

Faceless beings of fear and dread, the nine Nazgûl, or Ringwraiths, were undead servants of the Dark Lord Sauron, enslaved by the Rings of Power they wore upon their spectral fingers. Once kings of Men, their identities have been lost, subsumed by their master’s inexorable will. When word of the One..

Perched upon the crumbling ruins of Khazad-dûm, its ferocious awaking rocked the very foundations of the Misty Mountains, alerting all within of the impending doom. The Fellowship can only stagger upon the edge of despair, surrounded by pitch-black chasms and collapsing stones, as they realise what ..

From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak I fought with him, the Balrog of Morgoth. Until at last, I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin upon the mountainside. Darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time. Stars wheeled overhead and every day was as long as a life age of the Earth. B..

Théoden presided over the kingdom of Rohan during the War of the Ring.Seeking to weaken the realms of men as a prelude to his own ascendence, the treacherous Wizard Saruman sews discord between Théoden and his most loyal captains. Saruman used dark magic to infect the king's mind and wither his body..

Among the threads of story that almost made it to the screen was a version of the screenplay of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in which Arwen of Rivendell fought at the battle of Helm's Deep. Costumes were made and props built, including a helm of exquisite design, which the Elven maiden woul..