In Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, Smaug's most powerful weapon was his fire breath, and it drew from two surprising inspirations.

Sophie Harrison continues her series on Oxford alumni and their books, this time exploring the works of the author of Babel and Yellowface.

A cryptocurrency has effectively been cast into Mt Doom after attempting to rip off Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien's estate by violating his trademarks. JRR Token was first released in ...