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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL ( / ˈruːl ˈtɒlkiːn /, ROOL TOL-keen; [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 .
Jun 17, 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).
Apr 2, 2014 · 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. Updated: Sep 11, 2019. (1892-1973)
Tolkien Biography. Philologist, author, mythmaker and creator of "Middle Earth". Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, a brilliant philologist, and a self-described "hobbit," J.R.R. Tolkien created two of the best-loved stories of the 20th century, "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", recently made into a multiple award-winning ...
Jun 16, 2024 · John Ronald Philip [1] 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 The Lord of the Rings.
Jun 13, 2024 · Professor J.R.R. Tolkien C.B.E. was a renowned scholar of the English language best remembered for his works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, which have become two of the most well-known, best-loved and biggest-selling books of all time.
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel 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.
Tolkien is best known for his fantasy fiction. He began writing The Hobbit on the blank pages at the end of his students' exams, and it was read to his children as bedtime stories.
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.
Dec 11, 2023 · What inspired him to create a detailed imaginary world? And why did it take so long for his greatest works to see the light of day? From Noiser, this is a Short History Of JRR Tolkien.
