Tolkien's Lord of the Rings world is full of fantasy wonder, but Middle Earth is a complex environment that lacks luxury and ...

Despite J.R.R. Tolkien's world in The Lord of the Rings being so full of lore, there are still some mysteries that have yet ...

This literature was brought to life through epic tales and memorable characters. That's not all; the detailed LOTR maps of Middle-Earth also played an important role in bringing the literature to life ...

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game is slated for official release on March 25, 2025, allowing players to create a unique hobbit, customize a hobbit hole and garden, forage and fish for ...

The local landowning family near Stonyhurst, meanwhile, were called the Shireburns – and the similarly named River Shirebourne appears in Tolkien's geography of Middle-earth. Tolkien's maps ...

They carved up the Middle East map with the stroke of a pen, and we have lived with the consequences ever since. The San Remo Conference in 1920 codified colonial interests out of the remains of ...

Still in thrall to the evil Saruman, the Shire ... of Middle-earth to your coffee table rotation. This hefty tome explores the visual dimensions of Tolkien’s oeuvre: illustrations, maps, letters ...

The Earth was ready for its close-up this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES-16 satellites, captured several ...

With the coming year bringing a new dimension to Middle East politics—the return of Donald Trump to the White House—Newsweek asked experts: Will Israel's wars in the Middle East end in 2025?

Once the backbone of domestic consumption, India’s middle class, which represents 31% of its population, is cutting back sharply on daily and discretionary expenditure. The warning bells were ...

TEL AVIV—Since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has dealt a series of damaging setbacks to its most dangerous regional adversaries. It has hobbled Hamas in Gaza, severely damaged Shiite ...