The Life of J.R.R Tolkien

Born January 3rd, 1894 J.R.R Tolkien is one of the greatest authors in our history. Growing up was no walk in the park for Tolkien. His father died when he was young and then was home schooled by his mother before heading to oxford for collage. Starting out as a poet, Tolkien soon discovered that writing was his true calling. He also enjoyed making up languages which eventually turned into elvish. Lord of the rings was Influanced strongly by Germanic mythology, Greek mythology, and the bible. The Lord of the rings trilogy and the hobbit were by far his most esteemed and popular work. Sadly, Tolkien died on The 2nd of september 1973 and was buried next to his wife Edith.