The Trump administration has greenlighted its first new bank, and it is a startup that takes its name from a mountain where dwarves stored their treasure in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” ...

Two decades before Jackson’s trilogy brought Tolkien’s books to the big screen, there were attempts to animate his stories instead. 1980’s The Return of the King is one example, with Arthur Rankin Jr.

Have you ever donated books to a charity shop after you've read them? Well, one charity shop in Stirling couldn't believe its luck after it received a very rare edition of The Hobbit as a donation.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Hobbit Houses, a whimsical complex on the edge of L.A. and Culver City, sold for the first time ever for $1.88 ...

Not only is Reiner Knizia certainly the most prolific designer in hobby board games, but The Hobbit: There And Back Again isn’t even his first (or second, or third) game based on Tolkien's book for ...

A couple getting married at Hobbiton in New Zealand were shocked when Frodo Baggins himself turned up at the ceremony. Reporter A couple getting married at a Lord of the Rings movie set in New Zealand ...

When Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in 2023, it nearly took startup Anduril down with it. Ever since, the defense company’s co-founder, Palmer Luckey, has been building what he hopes can be a ...

Sprawling across 1,000 acres of pristine Idaho wilderness high above Lake Coeur d’Alene, CDA National Reserve has emerged as more than just another high-end private club. In many ways, the golf and ...

The fantasy collectibles market had another headline moment this week when a rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit sold at auction in Bristol, England, for $57,000. The book, discovered ...

The book was discovered by chance in a house in Bristol. It is one of 1,500 original copies of Tolkien’s famous 1937 novel. More than 50 years after his death, J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy masterpieces ...

The book’s discovery would be a once-in-a-lifetime moment for any rare books specialist. While out on a routine appraisal of the contents of a home in Bristol, England, Caitlin Riley spotted an ...

An "astonishingly rare" first edition of The Hobbit has sold for a "record-breaking" £43,000 at auction. The copy of JRR Tolkien's novel is one of only 1,500 copies that were printed in 1937. It was ...