JRR Tolkien had his paintings. And maps. And even a secret language. A new exhibition in New York brings together the life’s work that went into creating his famous "Middle Earth". Editor ...

What were Tolkien’s immediate inspirations for the Second Age of Middle-earth? The hobbits’ homeland, seen in one of Tolkien’s own illustrations, was based on his rural childhood village as ...

Tolkien established ... what remained of Middle-earth. Most significantly, the continent of Beleriand sank beneath the sea, forever altering maps and memories. The Second Age brought a more ...