What’s the connection between J R R Tolkien and Charles Dickens? We know that they were two of the most incredible and well respected authors of their time and their popularity has endured over the years, but what other connection could there possibly be?

Readers and fans of more traditional fantasy literature often debate the differences between the various sub-genres. This article takes a look at two such sub-genres, high fantasy and Sword and Sorcery fiction.

The world of Middle Earth created by author J.R.R. Tolkien is quite complex, especially considering it's only a fictional world. Tolkien's stories themselves show the complexity, but appendices at the end of the novel "The Return of the King" truly show just how immersed Tolkien was in his own works, and how immersed the readers could become as well.