The mill that features in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" must owe much to Sarehole Mill, which is now a museum run by the City Council. The young Tolkien went to King Edward's School in ...

Populated as it is with elves, demons and magic of all kinds, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” is perhaps the most influential fantasy narrative of the past century. But few things ...

they were miners and weavers from Lancashire," Tolkien scholar John Garth said. The same contrast exists in "Lord of the Rings" between Frodo and Sam. "Frodo is a well-to-do, educated, middle ...

The question forced itself upon Tolkien over a period of 14 years of warfare, and forms the theme of three books of The Lord of The Rings. Like The Hobbit, the trilogy is a fairy story ...

The big draw here is that The Lord of the Rings Illustrated Edition contains 30 full-color illustrations by Tolkien, but it's also one of prettiest editions of Tolkien's classic fantasy novel you ...