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Bard with the sword of Girion.

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Elrond pays a visit to Dol Guldur.

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Galadriel character photo.

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Tauriel character photo.

Caption: ‘The relationship between Tauriel and Kili,” says John Howe, “is like one of those love stories when people think they are falling in love when, in fact, they are actually falling out of love with everything else around them, and the only sympathetic face is someone who they would never choose in any other circumstance… So, it’s a kind of ‘almost-love-story’ with the potential to be tragically moving.”

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Thranduil in the snow-covered ruins of Dale. The black liquid staining his blade indicates recent fighting.

That’s it!

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