Both in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit novel and in Peter Jackson's trilogy of film adaptations, Thorin II Oakenshield was obsessed with the treasure of Erebor, particularly the Arkenstone.

The author who wrote the classic fantasy tales The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is being honoured with a new sculpture trail. JRR Tolkien spent almost 18 months in Hull and East Yorkshire ...

They named her Homo floresiensis and nicknamed her the "Hobbit," after the diminutive villagers from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. The team has since recovered bones from as many as ...

After witnessing the evil powers of the rings of power, Durin IV gets terrified. He tries to talk to his father about removing his ring of power Thror as it corrupts him and he is filled with greed to ...