From the Shire to Mount Doom, Frodo’s path was mapped with the Church calendar in mind — a quiet testament to Tolkien’s ...

Though it might seem like a fantastical, whimsical story, much of it is based on Tolkien's personal beliefs, especially his ...

Brush up on the Pole family, Charles V, the Holy Roman Empire & the history that shaped the events in Episode 1 as seen on ...

One theory about Tom Bombadil in The Lord of the Rings books is that he parallels J.R.R. Tolkien’s devout Catholicism, ...