The Sign of the Coss serves as both a sign of belonging to the Christian community and a symbol of protection—an “armor” that, as Theodore of Antioch (350–428), Bishop of Mopsuestia ...

In The Lord of the Rings, many characters uttered unforgettable lines. But none matched the fun and humor of Gimli's best ...

Forging Middle-earth's toughest armor and fighting dragons, the Dwarves are hardy, and the 10 strongest in Lord of the Rings ...

In 1937, English author J.R.R. Tolkien penned a children’s book called “The Hobbit,” or “There and Back Again,” which ignited what would become one of the most popular franchises of all ...

When was the first brown dwarf discovered? In 1995, Gliese 229Ba became the first brown dwarf discovered by astronomers, marking the recognition of this new class of stellar bodies. However ...

There are two kinds of Lord of the Rings fans. Those who have seen the Rankin and Bass version of The Return of the King, and everybody else. It’s okay. I get it. Peter Jackson delivered a near ...

As always, a few ground rules. While there are a handful of Lord of the Rings adaptations, we’re solely going to be looking at theatrically released films, so none of the Rankin/Bass specials ...

Previously, she founded The Mary Sue. For Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, screenwriter Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Fran Walsh took on the task of translating three expansive novels ...