Alice is a Lord of the Rings enthusiast who grew up with Tolkien's tales. She loves all kinds of writing, from articles to stories to her debut novel, which she is seeking literary representation for.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For 20 years, the remains of a giant lizard that lived alongside ...

A new armored lizard species named Bolg amondol existed 76 million years ago. Paleontologist Dr. Hank Woolley discovered it in a museum drawer. The lizard lived during the Late Cretaceous period in ...

Scientists have identified a new giant lizard, Bolg amondol, from Utah’s Kaiparowits Formation, named after Tolkien’s goblin prince. Part of the monstersaur lineage, Bolg reveals that multiple large ...

A new species of ancient lizard is discovered in Utah. The lizard, named Bolg amondol, lived 75 million years ago. It was found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The fossil was hidden in ...

Bolg amondol raids an oviraptorosaur dinosaur nest in an artistic reconstruction of how the species may have looked and behaved. Cullen Townsend A container of bones at the Natural History Museum of ...

Learn more about Bolg amondol, the large prehistoric lizard named after a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Artistic reconstruction of Bolg amondol, depicted raiding an oviraptorosaur ...

The son of Azog will undoubtedly meet his demise in the film. In the novel, Bolg essentially plays the Azog role, at least in terms of the Battle of the Five Armies, in that he's the one who led his ...