Lord of the Rings is arguably one of the finest repositories of fantasy literature. Over the years, Lord of the Rings has ...

Hobbit, human, or Maiar alike — everyone can be a hero in Middle-earth, and characters like Frodo, Aragorn, and Gandalf prove ...

That’s what ended up happening in the 2000s. The trilogy debuted with “The Fellowship of the Ring.” Would “Lord of the Rings” find success? Or would Tolkien’s beloved work fail to live ...

Illustration of Mary and Gabriel from Agostino Masucci’s “Annunciation” (1748) set against a background of “Lord of the Rings” concept ... date on which the Ring is destroyed.