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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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Aridor Slave Rescue - Free online game in which players compete to rescue characters from Lord of the Rings.
Meta Description: [ Make characters from J.R.R. Tolkien your personal servants! ]
Darkness of the Ring - Roleplaying group for LoTR lovers. Both original characters and made-ups welcome.
Meta Description: [ darknessofthering: One Ring To Bring Them Into Darkness ]
Endore - Fantasy RPG loosely based on places and characters from Lord of the Rings.
Gaming Havens - Latest gaming information featuring game reviews, pictures, and help.
Hobbits at the Shire - Bulletin board system where LoTR fans can roleplay the life of Hobbits in the Shire.
Kingdoms of Middle Earth - A text-based role playing and fan fiction forum based on Tolkien's fantasy world.
Legacies of Melkor - A Middle-earth role-playing by email adventure.
Lord of the Rings M.E. - LOTR RPG where you play characters from the Lord of the Rings books.
Meta Description: [ A Roleplay board where you can be a character during the times of Middle earth and the struggle over the ring. Come and have fun with other Roleplayers and just sit back and relax. ]
Lord of the Rings Roleplay - Tolkien Community with roleplaying, fanfiction, poetry and songs.
Lords of Middle Earth - An RPG based on The Lord of the Rings.
Meta Description: [ With over 350
members Lords Of Middle Earth, is a new up and coming Lord of the Rings RPG. With exciting story lines and users that care, this RPG is a place that all true Lord of the Rings Fans should enjoy.
We also now have Gold some come and enjoy our add free board. ]
Middle Earth Quiz Book - Full online version of The Middle Earth Quiz Book published in print in 1979. Contains 101 quizzes covering The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
Meta Description: [ This page contains one quiz from The Middle-earth Quiz Book. ]
Middle Earth RPG - Players can be canon, non-canon, or cross-over characters in this play-by-post game.
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Middle Earth Stratics - Information about Middle-earth Online.
Middle-Earth Vault - Dedicated to Sierra's now defunct role playing game.
Meta Description: [ Middle Earth Vault is the Internet's most complete source for B4ME and Middle Earth. You can find anything from news, screenshots, databases, guide, trailer, fan fiction, columns and more.. ]
The Dark Tower - Rolemaster, timeline, and links.
The Golden Woods - Information on role-playing in Russia including setting up a game, definitions, past tournaments and related links.
The Grey Company - Role-players have modified and expanded Elvish languages. Includes a downloadable phrase book and Elvish/English dictionary.
The Mountain Realm - Role-playing game set in Tolkien's LoTR universe, in a kingdom in the north-east of Middle-Earth.
The Realm of Middle Earth - Messageboard forums for Lord of the Rings roleplaying.
Tolkien Computer Games - More than 100 games, with related support pages.
Meta Description: [ Information about all known computer games and MUDs based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth. ]
Tolkien Wargames - Rules and reviews.
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