The Wizard Gandalf from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was inspired by Merlin from Arthurian legend and Odin from ...

With lore as rich as Middle-earth's, it's no wonder there are many unsolved mysteries in The Lord of the Rings.

All this is further complicated by the relatively simple powers the ring gives to Bilbo and Frodo Baggins ... In discussions of these two writing approaches, Tolkien’s writing is often held ...

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The history of Party Hollow has gone largely unrecognized at MSU. But the bizarre tale behind this ordinary patch of land ...

Breezy traversal meshes with clever puzzle design and infectiously funny writing to create a brief ... Nice little Bilbo Baggins quote for you there. Bet you weren’t expecting that in a blurb ...

Some have tried to work out why a raven is like a writing desk. But most will be ... the tiny hairy-footed Bilbo Baggins goes on a journey with some dwarves, and is actually rewarded for being ...

Gerwig’s direction and writing combined with Ronan and Metcalf ... The film continues with Bilbo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) journeying to destroy the One Ring ...