Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy honored J.R.R. Tolkien's legacy, bringing to life several of the high fantasy world's memorable characters. Middle-earth is home to many powerful races ...

Advisor to King Theóden of Rohan and the wizard Saruman’s henchman, Grima Wormtongue exemplifies the destructive effects of sycophancy. Tolkien’s very name for this wheedling creature highlights his ...

Fans of The Lord of the Rings movies — who watched Christopher Lee's Saruman die at the hands of Grima Wormtongue (Brad Dourif) and Sauron erupt after the destruction of the One Ring — may wonder what ...

Alice is a Lord of the Rings enthusiast who grew up with Tolkien's tales. She loves all kinds of writing, from articles to stories to her debut novel, which she is seeking literary representation for.

Tolkein's characters tend to spare the lives of the wrong person at the wrong time. There is no better example than this: When Gandalf frees Theoden from Saruman's spell, Theoden's first instinct is ...

When the stage is Yale, even Oscar-nominated actors can get stage fright. Actor Brad Dourif, best known for his portrayal of Grima Wormtongue in “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and for his ...

So you're not a "10" in every which way. But you're probably pretty spectacular in some way, and definitely good enough in most areas of life. If ever there were a time to stop beating yourself up for ...

Saruman may have been one of the greatest villains and most powerful threats to the forces of good in Lord of the Rings, but he wouldn't have been quite so formidable without Gríma Wormtongue by his ...

Just when you thought you had the Middle-earth family tree close to memorized, along comes the sequel. So break out your erasers, ye non Fellowship savvy — which should represent, oh, maybe .000001 ...

Warning: this article contains spoilers! With The Return of the King in post-production, news about the movie is spreading from those involved in its making. While the official line is to keep ...