Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

Poor Thorin Oakenshield — the would-be King under the mountain just can’t get a break. In The Hobbit, Azog the Defiler kills his Granddad, then he steals the dwarf’s favorite shield… and he’s not done ...

As mentioned, Middle Earth is teeming with villainous folk, most of which want Bilbo, Thorin and co. dead. And where Thorin is concerned, that goes doubly so for Azog, the muscled, maimed, one-armed ...

The Dwarves of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were known for their exceptional strength, durability, and ferocity, which made them some of Middle-earth's most fearsome warriors. The last thing ...

As he promised ahead of the film's release, Peter Jackson took to the Lord of the Rings Appendices to flesh out the story of The Hobbit, and one element he explored and embellished is the story of ...

Fighting a dragon would have been a daunting task even for an entire army of Dwarves, but Thorin II Oakenshield did not have that luxury when he set out to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor from Smaug in ...

Elle Johnson is a feature writer who enjoys many topics, including TV, movies, and travel. She has a BA in Journalism from the University of South Carolina. In her free time she plays games, reads, ...