As a scholar of real-world languages, J. R. R. Tolkien created a rich linguistic tapestry of over a dozen languages for his ...

Tuesday September 2nd 2003 is the 30th anniversary of the death of JRR Tolkien. His parents both came from Birmingham but his father, Arthur, who was a bank clerk, moved to South Africa in the ...

The father of modern fantasy spoke about real-life inspirations for his books and stories, and debunked myths about them too.

It grotesquely misunderstands the man and his work JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth is an inexhaustible resource for artists good and bad. There is Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy Lord of the ...

The remarkable tale of a stolen first edition of The Hobbit, returned to its home at The University of North Texas after ...

As an example, “Rohirrim” emphasizes Tolkien’s insistence on hoping beyond hope. In the author’s world, true heroism was not so much about abounding in courage, strength, or wit, but rather the ...

As keen Tolkien fans know, the author of The Lord of the Rings translated the Book of Jonah for the Jerusalem Bible, though ...

A Welsh edition of J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit has been unveiled. The new classic fantasy novel, titled Yr Hobyd, includes the author's original illustrations and new Welsh versions of the two maps ...

Chinese fans of the fantastic world of Middle-earth, created by English writer J.R.R. Tolkien, recently had their enthusiasm ...