Tolkien's words highlight the importance of valuing the simple cheers of life instead of wealth and status, because these pleasures make life worth living.

Gandalf's most famous 'Lord of the Rings' line is surprisingly different in the books. Here's why it was changed and why it ...

Frodo Baggins and Samwise "Sam" Gamgee underwent a long and arduous journey in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Their quest to destroy the One Ring saw them climbing mountains, ...

Fantasy shows are home to deep, insightful quotes about the nature of war, as heard in lines from Game of Thrones, Outlander, and Attack on Titan.

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It’s become one of my longest-running traditions as a writer. Every New Year’s Day, the first thing I publish is a compendium of inspirational quotes, one for each of the next 365 days (366 in leap ...

That result dominated the Dallas-based auction house’s entire 610-lot Rare Books Signature sale—and set a new record for the most expensive unsigned Tolkien books ever sold at auction, outdoing the ...

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Dr. Drout is a professor of English at Wheaton College and the author of “The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Creation.” When you are reading aloud to a 7-year-old, once you start using a ...

Based on the wildly successful book series from J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings has become one of the most popular book and movie series in existence. In fact, there's still more to come, ...