Lord of the Dark Millennium: The Dan Abnett Collection (Warhammer 40,000)

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In his novel series The Thrawn Trilogy (1991–1993), author Timothy Zahn labeled Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine as " Dark Jedi", as the meaning of the term "Sith" had not yet been defined. Subsequent Star Wars Legends media use the term "Dark Jedi" for various characters attuned to the dark side of the Force. Some of these characters (including Vader and Palpatine) would be later identified as Sith, although the term would also be applied to non-Sith characters with similar goals and practices. Busch, Caitlin (February 10, 2017). " 'LEGO Batman' Crosses over with 'Harry Potter,' 'Doctor Who,' and 'Lord of the Rings' ". Archived from the original on 29 October 2021 . Retrieved 3 January 2021.

Sauron appears in the form of his eye in The Lego Batman Movie voiced by Jemaine Clement. He is one of the many pre-existing villains the Joker frees from the Phantom Zone to run amok in Gotham City. [15] [16] Television [ edit ] Brin, David (December 2002). "We Hobbits are a Merry Folk: an incautious and heretical re-appraisal of J. R. R. Tolkien". Salon Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 March 2006 . Retrieved 9 January 2006. Handwerk, Brian (1 March 2004). " Lord of the Rings Inspired by an Ancient Epic". National Geographic News. National Geographic Society. pp.1–2. Archived from the original on 16 March 2006 . Retrieved 4 October 2006. Exar Kun's invasion directly influenced the Mandalorian Wars, whereas the individuals known as Revan and Alek came across Darth Vitiate's empire in the Unknown Regions. Seduced to the dark side and declaring themselves Sith Lords, Revan and Alek became Darth Revan and Darth Malak, respectively. Vitiate had them seek out the Star Forge, an ancient, alien weapons plant that the Sith hoped to use to speed up their return to the galaxy. Revan and Malak instead opted to use the Star Forge to fuel their own imperial war machine and led a brutal and hugely successful campaign against the Republic. Revan was eventually betrayed by Malak, allowing a Jedi strike team to capture him. Malak continued his conquest without Revan's tactical leadership until a redeemed Revan defeated him, and the Star Forge, the source of the Sith fleet, was destroyed.

Edward Lense, also writing in Mythlore, identifies a figure from Celtic mythology, Balor of the Evil Eye, as a possible source for the Eye of Sauron. Balor's evil eye, in the middle of his forehead, was able to overcome a whole army. He was king of the evil Fomoire, who like Sauron were evil spirits in hideously ugly bodies. Lense further compares Mordor to "a Celtic hell", just as the Undying Lands of Aman resemble the Celtic Earthly Paradise of Tír na nÓg in the furthest (Atlantic) West; and Balor "ruled the dead from a tower of glass". [6] Antagonist [ edit ] a b Shippey, Tom (2005) [1982]. The Road to Middle-earth (Thirded.). HarperCollins. pp.1–6, 260–261, and passim. ISBN 978-0-261-10275-0. In early 2023, Warner Bros Discovery announced that multiple new movies set in Middle-earth are in development, and will be produced along with New Line Cinema and Freemode. [120] Audiobooks [ edit ] The prologue explains that the work is "largely concerned with hobbits", telling of their origins in a migration from the east, their habits such as smoking " pipe-weed", and how their homeland the Shire is organised. It explains how the narrative follows on from The Hobbit, in which the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins finds the One Ring, which had been in the possession of Gollum.

The dualistic relationship between these Sith and Jedi concepts of "purity" mirrors the philosophical and literary concept of " Apollonian and Dionysian": the Jedi are portrayed as embracing purity, reason, temperance, altruism and other humanistic virtues; the Sith, by contrast, embrace curiosity, emotion, conflict, power, instincts, unfettered self-interest and other hedonistic vices. However, whereas the classic Greek concept did not necessarily view the Apollonian and Dyonisian principles as opposed, Star Wars frames the Jedi and Sith as opponents in a dire moral struggle, with the Sith cast as corrupted villains apparently destined to defeat or self-destruction in the end. [7] There is a common theme throughout the work of language, its sound, and its relationship to peoples and places, along with hints of providence in descriptions of weather and landscape. [44] Out of these, Tolkien stated that the central theme is death and immortality. [T 11] To those who supposed that the book was an allegory of events in the 20th century, Tolkien replied in the foreword to the Second Edition that it was not, saying he preferred "history, true or feigned, with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers."Lense, Edward (1976). "Sauron and Dracula". Mythlore. 4 (1). article 1. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18 . Retrieved 2020-05-31.

Tolkien, J. R. R. (1984). Christopher Tolkien (ed.). The Book of Lost Tales. Vol.1. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-35439-0. Carpenter 1981, letter #178 to Allen & Unwin, 12 December 1955, and #303 to Nicholas Thomas, 6 May 1968 Túrin and Niënor’s cursed lives were not their own fault – they were literally cursed. Their father Húrin was captured by Morgoth, who wanted to know where the hidden Elven city of Gondolin was. Húrin refused to tell him, so Morgoth imprisoned him on a volcano and cursed his children, keeping Húrin alive so he could see just how effective the curse was. And boy, was it effective. Bratman, David (2013) [2007]. "Parodies". In Drout, Michael D. C. (ed.). The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp.503–504. ISBN 978-0-415-86511-1.

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Walker, Steve (2009). The Power of Tolkien's Prose: Middle-Earth's Magical Style. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p.1. ISBN 978-0-230-61992-0. Tolkien was initially opposed to titles being given to each two-book volume, preferring instead the use of book titles: e.g. The Lord of the Rings: Vol. 1, The Ring Sets Out and The Ring Goes South; Vol. 2, The Treason of Isengard and The Ring Goes East; Vol. 3, The War of the Ring and The End of the Third Age. However, these individual book titles were dropped, and after pressure from his publishers, Tolkien suggested the volume titles: Vol. 1, The Shadow Grows; Vol. 2, The Ring in the Shadow; Vol. 3, The War of the Ring or The Return of the King. [55] [56]