In general, "The Lord of the Rings" is a pretty chaste series. Author J.R.R. Tolkien included some depictions of great longing — Aragorn yearns for Arwen, Éowyn yearns for Aragorn, etc. — but ...

For some J.R.R. Tolkien fans, the release of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in movie theaters this week is like a family reunion. This 2011 gathering of fans, called "A Party Long Expected ...

Are you a fantasy fan who dreams of channelling the elven maidens of J.R.R. Tolkien's world? Well, now you can thanks to elf makeup inspired by Tolkien. I love the ethereal elf ladies of The Lord ...

Evangeline Lilly says she used to dream of being a wood elf. And now she is one. The actress, best known for "Lost," spent a considerable amount of her Canadian childhood absorbed in J.R.R ...

Tolkien lifted Gandalf's name directly from Old Norse myth - Gandálfr from the Völuspá, to be precise. Meaning Elf of the wand, Gandálfr's presence is felt in Rings of Power's ...

Additionally, Tolkien writes, “Círdan is said in the Annals of the Third Age (c.1000) to have seen further and deeper into the future than anyone else in Middle-earth.(31) This does not include ...

Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly says she understands why some fans of "The Hobbit" initially balked upon learning she was to play a female elf heroine created specifically for the film ...