In the Perilous Realm: Tradition and Memory in “The Rings of Power”

December 21st, 2022 | 6 min read

At the waning of the year, looking ahead to the blaze of Christmas, I’ve been reexamining Amazon’s adventures in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legendarium. The first season of The Rings of Power was a moral muddle, but the story was strongest when it was wrestling with two themes: time and authority.

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Leah Libresco Sargeant

Leah Libresco Sargeant is the author of Arriving at Amen and Building the Benedict Option.

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