J.R.R. Tolkien wrote several stories set ... Those looking to get into Tolkien's Middle-earth works can choose between the chronological and release date orders, and both come with pros and ...

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote his famous books, “The Hobbit”and “The Lord of the Rings,” in the style of ancient folklore. The elaborate historical and linguistic backstory he created for the books clearly ...

Hammond and Scull are two of the world's most respected Tolkien scholars, having written painstaking reference works such as the J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (2017) and The Lord of the Rings ...

When Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy first came out, it was thought to be a perfect adaptation of the famous book ...

So you haven't read the Hobbit? Well, you're in for a dragon-sized treat! J. R. R. Tolkien's classic novel was the inspiration for so many works of literature and art that came after it. It drafted ...

Among J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published Lord of the Rings books is The Silmarillion, a lengthy textbook that covers all the big moments.

Populated as it is with elves, demons and magic of all kinds, J.R.R. Tolkien ... the elder Tolkien explained that he ultimately abandoned “The New Shadow” because it “proved both sinister and ...

Literature experts discussed how the horrors of World War 1 may have influenced J.R.R. Tolkien in creating Middle-Earth's ...

The Lord of the Rings was a pioneer of the fantasy genre when J.R.R. Tolkien's world first appeared. It also introduced many ...

Populated as it is with elves, demons and magic of all kinds, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of ... sinister and depressing”: “I could have written a ‘thriller’ about the plot and its ...