Whether you still think of him as the giant, flaming eye from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, or have fully committed to Charlie Vickers' portrayal as Halbrand in The Lord of the ...

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J.R.R. Tolkien was a master world-builder, meticulously crafting Middle-earth and its history over decades. The product, The Lord of the Rings, boasts some of the deepest, richest mythology and lore ...

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