Tolkien and Lewis became very good friends during this period. In The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 282, Tolkien writes, But for the encouragement of C.S.L.I do not think that I should ever ...

If you have read The Lord of the Rings, there is a good chance that you skipped over one or more of the 75 songs and poems in ...

J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien (1892-1973) was an Oxford University English writer and scholar. His works include The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955), with more than 700 ...

Those beginning to explore author J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings books are sure to come across or hear about The ...

Two rings from ancient folklore and mythology seemingly served as inspirations for the One Ring in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

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 ...

Some readers of Tolkien’s work see similarities between Tolkien character Gandalf the Gray and Odin, a revered god in Norse mythology. Although Tolkien borrowed from Norse and Old English mythology ...