Though The Lord of the Rings was a fantasy novel, J. R. R. Tolkien took heavy inspiration from real-world history, especially that of medieval Europe. He wanted Middle-earth to serve as a mythological ...

Jillian (she/her) is a writer for the Movies & TV section at GameRant. She's always loved writing and been a voracious consumer of all kinds of media, so writing for GameRant has been the perfect ...

Stars were one of the most prevalent recurring images in The Lord of the Rings. J. R. R. Tolkien's novel, Peter Jackson's trilogy of film adaptations, and Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The ...

Jillian (she/her) is a writer for the Movies & TV section at GameRant. She's always loved writing and been a voracious consumer of all kinds of media, so writing for GameRant has been the perfect ...

A new, expertly edited collection of J. R. R. Tolkien’s writing on his elaborate mythology reminds us of its greatness. When J. R. R. Tolkien (b. 1892) passed away in 1973, he left an immense amount ...

J.R.R. Tolkien fans can soon add two display-worthy book box sets to their collection. Tolkien Myths and Legends Box Set, which features lesser-known original works and translations of classic English ...

TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...

The Silmarillion contains the legends of the First Age, spanning from the creation of the universe by Eru Illuvatar to the war that ended that age. The stories contained therein introduce the first ...

The Lord of the Rings timeline is no easy beast to understand. It's massive, sprawling, and there's a lot to take in. But there's no better time than now to get up to speed as we start preparing for ...

Kendall Myers is a Senior Author with Collider. As part of the TV and Movies Features team, she writes about some of the most popular releases before, during, and after they premiere. In three years, ...

In one of the most ambitious crossovers in the history of trading card games, the world of J.R.R. Tolkien has finally unfolded through the lens of Magic: The Gathering, with the launch of The Lord of ...

Jul 17, 2018 - All Orcs must now be mind-controlled the old fashioned way.