In J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, “The Hobbit,” the arkenstone is a jewel known as “the heart of the mountain.” Treasured by dwarves, captured by the dragon Smaug, it’s rediscovered by Bilbo Baggins in the ...

"Law and Superheroes" author James Daily tackles whether the One Ring is rightfully Bilbo's and other questions the film raises. By Aaron Couch A decade ago, the final chapter of Peter Jackson's Lord ...

The Battle of the Five Armies is the epic conclusion of the adventure of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the Company of Dwarves. The Dwarves of Erebor have ...

Since no inch of geekdom goes unexplored in our modern age, lawyer and author James Daily runs a website called Law And The Multiverse that examines the actual legality of the fictional laws in genre ...