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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.
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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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Beyond Bree - The newsletter of the Tolkien Special Interest Group of American Mensa. Nominal fee for membership.
Bree Moot 5 - An annual convention.
Caras-in-Edain - The Swiss Tolkien Society.
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German Tolkien Society - The English version of Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft.
Heren Istarion - The New York Tolikien society.
Meta Description: [ Heren Istarion: The Northeast Tolkien Society, based currently in Staten Island, NY is operated by Tolkien Scholars Anthony S Burdge and Jessica Burke, ]
House of Cardolan - Site dedicated to re-enactment group.
Lasselanta Philippines - The Philippine Middle-Earth Society, devoted to the academic and scholarly study of Tolkien's works. All English content.
Middle Earth Historical Reenactment Society - Dedicated to the re-creation of Middle Earth battles in a living history format.
Meta Description: [ This is a proposal for a historical reencactment
society based on the epic battles of JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth. ]
Middle-earth Reunion - An alternative, web-based society featuring a quarterly magazine.
Meta Description: [ The cutting-edge of Tolkien fandom ]
Mo'olelo - Sammath Naur Bookclub - The Hawaii chapter of the Mythopoeic Society, Sammath Naur, and the Mo'olelo Hoaloha bookclub.
NaDobra Conventions - Lord of the Rings charity convention organisation.
Rivendell Group of the Mythopoeic Society - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus.
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The Czech Tolkien Society - Organization based in the Czech Republic.
The Hobbit - Traveling stage adaption of The Hobbit presented by Vanessa Ford Productions.
The Middle Earthian Society - Advances the theory that California was once Middle Earth 20,000 to 30,000 years ago.
The Philippine Tolkien Society - A fellowship of Filipino individuals who have made Middle-earth their second home.
Meta Description: [ Official Home Page of The Philippine Tolkien Society, a group of Filipino Tolkien Readers ]
Tolkien Society - UK-based group that furthers interest in the life and works of the author.
Meta Description: [ The Tolkien Society, a registered charity; matters of interest to lovers of JRR Tolkien's writings ]
Valar Guild - Diablo and Starcraft guild with a Middle-earth theme.
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