
March 25th marks the day in which the One Ring was finally destroyed in Return of the King, and around the world fans of Tolkien’s work celebrate Tolkien reading day with festivities and a toast to the Professor. For a world that began solely as a setting for his invented languages, the heroes and villains that…

Culture Editor Louise Chase looks into how the First World War influenced the writings of J.R.R Tolkien and the Middle-Earth legendarium.