World War II led C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien to infuse their early experiments in fantasy with a sense of moral urgency.

'The Lord of the Rings' returned to cinemas for its anniversary with an $11 million box office.

For decades, The Lord of the Rings sat on a strange pedestal in Hollywood. Revered, feared, and endlessly discussed, but ...

J.R.R. Tolkien made a vast and detailed lore for The Lord of the Rings, but one aspect was far more important than anyone ...

With THE LORD OF THE RINGS back in theaters for the 25th anniversary, Kirk Cameron explained how the J.R.R. Tolkien ...

The Kennedy School celebrates the author’s 134th birthday with a costume contest, “Hobbit” trilogy marathon and quest to find the One Ring.

Most people are likely aware — at least vaguely — that J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was Catholic. Fewer, perhaps, know how seriously he took his faith, in a time ...

This year’s annual Tolkien Society seminar will pay “more critical attention than ever” to diversity issues, according to an announcement by the literary charity. Academics and non-academics alike ...

HarperCollins has been busy refreshing their J.R.R. Tolkien offerings with spectacular illustrated editions of The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. They also released The Fall of Numenor, which ...

A dark, malevolent force is gathering on the edge of Middle-earth. It’s more poisonous than the Witch-King of Angmar. More toxic than Smaug. More evil than Sauron himself. That’s right, conservatives ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fundraising process also includes a video, featuring a number of actors who have played Tolkien’s creations on screen. Project ...

On Sept. 15, 1939, two weeks after Nazi Germany invaded Poland, triggering World War II, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to his publisher to explain why he didn’t expect to make much progress on his new story ...