Yet unlike in the novel, Bilbo did not see the dragon firework, and when Frodo Baggins mentioned a dragon, Bilbo scoffed, ...

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Northern Ireland - Lewis' birthplace - is widely credited as the true inspiration for Narnia, but according to Mr Johnson, it ...

J. R. R. Tolkien created iconic characters for The Lord of the Rings, but one of the most beloved almost didn't make it to ...

"A book which has metaphorically held my hand through life" - Milly Evans describes the fantastical comfort to be found in The Hobbit as well as its many allusions to old English and Scandinavian ...

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Hobart woman Renee Woodleigh is selling a 1937 edition of JRR Tolkien's classic The Hobbit. She says it is a first edition, which a rare book specialist says could "absolutely" be true. A Tasmanian ...

Metal gates created by the great-nephew of JRR Tolkien for a Wolverhampton nature reserve have been officially unveiled after a community-led project to restore them. The Tolkien Gates at the entrance ...

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 ...

The Tolkien Gates, at the entrance to Smestow Valley Local Nature Reserve on Brantley Avenue, Finchfield, were designed by sculptor Tim Tolkien - great-nephew of Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien - ...

A woke university is telling students that JRR Tolkien demonises people of colour in the Lord of the Rings books, according to reports. A history module called Decolonising Tolkien et al, taught at ...

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