{"id":112894,"date":"2022-04-19T14:40:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T19:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=112894"},"modified":"2022-04-19T14:40:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T19:40:25","slug":"new-rings-of-power-character-named-theo-son-of-bronwyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2022\/04\/19\/112894-new-rings-of-power-character-named-theo-son-of-bronwyn\/","title":{"rendered":"New Rings of Power character named: Theo, son of Bronwyn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Theo, played by Tyroe Muhafidin, has joined the list of characters now confirmed as denizens of the Second Age of Middle-earth in Prime Video\u2019s upcoming Rings of Power<\/em> series<\/a>. Living with his mother, Bronwyn, in the village of Tirharad, we still know little about Theo\u2019s story or character. We do know, though, that whatever is to come will be entwined with one of the more menacing weapons that Amazon has also revealed: a broken sword and possible family heirloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tyroe Muhafidin as Theo. Credit: Ben Rothstein, Amazon Prime Video<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We have seen this sword before, revealed in a series of hands-centric posters that Prime Video released in February. We are still left to speculate about the origin and nature of this broken heirloom – possibly marked by Black Speech – and how Theo and his mother come to possess it. Could this have been crafted by Sauron\/Annatar during his seductive stay on N\u00famenor? A remnant of a past migration of Black N\u00famenoreans as they colonized Haradwaith to the south of Gondor? A family heirloom from an absent father, now consumed by a piece of jewelry more powerful than he bargained for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Credit: Amazon Prime Video<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

With Theo\u2019s arrival, we are beginning to see some facets of a fuller family in this branch of the storyline that the Rings of Power<\/em> writers have been crafting. Bronwyn, played by Nazanin Boniadi, is a single mother and village healer, living in apparently rustic conditions with her son well to the south of more familiar Lord of the Rings<\/em> landscapes. But we know there must be more, even without that broken sword. Bronwyn has a romantic connection with the Sylvan Elf Arondir, played by Ismael Cruz C\u00f3rdova. (How does Theo feel about that?) And now we also know that Nazanin Boniadi can strike a classic \u201cNew Zealand is Middle-earth\u201d pose with the best of our Second Age heroines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nazanin Boniadi as Bronwyn. Credit: Ben Rothstein, Amazon Prime Video<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

And again, we\u2019re left with more questions than answers. Where is Bronwyn headed? Does her regal robe reveal that \u201cvillage healer\u201d is only a part of her story? Can we get some GPS coordinates for this shooting location? How many cosplay homages will this photo inspire?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyroe Muhafidin is a 16-year old Australian actor who has appeared in an array of short films and television series, including Dusk <\/em>(2018) and Caravan <\/em>(2019). This will be his first appearance in a major role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tyroe Muhafidin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/em> <\/a>brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. The series will launch on September 2, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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