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

As of March 25, I've celebrated J.R.R. Tolkien Reading Day for nearly two decades. I've always been a Tolkien nerd, and I use the pseudo-holiday to reflect on my fanaticism for the Tolkien world. When ...

Poetically, Tolkien’s long struggle to realize his vision — the self-doubt that led to long pauses in composition, his ...

Tom Emanuel receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). If you have read The Lord of the Rings, there is a good chance that you skipped over one or more of the 75 songs and ...

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 setting up his studio in a mediaeval prison-turned-museum in Switzerland.A ...

"We are committed to keeping his stories alive for generations to come," the Tolkien Estate said in a statement on Wednesday. By Lily Ford London-based agency Curtis Brown Heritage has welcomed the ...

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 ...

Miri is a creative writer with a passion for gaming and animation. She started gaming way back in 1994 on the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis and has been a console gamer ever since. She's currently a ...

Tales Of The Shire is a cozy The Lord of the Rings game set in the Middle-earth universe inspired by the books of J.R.R. Tolkien. In Tales of the Shire, experience the storybook return to Middle-earth ...