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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, 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).
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.
Aug 10, 2020 · Get an inside look at the man behind the lore, J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of '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.
Tolkien Biography. tolkien's Fiction & Scholarly 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 an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Feb 5, 2024 · John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English.
A professor of Anglo-Saxon and of English language and literature at Oxford (1925–59), Tolkien achieved fame for his heroic epic The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), consisting of The Fellowship of the Ring (film, 2001), The Two Towers (film, 2002), and The Return of the King (film, 2003).
Sep 15, 2023 · John Ronald Reuel Tolkien best known as J.R.R Tolkien was an outstanding fantasy writer whose works remain relevant in modern literature and are the bed rock of the fantasy genre. Tolkien hails from humble roots and served in the military during the first world war.
