The Lord of the Rings’ history is filled with gods called the Valar… but who were Makar and Meásse, and why didn’t they make the cut?

When the Valar finally ousted Morgoth due to the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, Sauron became the second Dark Lord to terrorize Middle-earth. The Rings of Power's opening history lesson ...

This would have been all well and good for another Maia, but Sauron had an innate need to expand his power quickly, and so he turned to Morgoth, the Fallen Vala and first Dark Lord. The ...

Centuries after the fall of the dark lord Morgoth, the high elves of Middle Earth believe they have achieved peace. As lady Galadriel of the Noldor prepares to sail home to Valinor a new threat ...