The Themes of Tolkien Exploring the Timeless Truths in His Masterpieces

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. Jonny Wilkes discovers how love, war and a fascination with language led JRR Tolkien to create his Middle Earth – a realm rooted not in ... J.R.R. Tolkien — Carpenter, Humphrey — The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. "One of the most interesting and readable ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. He was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works ... English fantasy author, best known for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Tolkien's linguistic notes from 1936 show the eureka moment. He scribbled down an erupting plot idea about an island called Númenor that was drowned by the sea. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, commonly referred to as JRR Tolkien, was a scholar in the English language, a soldier who fought in both World War I and World War ... J R R Tolkien dies on Sept 2 in Bournemouth, Eng, at age of 81; biog; career; literary work assayed; por; map of mythical world of his ... "Tolkien, JRR (1892-1973)." In British Writers, Supplement 2, edited by George Stade, 519-536. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. J.R.R. Tolkien was S. African writer and a professor at Oxford. A brilliant linguist and fantasy writer that created an entire world.