Note: This is the finalized version of the essay originally published as "How Large Was Smaug Really?" You can also find it on Quora in...

The following is planned to be submitted for canon review in the Quora space The Nine. You can find the final draft here. Smaug the...

In the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, and in most adaptations thereof, Orc blood is described or shown as black in color. Human blood is...

In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Saruman summons Gandalf to his abode of Isengard in the Gap of Rohan. After...

It was satire, guys. Come on. Yes, Warner Bros will be making some sort of adaptations of Tolkien's writings. No, they will not have dual...

Original post (Quora) "...reasoning within the world's cultures… The Elves made art, not industry. Their products seemed magical. They...

I recently received one of the latest collections of Tolkien's notes, The Nature Of Middle-earth. Edited by Carl F. Hostetter, it...

In The Lord Of the Rings: The Two Towers, we see a flashback of Gandalf fighting the Balrog. At the duel's climax, the Wizard causes...

Universe: Arda (Amazon) Creature type: Dwarf Size: Probably about 4'10" tall Abilities: Great strength, likely mining and combat...

Positive ones.

(Early on the morning of the 2nd if you're in the UK.) Source (and another teaser)

Lloyd Owen as Elendil. Amazing casting. The Stranger. Númenórean ship. What are you Durin? Ar-Pharazôn, last king of Númenor. He who...

Rings of Power—Title Reveal Beyond our wandering—First Teaser The skies are strange—Amazon Prime Sneak Peak A new era—Main Teaser You...

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Movies vs show. Okay, this is a more even fight. Let's dive right in. Size: Smaug's size Smaug was called "twice as big as a 747" by a...

Spoiler: I don't know. In a previous essay, I argued that Smaug could destroy Toothless. I don't think he'd ever get off a shot to...

Priscilla Tolkien, Tolkien's last child and only daughter, passed away yesterday.

Short answer: No, probably not.

I'm literally agonizing over who would win between a multi-hundred-ton demon who shrugged off molten gold and a car-sized flying lizard with

Just some interesting data. A Sith uses the Force. Darth Vader (Star Wars) Vader used the Force to stop an AT-AT from crushing him, then...