An illustrator's personal copy of "The Lord of the Rings" contains a map with handwritten notes from J.R.R. Tolkien himself. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist ...

Way before there was Westeros, there was Middle Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien’s huge magical world full of humans, hobbits, and elves. If you’ve read the Lord of the Rings trilogy or its prequel, The Hobbit, ...

A map of Middle-Earth annotated by J.R.R. Tolkien has been discovered in a copy of “The Lord of the Rings” owned by illustrator Pauline Baynes. The document offers glimpses into many of Tolkien’s ...

In news that requires a bigger celebration than Bilbo’s eleventy-first birthday, a map of Middle Earth annotated by J.R.R. Tolkien himself was recently discovered. The rare document was found in an ...

J.R.R. Tolkien was nothing if not exact. The famous author behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings built his fantasy world by paying close attention to its language, culture, and geography. This ...

A map of the fictional Middle-earth annotated by Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien has gone on display. The map, which was recently bought by Oxford's Bodleian Library, was previously owned by ...

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit," wrote J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973). And so, the story about the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, and Middle-earth, began. The story behind that story is now the ...

This is a pretty incredible find: a map of Middle Earth featuring annotations from its creator, J.R.R. Tolkien was recently discovered in a copy of a book owned by illustrator Pauline Baynes, which ...

A newly discovered map of Middle Earth featuring annotations from its creator, J.R.R. Tolkien has been unveiled this week after being found in a copy of a book owned by illustrator Pauline Baynes. The ...