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 ...

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 ...

This week, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power expanded significantly on its depiction of ancient halflings, and in doing so gave me a great gift. By introducing the concept of Sûza-t, The Rings ...