British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

J.R.R. Tolkien'sThe Lord of the Rings and Frank ... according to Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert by Frank's son, Brian Herbert. Since religion plays a central role in LOTR and ...

A Sublime Celebration of ... but Tolkien has endured. Why is this so? What is different about him? For answers, we would do well to look at the recent work of Holly Ordway, whose 2023 biography ...

Tolkien once had a vision of ... In 1935 he had read, twice in quick succession, a biography of the Renaissance humanist Thomas More, written by his friend R.W. Chambers. More, a counselor to ...

250 Years On True to the Last Readers of The Lord of The Rings won’t be surprised to learn that J. R. R. Tolkien was no great fan of government. The last century’s most beloved work of fiction ...

The real Gamgee actually contacted J.R.R. Tolkien upon learning of the fictitious Hobbit played by Sean Astin, who shared his name. The author replied in “letter 184” chronicled in the book ...

Rather than crossing Middle Earth to battle the evil forces of Sauron, however, the British actors have joined a fellowship to save 20 Northmoor Road, the Oxford house in which J.R.R. Tolkien ...