This important Elven character from The Lord of the Rings may have not actually been an Elf in the novel version of The ...

This four-book hardcover collection includes gorgeous watercolor illustrations by Alan Lee, the conceptual designer for Peter ...

Hobbit Day 2021 looks back at various ‘Lord of the Rings’ related media, such as the Gandalf actor Ian McKellen and the 1964 ‘The Hobbit’ comics. However, JRR Tolkien did not like how Gandalf was ...

JRR Tolkien’s first novel, The Hobbit, begins with an unexpected visit by the wizard Gandalf to the home of Bilbo Baggins, but the Hobbit himself – the book or the character – was perhaps at least as ...

Tolkien’s universe has gained such cultural notoriety and is so beloved by so many that it can be easy to forget that “The ...

It’s the 75 th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit. Corey Olsen, author of the new book Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, tells us the history of how the story of Bilbo Baggins changed ...

A ‘Lord of the Rings’ comic series sounds like a no-brainer; however, while ‘The Hobbit’ comics received multiple re-releases to promote the ‘Hobbit’ movies, ‘The Lord of the Rings’ has never been ...

This weekend's opening of the movie "The Hobbit," directed by Peter Jackson, has a lot of J.R.R. Tolkien fans excited. Many of them are fans of fantasy literature and movies, turned on to Tolkien by ...

You shall not pass…your weak knowledge of all things Hobbit off as expertise. Dr. Corey Olsen knows everything about Tolkien and he’s here to ease your concerns about a certain upcoming trilogy. And ...

Playing though Jan. 4, Greg Banks' adaptation keeps Tolkien's adventure moving with creative staging and an eight-member cast ...

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Gandalf, the benevolent and mysterious wizard in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” — so memorably played by Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy — has powerful magic at his command. But ...