Ablaze sent a press release to promote their "new graphic novel" biography of J. R. R. Tolkien's life – but it was originally published in French in 2019 by Soleil. Tolkien: Lightning Up The Darkness, ...

On Sept. 15, 1939, two weeks after Nazi Germany invaded Poland, triggering World War II, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to his publisher to explain why he didn’t expect to make much progress on his new story ...

We may know him best for giving us the world of Middle-earth, but J.R.R. Tolkien was a man of many talents. As an esteemed scholastic linguist, he gave an influential lecture at Oxford about the ...

Most people are likely aware — at least vaguely — that J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was Catholic. Fewer, perhaps, know how seriously he took his faith, in a time ...

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J.R.R. Tolkien’s family is making it clear that they do not support an upcoming biopic starring Nicholas Hoult as the legendary author. The Dome Karukoski-directed Tolkien, which chronicles The Lord ...

A new Oxford exhibition offers unusual artifacts of the famed writer. TOLKIEN TREASURES. Above, the final design of The Hobbit dust jacket is part of ‘Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth.’ Tolkien not only ...

J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories are more than fantasy, they are rooted in history. This video explores how the myths and past of England inspired Middle Earth.

J.R.R. Tolkien'sThe Lord of the Rings and Frank Herbert's Dune are some of the most influential works of literature of all time. These stories are etched into the DNA of high fantasy and science ...