As an example, “Rohirrim” emphasizes Tolkien’s insistence on hoping beyond hope. In the author’s world, true heroism was not ...

Boyens says she learned one important thing from a letter Tolkien wrote to his son, editor, and archivist, Christopher ...

John Garth, author of Tolkien biography Tolkien and the Great War, told The Guardian that he believes the estate’s response to the film was “sensible”, as “biopics typically take ...

Here’s a wonderful video for you to watch that explores the magical series of letters that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to his children detailing the adventure of Father Christmas. “From 1920-1943, the ...

Why is this so? What is different about him? For answers, we would do well to look at the recent work of Holly Ordway, whose 2023 biography Tolkien’s Faith constitutes a significant breakthrough ...

JRR Tolkien's The Fall of Gondolin, which the author described as "the first real story" set in Middle-earth, is to be published as a stand-alone book for the first time. The book charts the story ...

Many personal items such as Tolkien's pipes are included in the exhibition Rare artworks by JRR Tolkien which have never been displayed before are included in a major new exhibition on the Lord of ...

It was this theme—one of the great sorrows of human life—that struck the young JRR Tolkien in Lichfield during the First ... about literature and biography. He is currently working on a book about ...