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

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

As an example, “Rohirrim” emphasizes Tolkien’s insistence on hoping beyond hope. In the author’s world, true heroism was not ...

One piece of Tolkien lore that last year’s expanded edition of The Letters of J R R Tolkien made abundantly clear was quite how highly the author regarded himself as a poet. In 1916, aged twenty-four, ...

While Tolkien's stories take place in the fictional realm of Middle-earth, the awe-inspiring landscapes of the books, films and TV shows are closer than you might imagine. The first book in J R R ...

J. R. R. Tolkien's books have been adapted several times, with varying degrees of accuracy. The novels are detailed and expansive, containing more lore than could ever fit into a film. The most ...

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

(OSV News photo/New Line Cinema) In the beginning were the words. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth — the world of “The Lord of ...

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings legendarium stretches before (and beyond) the Fellowship and the One Ring, and there’s one book crying out for an adaptation, according to one of the trilogy ...

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