JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, laid the foundation of his fantasy world in Britain’s second city, where he grew up What connection could Lord of the Rings possibly have with the ...

The real Gamgee actually contacted J.R.R. Tolkien upon learning of the fictitious Hobbit played by Sean Astin, who shared his name. The author replied in “letter 184” chronicled in the book ...

While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the tremendous success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings launched intense interest in the fantasy genre that triggered ...

It was this theme—one of the great sorrows of human life—that struck the young JRR Tolkien in Lichfield during the First World War, and which became the making of him as a young poet. He recollected ...

There’s no shortage of early Cyber Monday deals to go around this weekend, but check out this killer deal for the Tolkien fan on your list (even if that fan happens to be you). You can save up ...

Elvish is the heart of Tolkien’s mythology, and it’s all over the latest adaptation of his work, Prime Video’s The Rings of Power. Quenya, which Tolkien describes as a sort of “Elf Latin ...

For a week since the announcement, Tolkien-heads have already spent several second breakfasts pondering questions about the movie. And with details scarce, it’s hard to come up with convincing ...

to make The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum coming in 2026. (See our exclusive interview with Guinchard about new Tolkien games here). “This is a map. Not of a place. This is a map of ...

Author Demetrious Polychron accused Amazon and the Tolkien estate of copyright infringement of his Lord of the Rings-inspired book. His lawsuit backfired and now he owes $134,000 (€122,000).

In a 2017 letter to Simon Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien’s grandson, Polychron professed his love for the series — and wrote that he had something to share, according to court records. “For the ...

US author Demetrious Polychron was sued for copyright infringement by the estate of author JRR Tolkien, the writer of the original books - after Polychron first tried to sue them. Polychron ...