Tolkien Rightfully Didn't Want To Give Away The Ending J.R.R. Tolkien wasn't wrong about The Return of the King's title; it gives away a pivotal plot point in the story. Sure, Aragorn being ...

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, who died 50 years ago on Sept. 2, 1973, spent his entire professional life in the academy, yet his impact on the world reached far beyond the ivory tower.

Another common misconception is that The Hobbit is a children’s story. Tolkien said the following about the intended audience for his debut novel: “That's all sob stuff. No, of course, I didn't.

Tolkien delivered his lecture on January 1, 1938. Nearly a year earlier, on January 30, 1937, Adolf Hitler had officially withdrawn Germany from the Treaty of Versailles and demanded that its ...

In Tolkien’s case — it may surprise some fans to know — truth was the truth of Jesus Christ. “Writing stories, to Tolkien, was a holy act,” according to Hendrix.