I should have been enjoying the beach. I was on vacation, far from my gaming PC, and close to soothing, rolling waves. But instead, my mind kept drifting to a landlocked chunk of 14th century Germany.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Ringverse is one of the better-known parts of the author's legendarium. You know what we're talking about — the one that starts "Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven ...

In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings books (and the films that followed), only one ring was the main focus of the entire trilogy. The Dark Lord Sauron forged a master ring—the “One to Rule Them ...

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, ...