The origin story of the dwarves of The Lord of the Rings offers fascinating insight into why they differ from the races of ...

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J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, despised Disney's animated films, especially Snow White ...

if the meek hobbit were to embark on the dwarves’ expedition to the Lonely Mountain. He insists to Thorin and co. that though Bilbo may seem fussy and faint-hearted, he is “as fierce as a ...

In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," Richard Armitage plays dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield. Armitage talks to WSJ's Barbara Chai about his transformation for the role ...

Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself ...

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If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and ...

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The first Scottish Gaelic translation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy adventure The Hobbit has been completed ... quest led by a wizard and a group of dwarves. Prof Watson's translation has been ...