J.R.R. Tolkien's illustrations and maps for "The Hobbit," one of his best-loved works, are now collected in a new volume, "The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien." This year marks the 75th ...

Morgoth was The Lord of the Rings' villain long before Sauron, and he featured in the movies in a way, but not as Tolkien ...

Tolkien submitted a handful of drawings. “I have redrawn (as far as I am capable) one or two of the amateur illustrations,” he wrote humbly. “. . .they are not very good and may be ...

The good news is, you're about to learn even more, thanks to a new J.R.R. Tolkien book. Edited by Brian Sibley with illustrations by artist Alan Lee, The Fall of Númenor will bring together for ...

For fans interested in the First and Second Ages of Middle-earth, a similar version of The Silmarillion with Tolkien’s illustrations is coming in November 2022. The Lord of the Rings means many ...

In addition to dreaming up Middle-earth and its rich history, J.R.R. Tolkien was also an accomplished artist. He painted and drew many illustrations of the locations and events depicted in his ...

Alan Lee was the artist responsible for producing the concept art for Peter Jackson’s film trilogy and has since lent his talents to illustrating Tolkien’s other works. While the illustrations ...

The other book in the Tolkien Illustrated Series is The Silmarillion, the posthumously published collection of stories set in Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is now known as the first of 12 parts ...

rich joy of discovering Tolkien's world." The academic said it was a privilege to "delve deeply" into story's original maps, runes and illustrations when he was triple checking translations before ...

It consisted of film clips and photos of Tolkien, illustrations for his books in which heroes slay dragons and grapple with orcs and editions of his works in a bewildering assortment of languages.

In her autobiography, Meloni concedes to a lifelong adoration of Tolkien’s works, including dressing ... inaugurated Wednesday by Meloni and puts illustrations of orcs, elves and dragons in ...