On March 11, 2003, the Danish group The Tolkien Ensemble released their album "At Dawn in Rivendell." It's a fabulous album ...

LONDON — The Tower of London was closed after a video appeared to show activists smearing food on a display case containing one of Britain’s crown jewels. Police said four protesters had been arrested ...

But given my podcast-fueled immersion in the Tolkien Legendarium (which includes The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of The Rings), I thought of the Ruling Stewards of Gondor, who Tolkien ...

GYEONGJU, South Korea — President Trump received a massive gold crown from his South Korean hosts Wednesday before being treated to a dinner including “beef patties with ketchup” — in a nod to his ...

The thieves got away with eight priceless pieces of jewelry, police said. A crown made of gold, diamonds and emeralds that once belonged to Empress Eugenie of France was damaged by thieves during ...

A university in the United Kingdom faced backlash over resurfaced reports about a course described as "decolonizing" the works of "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien. The course, reportedly ...

In a shocking daytime heist at France’s Louvre Museum, thieves stole nine pieces of jewelry from the Apollo Gallery, which is home to the French Crown Jewels. One of those pieces stolen was reportedly ...

Historian Dr. Brett Devereaux breaks down the Siege of Gondor from The Lord of the Rings, examining how trolls, cavalry, and siege engines would realistically function in pre-modern warfare. From the ...

The difference between The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones can perhaps be best summed up by a quote from George R.R. Martin. “What was Aragorn’s tax policy?” Sure, the King of Gondor ruled for ...

J.R.R. Tolkien has a message for us: Don’t give in to Trump. To many Middle-earth politicos, Sauron’s victory once seemed beyond doubt. When I started rereading The Lord of the Rings, I wasn’t looking ...