I've been an avid reader for 40 years, devouring books daily. From Tolkien and CS Lewis in my childhood to a plethora of ...

What struck me most from the first volume (of three) of the Collected Poems was just how much Tolkien was a poet of his times. The editors deny this, pointing to the idiosyncratic nature of his verse, ...

In Tolkien’s case — it may surprise some fans to know — truth was the truth of Jesus Christ. “Writing stories, to Tolkien, was a holy act,” according to Hendrix.

«Astrolabe» publishes a lot of Tolkien books in Ukrainian, but not all of them belong to the cycle of stories about Middle-earth, or the so-called «Middle-earth legendarium». They include a biography ...

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Features Lord of the Rings’ Best First Age Story Was Inspired by Tolkien’s Real Life Middle-earth's best First Age story wouldn't exist had J.R.R. Tolkien not met Edith Bratt in 1908.

In addition to the central figure of Christopher Tolkien, who could have celebrated his 100th birthday in 2024, the roles of the editors Stanley and Rayner Unwin, the biographer Humphrey Carpenter ...

Demetrious Polychron had been a devoted fan of the Lord of the Rings novels since his childhood. In a 2017 letter to Simon Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien’s grandson, Polychron professed his love for ...

Author Michael Morpurgo has said the 36-year-old, who spent much of her childhood in Zimbabwe and was the youngest fellow at Oxford's All Souls College, is Tolkien's natural successor.

Holly Ordway’s new book, “Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography,” explores the renowned author’s Catholic faith and how it influenced his stories.

As the school year at the University of Colorado Boulder begins, one group of students is learning the origins of orcs, elves, goblins, dwarves, wizards and other fantastical creatures inhabiting ...