For many of us, it began with a hole - a hobbit hole. But for J.R.R. Tolkien, he started elsewhere. Born on Jan. 3, 1892, in South Africa, Tolkien had a difficult childhood. While he may be best known ...
JRR Tolkien was the author of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit", two of the most beloved fantasy books of all time. But long before he became a fantasy icon, Tolkien was a young British officer ...
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is generally considered to be the crème de la crème of fantasy epics, and served to define the genre for all who came afterward. Yet for all of LOTR's fame, ...
(Reuters) - "The Children of Hurin", a story written by novelist J.R.R. Tolkien but unpublished in its entirety until now, goes on sale on Tuesday. David Brawn, director at Tolkien publishers ...