Words From a Preacher of Hobbit. December 27, ... In other words, it's a work that stands up to the serious literary scrutiny of a college or university classroom. It merits study.

3. Concerning Hobbits Tolkien apparently didn’t even come up with the word Hobbit, though it’s usually attributed to him. The Oxford English Dictionary threw a spanner in the works by pointing ...

When The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is released on Wednesday, it will likely mark the end of Peter Jackson’s stint bringing J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novels to the big screen ...

The prime example is their word for the hobbits themselves: holbytla. This is a well-formed Old English compound (because Tolkien represents the language of the Rohirrim as Old English).

The third and final installment of “The Hobbit” series hits theaters Wednesday, and it’ll mark the last time fans will get the chance to explore Middle Earth for the conceivable future. The ...

From Frodo to Harry Potter, literary heroes have resembled the atypical protagonist that lived in a hole in the ground.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The fairytale opening line of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is among the most memorable and beloved in literature: "In a hole in the ...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey almost attains greatness yet despite so many moments of epic fun, greatness remains just out of its reach.