Peter Jackson’s much anticipated The Hobbit hits theaters today. Resident Tolkien-ite Anna Klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19 differences between the Tolkien classic and the ...

We know "The Hobbit" takes place before "The Lord of the Rings," but what's the gap between them, and is the gap different in ...

The ending of Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' trilogy boasts one change that's significantly darker than J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, for better or worse.

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 ...

Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet tall, earning them the nickname "hobbits." Now a new study suggests ...

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 time across ...

A recently found jawbone, arm bone fragment and teeth collected from an archaeological site in Indonesia revealed a diminutive ancestor of humans dubbed a "hobbit" who lived around 700,000 years ago.

It’s never a bad time for a “Lord of the Rings” rewatch, but the trouble can be tracking them down. With both standard and extended editions for both the “LOTR” trilogy and “The Hobbit” trilogy, ...

One of the largest hobbit homes on the list, this earthen home in Santa Fe, Tennessee, can accommodate up to eight people.

Love and Thunder" wasn't always making big-budget Marvel movies. Earlier in his career, he had to get creative.

At first glance, Peter Jackson's trilogy of epic films based on "The Hobbit," a slender children's book, might appear to leave its source behind in order to make more capital out of the "Lord of the ...