What if I told you that the question of whether balrogs have wings at all has been vexing Tolkien scholars for decades? The source of the problem is that all of the language that Tolkien used to ...

Then we get this truly baffling argument (with a subtle No True Scotsman in the way quotes around “fans” which is done repeatedly throughout the article) about Tolkien’s estate: These ...

THE MYTHMAKERS: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien, by John Hendrix I go back and forth as to whether it’s a gob-smacking coincidence or incredibly overdetermined that two ...

While Tolkien's stories take place in the fictional realm of Middle-earth, the awe-inspiring landscapes of the books, films and TV shows are closer than you might imagine. The first book in J R R ...

Sharing the name of a legendary dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit," a Neanderthal now known as Thorin wandered the Earth up to 42,000 years ago. Now a new study in the ...

After all, in J.R.R. Tolkien’s storied lore, the only Valandil, at least of royal importance, is Isildur’s youngest son. Valandil Is a King in Tolkien’s Lore As we know from Tolkien’s ...

Here are a few of the storylines we think might come to pass in season 3 based on what we know from Tolkien’s work as well as the threads left hanging in the finale. Canonically speaking ...

Tom Emanuel receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). If you have read The Lord of the Rings, there is a good chance that you skipped over one or more of the 75 songs ...

Susana Polo is a senior entertainment writer at Polygon, specializing in pop culture and genre fare, with a primary expertise in comic books. Previously, she founded The Mary Sue. And whether it ...

I've analyzed every episode of season 2 and compared it to Tolkien's collected works. Russell Holly is a Managing Editor on the Commerce team at CNET. He works with all of CNET to assemble top ...

Sahara Morken is the last of three sisters who will play for their dad, Mabel-Canton's Hall of Fame volleyball head coach Lonnie Morken. Mabel-Canton senior Sahara Morken hands her father and ...