Although J.R.R. Tolkien decided against continuing with the sequel to The Lord of the Rings, it might have been setting up ...

Bilbo's loyal sidekick Sam Gamgee actually has a real-life version of himself in the form of a man from South London. The ...

I've celebrated J.R.R. Tolkien Reading Day for nearly two decades. I've always been a Tolkien nerd, and I use the ...

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 ...

Funded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Route Yorkshire Coast, and created by Lincolnshire-based artist Allen Stichler ...

Hobbit, human, or Maiar alike — everyone can be a hero in Middle-earth, and characters like Frodo, Aragorn, and Gandalf prove ...

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 ...

J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, wrote that Faramir was the character from Middle-earth who was the ...

J.R.R. Tolkien is easily one of the greatest writers in history, perhaps the greatest fantasy writer of all time. The history he created spans literally thousands of years, with layers and layers ...

While neither is noted for writing dystopian or futuristic fiction, both J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis wrote of the warped view of eternal life that may emerge in the future. Many readers of ...