Click through this gallery and read up on the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien, and discover what inspired him to write his epic masterpieces of literary magic.

Tuesday September 2nd 2003 is the 30th anniversary of the death of JRR Tolkien. His parents both came from Birmingham but his father, Arthur, who was a bank clerk, moved to South Africa in the ...

Opening in UK cinemas on 3 May, Tolkien charts the relationship between the writer, played by Nicholas Hoult, and his wife and muse, Edith (Lily Collins), reports The Guardian. According to the ...

Was he a genius writer whose sprawling fantasy worlds have delighted millions of readers and filmgoers? Or an evil, reactionary, woman-hating possible racist? On Radio 4 podcast Evil Genius with ...

Christopher Tolkien, who edited and published the posthumous works of his father, Lord of the Rings writer JRR Tolkien, has died aged 95. The news was confirmed by the Tolkien Society, which ...