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Tolkien 101: Aragorn
07.01.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 2 Comments

If your sole familiarity with The Lord of the Rings is with the Peter Jackson film trilogy, then you probably only know Aragorn son of Arathorn as the handsome, brooding, scruffy loner with the broken sword who looked so dorky in that crown at the end of the third movie, of which he is the titular character. But there’s a huge backstory behind Aragorn, and this article will fill you in on the basics.
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This week in Middle-earth history: March 14-20
03.15.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

This week in Middle-earth history: Denethor dead, Faramir not; The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and the deaths of King Théoden and the Witch-king of Angmar; The Battle of Dale.
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This week in Middle-earth history: March 7-13
03.08.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

This week in Middle-earth history: Frodo and Sam are taken prisoner by Faramir; Aragorn travels the Paths of the Dead, and defeats the Corsairs of Umbar.
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Tolkien 101: Ringwraiths
09.30.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

…Men were the perfect victims for the rings. Nine heroes, sorcerers and kings of Men accepted the rings, gaining seeming power and unnaturally long life. But after a few centuries, it became clear the rings were a curse rather than a gift. The nine Men were enslaved by the rings, and by the Dark Lord wearing the One Ring. Their bodies faded away, until the Men were nothing but invisible, undead shades enslaved by Sauron. They became the Nazgûl or “Ringwraiths,” the greatest of Sauron’s servants.
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Coincidence? Lich King versus Witch King
10.03.08 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

On www.kunochan.com: I may be a Blizzard fanboy, but I also love Battle for Middle Earth II. So the first thing I thought at the Wrath of the Lich King announcement was, WTF?