Tolkien used his scholarly familiarity with ancient storytelling modes to create a a world so vast it spills off of the page.

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 ...

May 8—Douglas A. Anderson's notes opening the Mariner edition of "The Lord of the Rings" makes the argument that J.R.R. Tolkien's best-known work is erroneously called a trilogy when it is actually ...

LONDON — Fans of celebrated British author J.R.R. Tolkien known for "The Lord of the Rings" fantasy trilogy are in for an unexpected treat. Previously unseen collections of writings from the author ...

In addition to writing the epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings, author J.R.R. Tolkien sketched drawings for it, and they will be revealed more widely as part of a new edition of his work. The AP ...

J.R.R. Tolkien'sThe Lord of the Rings and Frank Herbert's Dune are some of the most influential works of literature of all time. These stories are etched into the DNA of high fantasy and science ...

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 ...

The estate of “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien said in a statement that it does not endorse an upcoming biopic based on the life of the British writer, the Guardian reported this week. The ...

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"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 ...

It’s the home author J.R.R. Tolkien lived in when he wrote “The Hobbit” and parts of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and you could live there, too. The Oxford, England, home looks so magical, it may ...

Christopher Tolkien, the son of “The Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien, has died, the Tolkien Society announced Thursday. He was 95 years old. Tolkien was his father’s literary executor, ...