Linguistics is one of the degrees most often dragged through the mud for being "useless," but The Lord of the Rings, one of ...

On Sept. 15, 1939, two weeks after Nazi Germany invaded Poland, triggering World War II, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to his publisher to explain why he didn’t expect to make much progress on his new story ...

J. R. R. Tolkien was a poet at heart. Charmed by the sound of language, he was influenced by everything from the poem The ...

A new Oxford exhibition offers unusual artifacts of the famed writer. TOLKIEN TREASURES. Above, the final design of The Hobbit dust jacket is part of ‘Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth.’ Tolkien not only ...

Poetically, Tolkien’s long struggle to realize his vision — the self-doubt that led to long pauses in composition, his frustrations with publishers and his general inability to be satisfied enough ...

Most people are likely aware — at least vaguely — that J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was Catholic. Fewer, perhaps, know how seriously he took his faith, in a time ...

This year’s annual Tolkien Society seminar will pay “more critical attention than ever” to diversity issues, according to an announcement by the literary charity. Academics and non-academics alike ...

"It's remarkable that you can have a culture that's shunted into the west side of England that has nothing to do with the English at all" ...

As The Rings of Power reimagines J.R.R. Tolkien's creation, this biopic starring Nicolas Hoult and Lily Collins shows how the horrors of war inspired his legendary tales. Richard Trenholm was CNET's ...

Warning! Some spoilers for what we saw at the presentation. J.R.R. Tolkien is probably the best-known fantasy author of all-time. His sprawling stories include The Lord of the Rings trilogy and its ...

John Howe, the illustrator who brought J.R.R. Tolkien's universe to life, is now inviting the world into his mind's eye by ...

Literary fans and celebrities who starred in Tolkien films start a crowdfunding campaign to preserve the house. By Vivian Marino The longtime home of the author J.R.R. Tolkien is about to re-enter the ...