In 1937, English author J.R.R. Tolkien penned a children’s book called “The Hobbit,” or “There and Back Again,” which ignited what would become one of the most popular franchises of all ...

If you've ever tried folding a fitted sheet before, you might have had a nightmare experience that went a little something like this: violently folding and refolding the sheet, sighing in ...

It’s time for Tolkien fans to gear up as a hobbit-themed café is set to open this January in Brunswick. Inspired by the J.R.R. Tolkien “The Lord of the Rings” series — a set of books and ...

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit,” is how J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit begins. The story, a classic of universal literature, narrates the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a small being who ...

Leicestershire's Hobbit and Fool Me Once star Richard Armitage has taken on a major new role championing regional filmmaking talent. The Leicestershire actor will head up the jury panel for the ...

Hèra (voiced by Gaia Wise) in The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Helm Hammerhand (voiced by Brain Cox) and Hèra (voiced by Gaia Wise) in The Lord of the ...

When I say “poetry,” I suppose I’m referring to the kind you might find at your local Renaissance festival, accompanied by pipe music and a ... before “The Hobbit,” the film opens ...

Now a new study suggests ancestors of the hobbits were even slightly shorter. “We did not expect that we would find smaller individuals from such an old site,” study co-author Yousuke Kaifu ...

What is the secret of its success? After the death of Liam Payne at 31, music industry figures are debating the duty of care for young artists - some have suggested an all-out ban might be the ...