Alice is a Lord of the Rings enthusiast who grew up with Tolkien's tales. She loves all kinds of writing, from articles to stories to her debut novel, which she is seeking literary representation for.

Alice is a Lord of the Rings enthusiast who grew up with Tolkien's tales. She loves all kinds of writing, from articles to stories to her debut novel, which she is seeking literary representation for.

7. Did Bilbo Already Pick Up The Arkenstone? It's easy to forget in amongst the molten gold finale of The Desolation Of Smaug that going into the Lonely Mountain was actually meant to be a covert ...

To read “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) at Christmas is to become alive to more ancient economic models of exchange, in which society operates through the giving and receiving of gifts.

In J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, “The Hobbit,” the arkenstone is a jewel known as “the heart of the mountain.” Treasured by dwarves, captured by the dragon Smaug, it’s rediscovered by Bilbo Baggins in the ...

PLOT SUMMARY Continuing from where the previous film left off, Smaug flies off to Lake Town, where he wants to take revenge on the people there for helping his enemies. He breathes fire on the town ...

Although Tolkien's novel The Hobbit begins in the Springtime and ends in Midsummer, it is pure Christmas. It begins with overwhelming numbers of unexpected visitors and much consumption of good food ...

The Battle of the Five Armies is the epic conclusion of the adventure of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the Company of Dwarves. The Dwarves of Erebor have ...

"Law and Superheroes" author James Daily tackles whether the One Ring is rightfully Bilbo's and other questions the film raises. By Aaron Couch A decade ago, the final chapter of Peter Jackson's Lord ...