No authorized biography has appeared since Carpenter’s “J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography” (1977 ... rightly says in his introductory note.

Tolkien Myths and Legends Box Set releases June 10 and will be followed up by gorgeous new editions of The Great Tales of ...

Last week marked the 50th anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien ... but compelling case for Tolkien’s place among the literary modernists, is a useful summary of the argument over the ...

The expanded edition clocks in at 704 pages, offering fans a deep insight into J.R.R. Tolkien’s mind and daily life. It will also provide insights into his iconic work, such as a plot summary of ...

After he passed away in 1973, his son, Christopher, spent decades sorting through the notes and unfinished drafts he left behind, many of which formed the basis of The Silmarillion. Tolkien was a ...

The original Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1981 ... By going back to the editors’ original typescripts and notes, it has finally been possible for us to reinstate the 150 letters ...

Originally composed in the late 1950s, with occasional notes, commentary and additions ... demons and magic of all kinds, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” is perhaps the most ...

As a philologist, the author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy drew extensively from Nordic language and mythology when creating the world of Middle Earth, notes CU Boulder expert who ...

Joshua Hren, editor of Wiseblood Books and author of Middle-Earth and the Return of the Common Good: J.R.R. Tolkien and Political ... or subversion here,” Ordway notes. “It’s authentically ...

From the Shire to Mount Doom, Frodo’s path was mapped with the Church calendar in mind — a quiet testament to Tolkien’s Catholic ... make us sit up and take note because March 25 is, of ...

Note that Tokien’s art has appeared in The ... and generally only in scholarly books afterwards.” “Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit was published on 21 September ...