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J. R. R. Tolkien. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (/ ˈruːl ˈtɒlkiːn /, [a] 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. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of ...
Jan 3, 2022 · Little J. R. R., just 11 months old in this picture, was born in South Africa. His father died when he was three, prompting the family to move to England. His mother died eight years later, when J ...
Feb 5, 2024 · John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford, he also wrote a number of stories, including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955), which are set in a pre ...
Oct 17, 2018 · Tolkien arrives at Pembroke, anxious to get some work done before the day’s teaching begins. He had studied for his undergraduate degree in Oxford between 1911 and 1915, and in 1925, after a brief stint working in Leeds, returned to take up the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon. His early career was spent mainly on Anglo ...
Aug 14, 2021 · This enchanting gallery was personally selected by Christopher Tolkien who, through detailed notes on the sources for each picture, provides unique insight into the artistic vision of his father, J.R.R. Tolkien. Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien is republished in this new edition on 11 November 2021 for £25/€30/$35 (USD). ← Previous News Post.
Nov 1, 2024 · J.R.R. Tolkien 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). His writing continued to be published after his death, including The Silmarillion (1977) and The History of Middle-earth (1983–96).
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J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in the Orange Free State in South Africa on 3 January 1892, but moved to England with his mother at the age of 3. Tolkien lost both parents to illness when still a child and he grew up at the Birmingham Oratory, a religious institution. After serving in the First World War, he ...
