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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – Enjoyably gory epic is a useful addition to Tolkien lore
Quibbles aside, Kenji Kamiyama’s prequel is better than a place-holding animation needed to be
The billion-dollar Rings of Power is part of the weird new age of television
Prime Video is investing untold amounts in its Lord of the Rings fantasy. But the fastest-growing new streamer has a very different approach
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 review – The good news is that the wonky Irish accents are gone
Television: The Rings of Power is still hugely flawed attempt to turn Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings into Star Wars with staves
First Look: The Rings of Power unveils Ciarán Hinds’s new character in blockbuster Lord of the Rings series
Oscar-nominated Irish star of The Dry, Kin and Belfast plays a ‘Dark Wizard’ as hit Tolkien spin-off returns
News Corp agrees $349m deal for consumer arm of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Purchase of unit is Murdoch company’s second publishing buy in less than a week
JRR Tolkien's first Middle Earth story, The Fall of Gondolin, to be published
Tolkien’s tale of a reluctant hero defending a city was written while the author was in hospital after the Battle of the Somme
The cobwebs are blown off the English curriculum
A revamped list of texts has been brought in at secondary level. But is it too modern?
First edition of Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ fetches £137,000
Book is inscribed with a handwritten note from the author in Elvish
Brought to Book: Ben Kane on his writing life
My books are born from my obsession with Roman history. I’ve followed Spartacus’ trail across Italy. I’ve stood at Cannae and imagined Hannibal’s army meeting the massed legions of Rome
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