"It's remarkable that you can have a culture that's shunted into the west side of England that has nothing to do with the ...

Elves in the Lord of the Rings saga live a long time. A very, very long time, in fact. But they're not exactly 'immortal.' ...

In his new book, English professor Michael Drout delves into Tolkien’s life and work while reminiscing about his own father ...

A pristine set of first edition, first impression copies of the Lord of the Ring series by J.R.R. Tolkien just set a new ...

J.R.R. Tolkien used his scholarly familiarity with ancient storytelling modes to create a world so vast it spills off of the ...

Poetically, Tolkien’s long struggle to realize his vision — the self-doubt that led to long pauses in composition, his frustrations with publishers and his general inability to be satisfied enough ...

On the occasion John Tolkien, 3 years old, fished for information about Father Christmas, his own father spent the next 23 years responding. From 1920 to 1943, J.R.R. Tolkien, the novelist who would ...

Tolkien's massive body of work was mostly published after his death, including some of Middle-Earth's best stories.

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 ...

After rewatching The Lord of the Rings trilogy, it’s easy to wish that there was more to the story. Sure, the books offer a lot more detail in terms of story and character than the films have time to, ...

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 ...

BOSTON — In just a few days, Tolkienites around the world will flock to movie theaters for the second installment of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” trilogy, called “The Desolation of Smaug.” As with its ...