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

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 ...

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

And so, selecting a pair of writers who would do Tolkien’s world justice was imperative ... and creating original The Lord of the Rings characters for the story of The War of the Rohirrm.

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 ...

“Tolkien layers story upon story within ... We also had Hera’s (descendant) in Éowyn, who is such a beloved character, and the tradition of the shield maidens to draw upon,” Boyens ...