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.

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 ...

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 ...

Step into the Ribble Valley landscape that may have inspired The Shire. Explore the Tolkien Trail from Hurst Green to riverside paths ...

Hobbits, elves and Middle-earthlings across the globe will mark the 50th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s death this weekend. The English scholar and author best known for the worlds he created in “The ...

J.R.R. Tolkien's famous quote, 'Not all those who wander are lost,' resonates deeply in today's world. It suggests that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...