After completing The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien began exploring a sequel set in the Fourth Age. This story would have focused ...

“A day may come when the courage of men fails… but it is not THIS day,” J.R.R. Tolkien’s quote captures the essence of ...

It’s hard to imagine a world without Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, but we might be living in it if it weren’t for J.R.R. Tolkien. The author is widely credited with giving birth to the modern ...

These stunning real-world locations-from New Zealand to the Swiss Alps-look like they were pulled straight from Tolkien's ...

Fantasy novel enthusiasts wish to turn the house of famed Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien in Oxford, where he wrote "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," into a meeting place for writers, ...

Editor's Note, December 10, 2013: With the second chapter of The Hobbit trilogy opening in theaters soon, and the third and final film to be released next winter, refresh your memory about what ...

“This material is unknown to Tolkien fans so it’s going to be marvelous,” show curator Catherine McIlwaine, the Bodleian’s Tolkien archivist, told BBC. Titled “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth,” the ...

Tolkien stars Hoult as the British author and Lily Collins as his wife Edith J.R.R. Tolkien’s family is making it clear that they do not support an upcoming biopic starring Nicholas Hoult as the ...

What would J.R.R. Tolkien have made of “Tolkien,” the touching, polished, impeccably well-behaved new movie about his early life? The author’s estate has already weighed in, distancing itself from a ...

When most people read J.R.R. Tolkien, they get swept up in mythical worlds of hobbits and elves, harrowing journeys in fantastical lands and epic battles of good and evil. But Walter Judd says he got ...