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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon language at Oxford from 1925 to 1945, and of English language and literature, also at Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was a strongly committed Roman Catholic. Tolkien was a close friend of C. S. Lewis, with whom he shared membership in the literary discussion group the Inklings.
In addition to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien's published fiction includes The Silmarillion and other posthumously published books about what he called a legendarium, a fictional mythology of the remote past of Earth, called Arda, and Middle-earth (from middangeard, the lands inhabitable by Men) in particular. Most of these works were compiled from Tolkien's notes by his son Christopher Tolkien. The enduring popularity and influence of Tolkien's works have established him as the "father of the modern high fantasy genre". Tolkien's other published fiction includes adaptations of stories originally told to his children and not directly related to the legendarium.
Biography
The Tolkien family
As far as is known, most of Tolkien's paternal ancestors were craftsmen. The Tolkien family had its roots in Saxony (Germany), but had been living in England since the 18th century, becoming "quickly and intensely English (not British)". (Letters no. 165) The surname Tolkien is Anglicized from Tollkiehn (i.e. German tollkühn, "foolhardy", the etymological English translation would be dull-keen, a literal translation of oxymoron). The surname Rashbold of two characters in The Notion Club Papers is a pun on this.(undergraduate John Jethro Rashbold, and "old Professor Rashbold at Pembroke"; Sauron Defeated, page 151, Letters, 165) More on [ J. R. R. Tolkien ]
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Annals of Arda - Glossary of the names, places, objects and thoughts of Middle-earth.
BobMoCo Middle-Earth Glossary - Glossary of names, places and other terms for The Hobbit, Lord of The Rings, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.
Meta Description: [ Glossary for The Lord of The Rings & The Silmarillion ]
Encyclopedia of Arda - An evolving encyclopedia, complete with illustrations, maps and an interactive chronicle.
Meta Description: [ An evolving encyclopedia of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, complete with illustrations, maps and an interactive chronicle. ]
From Middle-earth to Mithlond - Dedicated to the life and works of Tolkien.
Meta Description: [ A page dedicated to the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion, The Hobbit. With maps, guide, songs, pictures, history ]
Galadriel Worshippers' Army - Listings and detailed information for the major female characters.
Meta Description: [ This site is for all who revere the Lady of the Golden Wood as well as the other Ladies described by Tolkien - Ce site est pour tous ceux qui vénèrent la Dame du Bois Doré ainsi que les autres Dames décrites par Tolkien ]
The Electronic Tolkien Encyclopedia Project: - Scholarly articles submitted by visitors about Middle-earth topics.
Meta Description: [ Alles über die neue
Verfilmung des Herrn der Ringe und Filme rund um
Tolkien, Musik inspiriert von Mittelerde, über J.R.R. Tolkien und sein Werk und mehr ]
The Thain's Book - Descriptions of the people, places and things of Tolkien's Middle-earth in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Meta Description: [ An encyclopedia of the people, places, creatures, things and events in Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ]
Tolkien Monster Encyclopedia - Devoted to all the monsters and races belonging to darkness.
Wikipedia: Middle-earth - Article with sections on the continent's geography, peoples, languages and history.
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