J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien was born to an English banker and his wife on January 3rd, 1892. When he was still a young child his father died of a fever while J.R.R. and the rest of the family was visiting family in England. Until attending college at King Edwards’s School he was exclusively schooled by his mother. Tolkien did not immediately join the fight upon the outbreak of World War 1, but instead waited until he graduated from college so that the could commission instead of enlisting. In 1925 he took a job at Oxford as a professor. During this time he would go on to write The Hobbit and the beginning of the Lord of the Rings series which are considered his greatest works. Tolkien would eventually die in 1973.

Drinking Writing, and Puffing on a Pipe.

             John ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in 1892 in Bloemfontein, in what is now South Africa. His name was fairly normal but Reuel was a family name that meant “friend of God” in Hebrew. Arthur and Mable, his parents, were from england and met and married in africa. Tolkien was a weak child and the wildlife and climate didn’t agree with him and his brother Hilary. A tarantula bit him and that began his lifelong fear of spiders. Maybe influencing Shelob in the Lord of the Rings and the horrors of Mirkwood in the Hobbit. Mable finally decided to take the two boys to England and meet back in Africa with Arthur when the boys were strong enough. Soon after they left, Arthur died of an untreated flu. Tolkien always felt like it was his fault, because his mother could have helped his father if he hadn’t been weak. Tolkien and the rest of the family settled in Sarehole, a town near Birmingham. When writing, Tolkien would base the shire and hobbits from the people who lived there. The long walks through the fields were good for Tolkien and inspired his imagination. He invented three or four languages before he was 10. Mable disapproved of such activities because they took away from studies. Tolkien was already a lazy student but so smart that he learned wether he wanted to or not. In 1903 he won a scholarship to the King Edward the sixth school in Birmingham, the best school in the area. Mable died in 1904 but Mable had prepared and they were sent to an private orphanage.

             Tolkien never stopped loving languages, and by the age of 16 he mastered Greek, Latin, and was very close to mastering Anglo-Saxon. He also fell in love with another orphan, Edith mary Bratt, she was two years older than him. She was worried that him and his brother did not get enough to eat so she persuaded a maid to help her create a trolly between the kitchen to their bedroom. When they were found out, their relationship was also uncovered and she was forbidden to see, visit, or write to each other. That kept them apart until she was an adult and he was in oxford.

           The war was coming quickly when he was in Oxford, but he was determined to finish before going to war. When he did, he was rewarded second lieutenant because of his degree. The war left scar after scar on his life until he went down with trench fever. While in the hospital he wrote the Silmarillian to create a mythology and background for his Elvish language. He was released from the war in 1919. when he returned, he found most of friends dead.

             He had recently married his childhood love, Edith, and they had their first son John Francis Reuel Tolkien. He became a tutor and substitute teacher. He had his second son in 1920 and in 1921 he was named Reader of the English Language at the university of Leeds. later he was named the Professor of the English Language in 1924. His students remember him puffing on a pipe, drinking large quantities of beer and telling jokes. A year later he accepted a position at Oxford, The chair of Bosworth and Rawlinson Professor of Anglo-saxon. Tolkien had a group of friends like C.S. Lewis and Owen Barfield that met and conversed about their writings, for 30 years, they were called the inklings. The Hobbit was published in 1936 and he began on the Lord of the Rings in 1937. the Inklings helped to shape these great books through the years. The final draft was in 1949. At first he opposed the though of splitting them up but he was soon persuaded. He became outrageously famous. Receiving many awards. His mail was always full and he spent a lot of time writing back and answering question after question. He was one of the most famous writers in the world, as was his friend C.S. Lewis.

            In 1972 Edith died from illness and Tolkien was never the same. He was very lonely for the last year of his life, no matter how many visits his children made. He died in 1973.

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     John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, or better known as J.R.R. Tolkien, is a greatly admired author. His two most popular stories, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, offers readers a chance to escape to another world inhabited by magic creatures. His life followed the classic rags to riches pattern. He began on the upside of poverty and ended life rich and well-known.
    J.R.R. Tolkien was born January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa to an English couple. After his father, Arthur Reuel Tolkien, died February 15, 1896, Tolkien, his brother Hilary and their mother Mabel moved to England. In 1900, Mabel decided to be part of the Roman Catholic Church. As a result, her boys grew to be strong Catholics. Mabel passed away from diabetes November 14, 1904. Her boys stayed at a boarding house and were taken care of  by the parish priest, Father Francis Morgan. At the age of sixteen, Tolkien met his future wife, Edith Bratt, at the boarding house. Father Francis disallowed him to have any contact with Edith until he reached the age of twenty-one. When Tolkien was nineteen, he studied at Exeter College, Oxford, quitting the Classics course after finding he was more suited for the English language and Literature courses. Instead of admitting himself for service at the beginning of World War I, he studied more, earining a first-class degree in June of 1915. Eventually, he entered the war as a second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers. After finding he needed to fight in France, he married Edith. Four months later in France, he contracted "trench fever" and had to return to England. Tolkien and Mabel had four children together and lived a happy life in England. He held jobs as a professor, a tutor, a philologist, a poet, and an author. He lived until September 2, 1973. He is buried with his wife in Oxford.
     Tolkien published many works over his life. This includes Mr. Bliss, The Father Christmas Letters, The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays, The Hobbit, Smith of Wootton Major, and The Lord of the Rings among others. The Lord of the Rings brought him fame and wealth. People would visit his house and call him asking questions about the story. It got to where he had to change his address and take his phone number out of the directory. Tolkien and his wife finally had to move to Bournemouth to get away from the attention.
     Tolkien was one of the founders of the Inklings, a group of friends who lived in Oxford. They met to visit and discuss their unfinished literary works. Some of the members include Neville Coghill, Hugo Dyson, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams, and C.S. Lewis.
     J.R.R. Tolkien was a brilliant writer who could stimulate the imaginations of others. He had a special talent that many people don't have. He employed it by using words to transport people to another world that didn't exist. His stories are enjoyed now just as they were then and will still be loved for generations more.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

     John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born January 3, 1892. He was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa to Mabel Suffield and Arthur Reuel Tolkien. When he was only four years old, his father died, leaving him, his brother Hilary, and his mother to take care of themselves. After his death, the three moved to England where Tolkien would later find inspiration for his books. He was taught by his mother and by the age of four, he was able to read. As a child he enjoyed reading and preferred the fantasy styled books over books like "The Pied Piper" and "Treasure Island". When he was twelve, his mother died and he went to live with Francis Xavier Morgan, his assigned guardian. Later he fell in love with Edith Bratt who he would later marry. They were happily married for over fifty years and had four children. Tolkien was devoted to his wife and children and would write stories for them. In 1945 he became a Merton of English Language and Literature during which time he completed "The Lord of the Rings" that he had started nearly a decade earlier. He had begun the task after recieving the request for a sequel for "The Hobbit". Initially, Tolkien had not planned for "The Hobbit" to be published until he was convinced to by Susan Dagnall of a London publishing firm. At the age of eighty-one he died, but he is still remebered for his beloved works.

J.R.R.

        Best known as author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. At the age of 4, his father Arthur Tolkien died. In order to save money, Tolkien’s mother Mabel moved the family to England. Not long after, his mother died and he was sent to live with a relative. He enlisted as a lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers and served in World War 1, but was eventually released from duty due to illness. During his term in the war, Tolkien married Edith Bratt. Only a few years later he became a professor at Oxford university where he remained until retirement. He began a writing group called the Inklings and discussed his upcoming books with men in the group such as C.S. Lewis and Owen Barfield. In 1937 his award-winning fantasy novel The Hobbit  was published. Following this work, he finished up the trilogy in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring and in 1955 The Return of the King. Tolkien retired from his professorial job in 1959 and went on to publish his essay and poetry collection. On September 2, 1973, at the age of 81 J.R.R. Tolkien died.  

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in the year of 1892, on January 3 into the parents of Arthur and Mabel Tolkien. After Tolkien's father past away, he and Mabel both moved to England; they lived there until 1904, when Mabel's life was taken from her. As a result of the Tolkien boys being without parents, they moved into the care of a Catholic priest, Father Francis Morgen. While residing there, John and Hilary experienced education. Furthermore, Tolkien extended that education into Exeter College, where he earned a minor degree in Language and Language Arts. Following that achievement, he joined the military during World War I, becoming lieutenant in Lancashire Fusiliers. When Tolkien began dealing with sickness, he left the army, later marrying Edith Bratt in 1916. Following his marriage, Tolkien enrolled in Oxford University as a linguistics professor. The year 1930 rolled around and sparked Tolkien's famous works: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In 1973, J.R.R. Tolkien's life came to a close. All remember this man as a notable author who produced well-known works, which are still being purchased and read today.

J.r.r. Tolkien and his oh-so interesting life.

     John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3rd 892 in Bloemfontein South Africa to Mabel and Arthur Tolkien. Directly following his Father's sudden death was the move of Mabel and John to Birmingham, England where they lived until 1904 when diabetes claimed the life of Tolkien's mother. Both the Tolkien boys; John and Hilary moved under the wing of Catholic priest Father Francis Morgen where they worked through school. John attended at Exeter college where he earned his first minor degree and strived for more in the field of Language and language arts. He enlisted in the military for World War One as a lieutenant in Lancashire Fusiliers. Due to illnesses he was released from the army and he pursued marriage with his childhood love Edith Bratt in 1916. Shortly thereafter he became a professor at Oxford University and there he furthered his knowledge of languages.  In 1930 he kicked off what would be his best known works; The Hobbit and in 1954-55 would end the trilogy of The Lord Of The Rings. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81 a successful and well-loved author.