In other words, when Tolkien reworked his manuscript, he realized that his story had too religious a tone and set about erasing certain aspects. "His ambition was rather to invent a pre-Christian ...

Readers of The Lord of The Rings won’t be surprised to learn that J. R. R. Tolkien was no great fan of government. The last century’s most beloved work of fiction is about a painstaking quest ...

According to The Silmarillion, the Maiar were created by Eru Ilúvatar (the God of Tolkien's Middle-earth) to help the Valar shape the world. Similar to angels in Christian theology, the Maiar ...