It’s hard to imagine a world without Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, but we might be living in it if it weren’t for J.R.R. Tolkien. The author is widely credited with giving birth to the modern ...

This video explores some of the most impactful and beautifully written chapters in Tolkien’s work. It examines what makes these sections stand out in terms of emotion and storytelling. The analysis ...

"Songs for the Philologists" is the rarest book by legendary Oxford author J.R.R. Tolkien. The post Only 15 copies of this ...

“This material is unknown to Tolkien fans so it’s going to be marvelous,” show curator Catherine McIlwaine, the Bodleian’s Tolkien archivist, told BBC. Titled “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth,” the ...

The One Ring may have been destroyed, but Lord of the Rings is far from over. Previous spinoffs have essentially served as ...

A rare exhibition of the Hobbit author’s life and art reveals an imaginary realm that continues to inspire new generations As a fantasy lover, I can barely remember a time when I wasn’t aware of JRR ...

Editor's Note, December 10, 2013: With the second chapter of The Hobbit trilogy opening in theaters soon, and the third and final film to be released next winter, refresh your memory about what ...

What would J.R.R. Tolkien have made of “Tolkien,” the touching, polished, impeccably well-behaved new movie about his early life? The author’s estate has already weighed in, distancing itself from a ...

Tolkien stars Hoult as the British author and Lily Collins as his wife Edith J.R.R. Tolkien’s family is making it clear that they do not support an upcoming biopic starring Nicholas Hoult as the ...

British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

The work of J.R.R. Tolkien is an astoundingly detailed achievement unmatched by any other fantasy author in history. It’s too bad that the biopic Tolkien doesn’t even have half the passion that the ...

Christopher Tolkien, the son of “The Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien, has died, the Tolkien Society announced Thursday. He was 95 years old. Tolkien was his father’s literary executor, ...