J. R. R. Tolkien - Wikipedia
WebJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (/ ˈ r uː l ˈ t ɒ l k iː n /, ROOL TOL-keen; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
J.R.R. Tolkien | Biography, Books, Movies, & Facts | Britannica
WebApr 19, 2024 · J.R.R. Tolkien (born January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa—died September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) was an English writer and scholar who achieved fame with his children’s book The Hobbit (1937) and his richly inventive epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).
J.R.R. Tolkien - Books, Life & Quotes - Biography
WebApr 2, 2014 · Famous British People. J.R.R. Tolkien is an internationally renowned fantasy writer. He is best known for authoring 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. …
J.R.R. Tolkien - Tolkien Gateway
Web6 days ago · John Ronald Philip Reuel Tolkien, CBE, (3 January, 1892 – 2 September, 1973) was a philologist and writer, best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel...
Biography – The Tolkien Society
WebFeb 5, 2024 · By David Doughan MBE. Who was Tolkien? Photo by Pamela Chandler. © The Tolkien Society. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English.
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Biography - The Tolkien Estate
WebBiography. Childhood. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on 3rd January 1892 in Bloemfontein, in the Orange Free State (now South Africa), to Arthur and Mabel Tolkien. His parents, both originally from Birmingham, had moved to South Africa so that Arthur could pursue his career in banking.
The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia
WebThe Lord of the Rings is an epic [1] high fantasy novel [a] by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work.
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WebApr 17, 2024 · Tolkien Gateway (or simply TG) is a not-for-profit collaborative wiki devoted to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, being the largest Tolkien-related encyclopedia on the World Wide Web.
Tolkien and the Norse - Wikipedia
WebThe god Thor talks to the dwarf Alviss to prevent him from marrying his daughter Þrúðr; at dawn Alviss turns to stone, just as Tolkien's stone Trolls do in The Hobbit. Drawing by W. G. Collingwood, 1908. Tolkien derived the characters, stories, places, and languages of Middle-earth from many sources.Among these are Norse mythology, seen in his …
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