In J. R. R. Tolkien's original plot outline for The Hobbit, it was Bilbo rather than Bard the Bowman who would have slain the ...

The first part of this investigation into whether J.R.R. Tolkien's work is racist examines the creatures of Middle-earth, ...

Peter Jackson adapted The Lord of the Rings in his famous movie trilogy, making it the best-known fantasy, but some ...

Since The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) film trilogy finished in 2003, film studios have been trying to revive the historic Tolkien series, with several attempts aimed at longtime fans. In 2012, Peter ...

The remarkable tale of a stolen first edition of The Hobbit, returned to its home at The University of North Texas after ...

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' is an animated film that had promise, yet squandered it in not exploring some potentially interesting themes and in having a main character that ...

You can check out our full interview with Philippa Boyens below. You got to name a Tolkien character in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim; what was the process of settling on the name ...

I once wrote a musical play with a character who spoke almost exclusively in words beginning with “a.” The practice was, in her own words, “awesome” and “awfully annoying.” Her appellation was Alpha.

Over the decades, as commercial breaks on ad-supported TV got longer, network sitcom credits were often squeezed down into a ...

As an example, “Rohirrim” emphasizes Tolkien’s insistence on hoping beyond hope. In the author’s world, true heroism was not so much about abounding in courage, strength, or wit, but rather the ...