J.R.R. Tolkien’s Influences in Writing Vast worlds and universes, new languages, and endless amazing adventures all came from the mind and influences of J.R.R, Tolkien in his writings. His writings were impacted mainly by his life experiences in war and childhood, Catholic religion, and certain types of mythology. Works like the Lord of the Rings and many other books in that set are his most well- known works, and are greatly affected by his past experiences in the World War.
Tolkien was born in 1892 in Bloomfontein, South Africa, but was mostly raised in the Warwickshire countryside in England. He was enlisted into the Great World War in 1916, but finished his degree right before. The next year in 1917, he began one of his most renowned works, The Silmarillion which contained the history behind the worlds in his future stories. In 1920 he became part of the workers at the University of Leeds and soon after became a professor at Oxford. There he sprouted an idea and wrote a short line about “a hobbit”. From that point on he created tons of different stories and literature. …show more content…
He fought in the war from 1916 to 1917. The battles and events that took place aided him in plotting and telling the storyline in many of his books. Although he disliked allegories, the set of The Ring associated books are told to be a diversely told version of his fights. The one ring was even thought to be a symbol for a nuclear bomb, but Tolkien confirmed in an interview that it in fact was so such
Tolkien was born in 1892 in Bloomfontein, South Africa, but was mostly raised in the Warwickshire countryside in England. He was enlisted into the Great World War in 1916, but finished his degree right before. The next year in 1917, he began one of his most renowned works, The Silmarillion which contained the history behind the worlds in his future stories. In 1920 he became part of the workers at the University of Leeds and soon after became a professor at Oxford. There he sprouted an idea and wrote a short line about “a hobbit”. From that point on he created tons of different stories and literature. …show more content…
He fought in the war from 1916 to 1917. The battles and events that took place aided him in plotting and telling the storyline in many of his books. Although he disliked allegories, the set of The Ring associated books are told to be a diversely told version of his fights. The one ring was even thought to be a symbol for a nuclear bomb, but Tolkien confirmed in an interview that it in fact was so such