We know from The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien crafted endless stars in his legendarium, but are there other planets too?

Melusine was half-human, half-serpent and was both beautiful and powerful. She brought prosperity and numerous sons to her ...

There were many imposing fortresses under Sauron's control in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, but his most ...

Episode Four is the story of India in the Middle Ages. At the time of the fall of ... zero and the circumference of the earth. They mastered the world's first large scale wrought iron technology ...

This book is often called the «Bible of Middle-earth history» and they are not wrong. It is a collection of many interesting stories, epics, and legends that begin with the creation of the universe.

Smaug was the only great dragon alive in the Third Age, with others like Ancalagon and Glaurung in previous ages. Dragons in ...

Celeborn plays a vital role in Tolkien’s legendarium, especially in the Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth. He is Galadriel’s husband and the father of Celebrían, making him an essential ...

They draw from the sources a deeper understanding of the early Middle Ages by looking at real cases and real people ... reveals people going about their lives as individuals in down-to-earth and ...

It is fitting that Samhain, now transformed into Halloween, should still be celebrated with pumpkins and ghosts in modern ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

Hugh Grant shared the names of his youngest daughters with wife Anna Eberstein for the first time, revealing that his ...

Thankfully the storms held off, but the wind was a factor for the Joy to the Earth, Earth Day Celebration ... and how they help with food recycling. Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper John Zaktansky ...