Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set in Middle-earth's Third Age, while posthumously published works like The Silmarillion ... Such unlikely creatures serving as heroes are ...

Mythical creatures are commonly created ... to throughout his later novels, The Silmarillion sheds light on all those questions and concerns fans of Tolkien’s work may have subconsciously ...

Two sculptures celebrating the influence of East Yorkshire on the early writings of fantasy author JRR Tolkien will be unveiled ... Lúthien,' an episode in 'The Silmarillion,' a collection ...

Life on Earth is nearly impossible without oxygen. But some bizarre creatures have evolved to live without it entirely. This tiny parasite resides in the muscles of salmon and does not rely on ...

If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

From the Shire to Mount Doom, Frodo’s path was mapped with the Church calendar in mind — a quiet testament to Tolkien’s Catholic ... become instead miserable creatures, like Gollum, who ...

The real Gamgee actually contacted J.R.R. Tolkien upon learning of the fictitious Hobbit played by Sean Astin, who shared his name. The author replied in “letter 184” chronicled in the book ...

Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge. Each illustrated volume in the J.R.R. Tolkien saga is quarter-bound in leather with a stamped cloth cover and packaged in an ...

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game is set to launch on July 29, 2025, and Weta Workshop is aiming to create something that Tolkien would be happy with. While the game has received some ...

While immortality remains far from human reach, one small marine creature has drawn attention for doing something that sounds almost unreal– it can biologically reset its life and start over.