It’s hard to imagine a world without Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, but we might be living in it if it weren’t for J.R.R. Tolkien. The author is widely credited with giving birth to the modern ...

Tolkien called the lines “remote and strange and beautiful,” saying they made something come alive within him. They inspired one of his early poems, published in 1914, when he was only 22 years old.

Tolkien’s writing became legendary not just because of battles and lore, but because of the emotional beauty hidden inside Middle-earth. Certain chapters stand above the rest because of their ...

The Holy Father referenced “The Lord of the Rings” in his encyclical about AI—an expert (if unintentional) troll of tech ...

More than any other time, those years gave rise to stories that have strengthened the souls and minds, the hearts and the ...

Director Peter Jackson hints at the possibility of adapting previously restricted material from J.R.R. Tolkien's The ...

The dramatic biopic Tolkien hits cinemas on May 10th, and we were fortunate enough to speak with several people who worked on the film, including director Dome Karukoski. Karukoski is known for many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The movie was produced without the cooperation of the Tolkien family and estate, which said in a statement to TIME that it “did ...

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In this week’s issue, Adam Gopnik considers how J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” set the template for the fantasy genre, creating what Gopnik calls “one of the most successful commercial ...

A rare exhibition of the Hobbit author’s life and art reveals an imaginary realm that continues to inspire new generations As a fantasy lover, I can barely remember a time when I wasn’t aware of JRR ...

What would J.R.R. Tolkien have made of “Tolkien,” the touching, polished, impeccably well-behaved new movie about his early life? The author’s estate has already weighed in, distancing itself from a ...