How J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels were inspired by Medieval poems of ‘northern bravery’: Knights travel to battle in an illustration from a Medieval manuscript. British Library, CC BY-SA In a moment of distraction from the laborious work of marking an “enormous pile of examination papers”, J.R.R. Tolkien flipped to a blank page on a student essay …
Lord of The Rings: Rings of Power – a guide to the expanded world of Middle-earth in J.R.R Tolkein’s other books: Amazon Studios With Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power having aired there has been a resurgence of interest in the vibrant fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien over a century ago. What many …
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Christmas letters to his children bring echoes of Middle-earth to the North Pole: First letter and illustration from Father Christmas, 1920. © The Tolkien Estate Ltd, 1976. Like parents the world over, J.R.R. Tolkien dedicated considerable time and effort to making Christmas a joyful time for his young children. Yet this was a …