: the 6th month of the civil year or the 12th month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
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As previously reported, Season 2 will see Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders) replace Joseph Mawle as the villainous Adar, leader of the Orcs.
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Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 26 July 2024
Sam Hazeldine takes on the role of Orc leader Adar in a recasting in the Prime Video series, replacing Joseph Mawle, who portrayed the character in Season 1.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2024
Sauron fled before that forging when his true identity was discovered, but Adar (Joseph Mawle in S1, Sam Hazeldine in S2), future father of the orcs, had already brought about the explosion of Mount Doom to create Mordor.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
Purim is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar in late winter or early spring.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
Her grandmother Yaffa Adar was freed by Hamas during the cease-fire and later released from the hospital.
—James Longman, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
One 85-year-old abductee, Yaffa Adar, keptprecise track of her days in captivity, her granddaughter proudly related.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
Yaffa Adar, the grandmother who was driven into Gaza in her own golf cart, found out her home is a charred ruin.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
Yael's 38-year-old son, Tamir Adar, remained in captivity.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 26 July 2024
Sam Hazeldine takes on the role of Orc leader Adar in a recasting in the Prime Video series, replacing Joseph Mawle, who portrayed the character in Season 1.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2024
Sauron fled before that forging when his true identity was discovered, but Adar (Joseph Mawle in S1, Sam Hazeldine in S2), future father of the orcs, had already brought about the explosion of Mount Doom to create Mordor.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
Purim is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar in late winter or early spring.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
Her grandmother Yaffa Adar was freed by Hamas during the cease-fire and later released from the hospital.
—James Longman, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
One 85-year-old abductee, Yaffa Adar, keptprecise track of her days in captivity, her granddaughter proudly related.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
Yaffa Adar, the grandmother who was driven into Gaza in her own golf cart, found out her home is a charred ruin.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
Yael's 38-year-old son, Tamir Adar, remained in captivity.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
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