J.R.R. Tolkien wasn't wrong about The Return of the King's title; it gives away a pivotal plot point in the story. Sure, Aragorn being crowned as the King of Gondor isn't the biggest moment in the ...

J.R.R. Tolkien foresaw that his intentions would always be misunderstood. He addressed that concern in the 1966 second edition release of “The Lord of the Rings” via a new foreword clarifying ...

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 ...

Joshua Hren, editor of Wiseblood Books and author of Middle-Earth and the Return of the Common Good: J.R.R. Tolkien and Political Philosophy, is less effusive but shares Markos’ view that the ...

George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones dives into the messy aftermath of victory, a bold move J.R.R. Tolkien avoided in the ...

Last week marked the 50th anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien, ... Because Tolkien is a reactionary, the solution to that sickness is the return of a king of ancient lineage.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, which was published in 1937, and the subsequent trilogy of novels that follow it, ... The Return of the King (2003) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) ...

The first so-called ending, where it seems like all is lost before Gandalf turns up with the Eagles, is key to what the novel’s author, J.R.R. Tolkien, was trying to achieve with the climax of ...

The Tolkien Estate and Amazon have won 'Lord Of The Rings' Lawsuits Against 'Fellowship Of The King' Author Demetrious Polychron Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...

A dark, malevolent force is gathering on the edge of Middle-earth. It’s more poisonous than the Witch-King of Angmar. More toxic than Smaug. More evil than Sauron himself. That’s right ...