The fantasy masterpiece continues to captivate listeners decades after first redefining the genre.

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 ...

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The Fall of Gondolin is considered one of Tolkien's Lost Tales, and one scene in particular may feel familiar. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author ...

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It’s hard to imagine a world without Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, but we might be living in it if it weren’t for J.R.R. Tolkien. The author is widely credited with giving birth to the modern ...

Prime Video has announced the premiere of the third season of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' on November 11, and ...

This year’s annual Tolkien Society seminar will pay “more critical attention than ever” to diversity issues, according to an announcement by the literary charity. Academics and non-academics alike ...

J.R.R. Tolkien's illustrations and maps for "The Hobbit," one of his best-loved works, are now collected in a new volume, "The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien." This year marks the 75th ...

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J.R.R. Tolkien - and more about that pronunciation in a minute - had a love for language and fantasy that drew fans into the worlds he created in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord Of The Rings." The Oxford ...