J.R.R. Tolkienis easily one of the greatest writers ... Part of the reason for this, alongside his life as a WW1 soldier and linguistic knowledge as a professor at Oxford, is that he never stopped ...

JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings laid the foundation of his fantasy world in Britain’s second city, where he grew ...

From the Shire to Mount Doom, Frodo’s path was mapped with the Church calendar in mind — a quiet testament to Tolkien’s Catholic imagination. Illustration of Mary and Gabriel from Agostino ...

Is 'The Lord of the Rings' a Catholic epic? Some consider it a parable of the Gospels, much to the dismay of several scholars who believe Tolkien subtly incorporated various mythologies.

JRR Tolkien spent 18 years in East Yorkshire recovering from trench fever after World War One. The collection of letters and manuscripts goes on sale after being found in a plastic bag in an attic.

They married on 22 March 1916, just before Tolkien departed to serve in France during World War I, and remained a close and devoted couple until Edith's death in 1971. Tolkien had the name ...

J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate has settled copyright infringement claims against Warner Bros. over merchandising rights to the author’s most famous works, “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.” LOS ...

JRR Tolkien spent almost 18 months in Hull and East Yorkshire recovering from trench fever after World War One. The landscape of the area is said to have been the influence of some of his stories ...

As a teen, authors C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien opened up worlds for me that were both fantastic and faith-filled. I wouldn’t come to understand the deeper Catholic motifs in The Lord of the ...

Fans of J.R.R Tolkien are set to be enchanted this spring, with sculptures celebrating the influence on the fantasy author's early writing set to be unveiled this Spring. Tolkien spent nearly 18 ...

This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the "fellowship" apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.

JRR Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, is the latest cultural icon to find himself in the Evil Genius hotseat, with comedians Thanyia Moore, Lauren Pattison and Pierre Novellie ...