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 so much about abounding in courage, strength, or wit, but rather the ...

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 ...

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

Clive Farahar, who has appeared as an expert on the BBC programme for close to 40 years now, was introduced to a revised ...

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 ...

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 ...

Susana Polo is a senior entertainment writer at Polygon, specializing in pop culture and genre fare, with a primary expertise in comic books ... and J.R.R. Tolkien himself on The War of the ...

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

(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 the Rings” and now the new animated film “The War of the Rohirrim” — was ...