The Lord of the Rings

Readers are undoubtedly aware of the five-page handwritten letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to H. Cotton Minchin that recently…

Born on February 25, 1971, Sean Astin turned 43 yesterday! Astin — actor, director, voice artist and producer…

J.R.R. Tolkien changed fantasy books and publishing forever with his inclusion of maps of Middle-earth. One of the…

TORN’s latest library piece tries to uncover the origins of the Ringwraiths. Some of Tolkien’s most mysterious and…

Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the week ending February 23, 2014.  If you’ve fallen…

If you’re a die hard fan of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth adaptations, chances are you probably know the name…