All tagged Middle-Earth

Why Middle-earth Matters: 11 Reasons You Should Be Reading Tolkien

Why Middle-earth Matters: 11 Reasons You Should Be Reading Tolkien

Kaitlyn Facista
Reading Tolkien

JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are widely regarded as two of the greatest works of fiction of modern time. Over 150 million copies of The Lord of the Rings, and 100 million copies of The Hobbit have been sold worldwide (and this statistic hasn’t been updated in years, so it’s even been far more than this!). Tolkien's Middle-Earth is epic in every sense. He breathes life into Middle-Earth, writing as if he were recounting both history and legend, and draws us into a world that feels more real than our own. Millions have fallen in love with Tolkien's work and with good reason.

The Ring & The Cross: Why March 25th is The Most Important Date of all History

The Ring & The Cross: Why March 25th is The Most Important Date of all History

Kaitlyn Facista
Tolkien & Catholicism

Tolkien created Middle-earth with painstaking detail and wove importance and meaning into nearly every page of The Lord of the Rings — and the dates of important events are no exception. Chiefly, March 25th marks the date when the One Ring was destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. Being the most important event of The Lord of the Rings, this date is sure to hold some significance, don’t you suppose?