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• How Did The Dwarf Economy Work? - LOTR 05.07.2026 11m

  How do dwarves survive - economically speaking - when they spend all their time mining?
• Larys Strong: A Character Study - ASOIAF 04.07.2026 12m

  The enigmatic spy-master Larys Strong is clearly ambitious, but what does he really want?
• Which Are the Two Towers in the Title? - LOTR 03.07.2026 12m

  The second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is called ’The Two Towers’, but to which two towers does the title actually refer?
• Who Are The Golden Company's Friends In The Reach? - ASOIAF 02.07.2026 16m

  In the opening of The Winds of Winter, we know the Golden Company are ready to launch their invasion of Westeros. But it won’t be easy, unless they can count on some ’friends in The Reach’. So who might they be?
• How Did The Hobbit Economy Work? - LOTR 01.07.2026 9m

  How did The Shire actually work, economically speaking?
• Who Are The Green Men? - ASOIAF 30.06.2026 11m

  We get a brief glimpse of one in House of the Dragon, but who are the Green Men of the Isle of Faces?
• House of the Dragon S3 Episode 2 Breakdown - ASOIAF 29.06.2026 13m

  How are Team Black and Team Green recovering from the explosive Battle of the Gullet? Let’s break down the events of Episode 2.
• Daemon and Viserys Targaryen: A History - ASOIAF 29.06.2026 12m

  The relationship between brothers Viserys and Daemon Targaryen is central to the events of The Dance of the Dragons, so what’s the history there?
• Was Isildur Actually A Hero? - LOTR 28.06.2026 14m

  If you only know Isildur from the opening of films, you might not have the best opinion of him, but was he actually more of a hero than he seems?
• The Dragonseeds Explained - ASOIAF 27.06.2026 14m

  In the Dance of the Dragons, Team Black recruited Dragonseeds to ride their dragons, but how does it all work exactly?
• How Powerful Was Narsil? - LOTR 26.06.2026 11m

  There are many legends about Narsil, the sword that cut the Ring from Sauron’s finger, but how powerful was it exactly?
• What Really Happened at Rook's Rest? - ASOIAF 25.06.2026 14m

  It was a pivotal moment in the Dance of the Dragons, and a spectacular event in Season 2 of House of the Dragon that set up the action for Season 3, but what really happened in the battle at Rook’s Rest?
• The History of Mordor - LOTR 24.06.2026 10m

  It may be Sauron’s base now, but has Mordor always been like this? What do we know of its history?
• The History of Sheepstealer - ASOIAF 23.06.2026 14m

  In the books, Sheepstealer is ridden by Nettles, so what do we know of the history of this feral dragon?
• House of the Dragon S3 Episode 1 Breakdown - ASOIAF 22.06.2026 13m

  As House of the Dragon Season 3 gets underway, let’s breakdown the events of the explosive first episode.
• An Introduction to House of the Dragon - ASOIAF 22.06.2026 12m

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• When Did The Targaryens Lose Aegon's Prophecy? - ASOIAF 20.06.2026 12m

  Aegon’s prophecy was of central importance to the Targaryens during the events of House of the Dragon, but by the time we get to Game of Thrones, Daenerys hasn’t heard of it. So what happened?
• Why Did The Elves Leave Middle-earth? - LOTR 19.06.2026 11m

  Why did the Elves have such a strong desire to sail west and leave Middle-earth?
• Why Was Aegon's Dream Kept A Secret? - ASOIAF 18.06.2026 9m

  Why did the Targaryens keep Aegon’s prophecy such a closely guarded secret?
• Why Choose The Baggins Family? - LOTR 17.06.2026 10m

  Both Frodo and Bilbo did, generally speaking, a pretty impressive job at resisting the One Ring’s influence; so is there something that makes the Baggins family special?