Welcome to Know Your LotRO Lore, a new weekly column here at Massively showcasing the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien's world as it intersects with Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online. Probably the most ...

Tristan is an aspiring video game designer with a special interest in open worlds and puzzle games. His reviews of video games and films have been published in Bates College's student newspaper.

In Tolkien's writing he often used the term 'orc' and 'goblin' interchangeably. The only real distinction he made was giving the larger breeds the title of 'Uruk-hai'. He also made some references to ...

J.R.R. Tolkien brought us the orc, and like most things Tolkien, it has become a staple of the fantasy genre. They were the perfect evil mercenaries for an epic fantasy battle: growling, ugly, ...

08 June 2015 • 1:01pm Hundreds of reenactment enthusiasts dressed as characters such as elves, dwarves, goblins and orcs from J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit re-enact the Battle of the Five Armies ...

Orcs may not be the strongest creatures in Middle Earth, as even the hobbits were able to take out several of them, but they do have the numbers. In The Lord of the Rings, there is a scene where ...

J.R Tolkien's mystical realm of Middle Earth is overrun with colourful characters and dastardly foes. But sometimes working out who is who is easier said than done. Thankfully, the mark the ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

LOS ANGELES — At a recent get-together with the cast of the Lord of the Rings, perhaps the most passionate observations came from John Rhys-Davies. He's the actor who plays the dwarf Gimli, the proud ...