The Middle-earth author spent some imaginary time in the North Pole for an audience of just four people: his children.

The animated feature tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, the ninth king of Rohan, and his daughter Hera, as they defend their people and homeland against the violent forces of the Wildmen of Dunland.

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

T he days leading up to Christmas in 1941 effectively obliterated any sentimental notions about “peace on earth” and “good will toward men.” Not even Father Christmas could evade the nightmare ...

For many of us, it began with a hole - a hobbit hole. But for J.R.R. Tolkien, he started elsewhere. Born on Jan. 3, 1892, in South Africa, Tolkien had a difficult childhood. While he may be best known ...

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 ...

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 ...

JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth is an inexhaustible resource for artists good and bad. There is Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy Lord of the Rings (2001-2003), The Hobbit (2012-14), and the disastrous ...

On March 11, 2003, the Danish group The Tolkien Ensemble released their album "At Dawn in Rivendell." It's a fabulous album ...

A charming handwritten letter J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to an eight-year-old boy could fetch £20,000 (over $25,000) at auction. The remarkable note, dated December 28, 1961, saw the author revealing his ...