When The Lord of the Rings debuted in 1954 it featured two of author J.R.R. Tolkien‘s illustrations: the Doors of Durin and the Inscription on Balin’s Tomb. None of the numerous editions published ...

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth is an exhibition on the life and art of one of the most celebrated Catholic authors of the 20th century, now (through May 12) at the Morgan Library and Museum in New ...

Middle-earth recently arrived on Prime Video. And Amazon’s expensive foray into the realm of orcs, wizards, and elves introduced viewers to the world’s Second Age. It’s a time that predates The Hobbit ...

“This material is unknown to Tolkien fans so it’s going to be marvelous,” show curator Catherine McIlwaine, the Bodleian’s Tolkien archivist, told BBC. Titled “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth,” the ...

In October of 1936, J.R.R. Tolkien delivered to his publisher the manuscript of what would become one of the most celebrated fantasy books of all time. In September of the following year, The Hobbit ...

A traveling exhibit displays the most thorough collection in years of Tolkien’s wide-ranging creative gifts. Oxford, England — After five months of ferocious and futile slaughter in “the Great War,” ...

The best Tolkien-themed gifts for Christmas 2022. It’s that time of year again. Christmas is almost upon us and if you’re anything like me, you probably don’t have your holiday shopping done yet.

A litany of JRR Tolkien books are discounted in Amazon's Black Friday sale, including multiple editions of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and more. Even better, many of these ...

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.