Not all humans sided with Morgoth in the great war. Those in Númenor are the descendants of the other side — even if they're not exactly friendly with the elves these days. Welcome back to another ...

Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power begins with an info dump. Elves! Trees! War! Destruction, death, and finally — a great peace. But is it enough exposition? Due to the unusually ...

Joey Brown is an interview reporter, editor, and lifelong gamer with experience in nearly every genre from space sims and MMORPGs to metroidvanias and city builders. He has sat down with industry ...

The Rings of Power is dense with Tolkien lore, but this article will help explain all the weird words and concepts. Russell Holly is a Managing Editor on the Commerce team at CNET. He works with all ...