Linguistics is one of the degrees most often dragged through the mud for being "useless," but The Lord of the Rings, one of the highest-grossing franchises of all time, might not have been possible, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A hundred years ago, at the height of the First World War, John Tolkien, a 25-year-old former lieutenant with the Lancaster Fusiliers, went walking with his wife, Edith, in the Yorkshire countryside.

"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 ...

Texas author goes to court to defend his free speech against Tolkien estate demands. By Eriq Gardner A Texas author is at odds with the J.R.R. Tolkien estate over plans to publish a fictional book ...

Today, the Middle-earth fandom is left to mourn the loss of one of its biggest champions. Not long ago, reports went live confirming the death of Christopher Tokien, the son of J.R.R. Tolkien who ...

Hobbit Day 2021 looks back at various ‘Lord of the Rings’ related media, such as the Gandalf actor Ian McKellen and the 1964 ‘The Hobbit’ comics. However, JRR Tolkien did not like how Gandalf was ...

"Mirkwood" features Tolkien as one of six characters in critical book. By Eriq Gardner The J.R.R. Tolkien estate has settled a dispute with author Stephen Hillard over a forthcoming fictional book ...

This article, and others about one of the most celebrated writers, is featured in Newsweek's Special Edition: J.R.R. Tolkien—The Mind of a Genius. Tolkien's first mark on the genre came with the ...