Gandalf's epic stand against the balrog, this ancient demon that terrified the likes of beings more powerful than himself, is a testament to his courage and care for his friends. He knew there was ...

and the Balrog takes him down. Gandalf’s a slow burn of power, setting him up nicely here before he hits bigger heights. Galadriel, the elf queen of Lothlórien, glows in ‘The Fellowship of the Ring,’ ...

There are many memorable characters throughout The Lord of the Rings, from the ancient talking tree believed ... Gandalf fell to the depths while battling the Balrog, and everyone thought they ...

Ishiro Honda's «Godzilla», about an ancient sea kaiju awakened by the atomic bombings of World War II, changed the history of cinema foreve ...

Apr. 14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

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Now, a farmer is reviving this ancient "superfood". It's a hot and muggy summer day in Sicily's Madonie mountains, a rugged range of ridges about 65km east of Palermo. In a field of ash trees ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...