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.

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 ...

A new collection of letters will shed light on the personality of one of the world’s literary giants, JRR Tolkien. Tolkien did not believe himself to be an inventor, but a conduit for his work, and ...

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 ...

From pastoral folk to thunderous metal, explore 17 legendary tracks that successfully translated J.R.R. Tolkien’s high-fantasy mythology into rock history ...

Hobbit Day 2021 looks back at various ‘Lord of the Rings’ related media, such as the Gandalf actor Ian McKellen and the 1964 ‘The Hobbit’ comics. However, JRR Tolkien did not like how Gandalf was ...

For many of us, it began with a hole - a hobbit hole. But for J.R.R. Tolkien, he started elsewhere. Born on Jan. 3, 1892, in South Africa, Tolkien had a difficult childhood. While he may be best known ...

The Pope may have been referring to an exchange between Frodo and Sam in the second book of the trilogy. Pope Francis and J.R.R. Tolkien. (photo: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk and TuckerFTW / (CC BY-SA ...

This story originally appeared on Winter is Coming. The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien does not mess around. They’re been known to go after tourism and merchandise companies who reference “The Hobbit” and ...