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The Rings of Power season 3 just got a major filming update – here's what it means for the return of The Lord of the Rings TV show on Prime Video

Amazon has confirmed filming is underway The Rings of Power season 3, but it might have started earlier than we're being led to believe.

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"System Of A Down isn’t working right now, so do you want me to just sit around and wait?" How Shavo Odadjian ditched nu metal for deathcore with Seven Hours After Violet

Shavo Odadjian hadn't released an album in almost 20 years, but a chance encounter at a party gave birth to his heaviest project yet

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'I have no idea': The Rings of Power's Daniel Weyman doesn't know if The Stranger will meet Sauron in season 3, but he's open to it

Is a first encounter between The Stranger and Sauron on the cards next season? Don't bet on it, one of The Rings of Power's stars says.

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87 Years Later, Lord of the Rings Just Changed Its Own Canon With One Crucial Line

In the Season 2 finale of 'The Rings of Power,' Celebrimbor gets the best speech. And in it, he redefines Sauron's role in 'The Lord of the Rings.'

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23 Years Later, Lord of the Rings Reveals How Sauron Accomplished His Most Diabolical Scheme

Sauron is evil incarnate. But did you know he actually put is own blood into the Rings? In 'The Rings of Power' things are getting creepy.

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87 Years Later, Lord of the Rings Finally Fixes Its Most Underrated Monsters

"I thought you loved us." This week's episode of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' sets up a tragic twist that the series has been working toward since its first season.

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What are the Silmarils and Morgoth's crown in The Rings of Power season 2? The Lord of the Rings' magical artefacts explained

The Rings of Power season 2 episode 6 contains references to some hugely important items in The Lord of the Rings lore.

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47 Years Later, Lord of the Rings Unearthed a Forgotten Weapon — And Quietly Changed Tolkien Canon

In its latest episode, Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' confirms that Sauron's intended crown is even more significant than it originally seemed. In doing so, the series has once again deviated from Tolkien canon.

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Who is Fëanor in The Rings of Power? His Lord of the Rings history explained

Who is Fëanor?

Total Film

Who is The Dark Wizard in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2?

Who is the Dark Wizard, played by Ciaran Hinds? Let's explore. (Spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 ahead!)

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Who is Tom Bombadil in The Rings of Power? Tolkien's most mysterious and surprisingly powerful character explained

Meet Tom Bombadil, who is finally making his on-screen debut in The Rings of Power season 2

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Why Does Sauron Look Different? ‘Rings of Power’ Season 2's Brutal First Scene Explained

Why is there a second Sauron at the start of 'The Rings of Power'? Here's how the show invents new 'Lord of the Rings' lore, and what it means.

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The Rings of Power season 2 features a surprise new Sauron actor that the showrunners kept hidden for years

Meet Forodwaith Sauron

Total Film

The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien audiobook review – The Lord of the Rings’ mythical forerunner

Actor Andy Serkis narrates the posthumously published prelude to Tolkien’s epic masterpiece – a dense yet rich compendium of meticulously crafted lore

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The Fall of Númenor by JRR Tolkien review – masterful world-building from the father of fantasy

Following Amazon’s Rings of Power series, this beautiful compendium of Tolkien’s Second Age of Middle-earth stories offers the ideal palate cleanser

Total Film

The Lord of the Rings timeline: A chronological trip through Middle-earth

A look at the Lord of the Rings timeline, according to the books

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When does The Rings of Power take place on the The Lord of the Rings timeline?

When is The Rings of Power set?

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Who is Adar? The Rings of Power season 2's recast villain, explained

Adar is back and played by a new actor in season 2

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Is Celeborn dead? 'Rings of Power' just broke Lord of the Rings canon — or did it?

The reports of Cereborn's death may be greatly exaggerated. In 'Rings of Power' Episode 7, Galadriel seems to contradict a major plot point in Lord of the Rings. So what's really happening here?

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Who is Adar? 'Rings of Power' Episode 6 solves the show’s biggest mystery

One of the biggest mysteries in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' has finally been solved. Here's what Episode 6 of the Amazon series tells us about its central villain, Adar.

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Sauron cultists? 'Rings of Power' may have just solved the show's biggest mystery

The Cult of Melkor? Here's why we may already know who the three figures are that show up for one very brief scene in 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Episode 5.

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Galadriel’s best line in 'Rings of Power' Episode 3 rewrites LOTR history

The answer is more complicated than you might think. Here's how the war between Morgoth and the Elves, which precedes the events of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' really began.

The Independent UK

The Lord of the Rings – The Rings of Power: Four biggest talking points from episode 3

Galadriel uncovers the truth about her shipmate Halbrand’s identity, while Arondir attempts to break free from his chains

The Guardian - UK

‘I expected both to be cheap cash-ins’: readers’ verdicts on House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings

Costumes, sets, CGI, scripts and performances go under the spotlight – as readers weigh up the new ventures into Middle-earth and Westeros

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'Rings of Power' evil sword: How one relic will “drive” the LOTR prequel

In a saga full of magical items, there is one shattered sword in particular in 'The Rings of Power' that will have special importance. But whose sword is it?

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