In The Hobbit, Thorin paid little mind to the One Ring, but if he had tried to take it from Bilbo, he could have unintentionally doomed Middle-earth.

J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins evolving from an unwilling hero to one of courage. However, the movie trilogy shifts most of the attention towards Thorin ...

Tolkien never got the chance to make these changes canon. Double the trouble in Middle-earth. What is a wizard without his staff...or at least a staff? Mirkwood? More like Flavortown. Fantasy has ...

That weakness, plus his early death, caps his reach. Boromir’s a beast on the battlefield ... He’s a wizard—a Maia in disguise—sparking the quest against Sauron. In ‘The Hobbit,’ he’s nudging Thorin’s ...

The European and World Day against the Death Penalty is observed every 10 October. The day serves as reminder that despite the global trend towards the abolition, capital punishment still applies in ...

At Amnesty International, we firmly believe that no one – including any government – has the right to take away someone else’s life. We’re working to end the use of the death penalty around the world, ...

What does the Bible say about Death? Death is a topic that is addressed throughout the Bible, and it can be a difficult and emotional subject for many. However, the Bible also offers hope and comfort ...

Brain activity may indicate that after death, our souls depart from our bodies. New studies on brain activity during the dying process suggest that the brain may remain active even after clinical ...