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 ...

J.R.R. Tolkien never quit his day job. Instead, his work as a philologist and professor of Anglo-Saxon and English at the University of Oxford fed the brilliantly detailed fantasy worlds saturated ...

In addition to being a talented wordsmith, Tolkien also created many incredible works of art for his writings. Over the years, we’ve seen more of these pieces released in many ways. And that includes ...

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The artworks, which were not used when the novel was published in 1937, were recently discovered in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. It includes ink sketches and paintings. Next year marks The Hobbit's ...

In creating the artwork for The Hobbit, Tolkien borrowed from a short story he had written for his son Michael, titled "Roverandom." Also included are conceptual sketches for the now-iconic dust ...

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