JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, laid the foundation of his fantasy world in Britain’s second city, where he grew up What connection could Lord of the Rings possibly have with the ...

The latter argument, proffered by J.R.R. Tolkien, won the day, and C.S. Lewis converted to Christianity. "The Birth of Christ is the Eucatastrophe of Man's history." A key element of Tolkien’s ...

Tolkien was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis. Credit: Віщун, / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 British author J. R. R. Tolkien is beloved worldwide as the father of the literary fantasy ...

There are writers who entertain, and then there are those who build entire worlds with ink and vision. J.R.R. Tolkien didn’t just write fantasy—he forged the modern template for it, creating epic ...

The real Gamgee actually contacted J.R.R. Tolkien upon learning of the fictitious Hobbit played by Sean Astin, who shared his name. The author replied in “letter 184” chronicled in the book ...

J.R.R. Tolkien was not only interested in using his experiences as a WW1 soldier to explore the disturbing aspects of war and its machinations, but also wanted to share his beliefs as a deep lover ...

an atheist literature professor, averred that the life and death of Christ was no more than a fairy story, but the other, a Catholic philologist, argued that it was the one true fairy story, of which ...

Attention craft lovers and fans of the Tolkien universe: in Paris, the Collège des Bernardins is hosting a free exhibition of tapestries inspired by the universe imagined by the father of Fantasy.

Two sculptures celebrating the influence of East Yorkshire on the early writings of fantasy author JRR Tolkien will be unveiled this spring. The author spent nearly 18 months in Hull and East ...

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