In 1977, four years after author J.R.R. Tolkien’s death, his son Christopher completed and published his father’s most ambitious and sprawling book: The Silmarillion. Part Lord of the Rings backstory, ...

Although Lord of the Rings fans will forever associate him with playing Gollum, Andy Serkis’ actual speaking voice is far more dulcet than that of his most famous character. That’s why he’s always a ...

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Andy Serkis has had one foot in Middle-earth since The Fellowship of the Ring premiered in 2001. His initial connection to J.R.R. Tolkien’s work was as Gollum in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Ring ...

In addition to dreaming up Middle-earth and its rich history, J.R.R. Tolkien was also an accomplished artist. He painted and drew many illustrations of the locations and events depicted in his ...

The second season of The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power is drawing to a close, but how does Celebrimbor’s fate in the show differ from Tolkein’s original story? The first seven episodes of the ...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series are fantastic, whether you are a fan of the LoTR books, films, or audiobooks (I just got done listening to the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on ...

For the first time since the original publication in 1977, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion got an edition that’s illustrated in color. What’s more, the paintings and drawings that complement the ...

Welcome back to my weekly read-through of The Silmarillion! This is episode two in my series where Im breaking down Tolkiens incredible but notoriously complex legendarium and making it more ...

Actor Andy Serkis narrates the posthumously published prelude to Tolkien’s epic masterpiece – a dense yet rich compendium of meticulously crafted lore The origin story of The Hobbit and The Lord of ...

A new edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion is coming this year alongside the launch of Amazon's much-anticipated fantasy series, at least in the UK. The new book arrives October 27 and, for ...