Anyone who thinks J.R.R. Tolkien had a black-and-white view of good vs. evil in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit has probably not understood Saruman well. The leader of the Istari (wizards ...

Dodgson was known to proof read Tolkien's early work and only first editions of the Hobbit bear the correction to his name. Rufus Bird, head of sale at Duke's, said: 'This result shows how much ...

However, David S. Bratman, another scholar of Tolkien’s work, does not buy it. Author of the essay, "Hobbit Names Aren’t From Kentucky," Bratman asserts, “hobbit names as a group are not ...

Nicholas Hoult's J.R.R. Tolkien biopic explores how the author's personal experiences and friends influenced 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings.' ...