Her resulting book, “The Atlas of Middle-earth” (1981), wowed Tolkien fans and scholars with its exquisite level of topographic detail; the most recent paperback edition is in its 32nd printing.

In 1977, Karen Wynn Fonstad made a long-shot cold call to J.R.R. Tolkien's American publisher with the hope of landing a dream assignment: to create an exhaustive atlas of Middle-earth, the ...

W hen J. R. R. Tolkien (b. 1892) passed away in 1973, he left an immense amount of unpublished writings — much of which consisted of his own personal Middle-earth mythology, known as the ...

Facts matter in fictionalized films about famous writers, but only as much as that word “fictionalized” can comfortably allow. In the cliché-prone realm of the biopic it’s hard enough to ...

"Tolkien" is one of those good movies that is best understood — both for its strengths and its weaknesses — when compared to other, better movies in its genre. A biopic of John Ronald Reuel ...

Botanist Walter Judd has created a book that tests the limits of The Lord of the Rings fandom. It's an examination of the many plants and trees that J.R.R. Tolkien used in his novels.

Before Amazon Prime Day kicks off for 2025, a handful of items have already started having their prices reduced early. One ...

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.

This is one of the earliest Middle-earth stories Tolkien wrote, and he started it around 1918. Tolkien served on the front line in the First World War from June to October in 1916, ...

Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of the Saul Zaentz company, can do a lot of things with Tolkien's universe including video game adaptations, films, board games, theme parks, merch, and even ...