J. R. R. Tolkien
On January 3, 1892 English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor John Ronald Reule Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa to an English family. Tolkien, the famous author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, would leave behind a great legacy for all future writers and poets; he would also lead the way for the revival of a lost genre of writing of that time.
In 1895 at age three Tolkien moved to Kings Heath in Birmingham, England with his mother, Mabel Née Suffield, and brother, Hilary Arthur Reule Tolkien. His father, Arthur Reule Tolkien, died in South Africa before he could make it back to England. In 1896, he moved to Sarehole (now in Hall Green) then to Worcestershire village, which annexed to Birmingham. Tolkien enjoyed exploring the lands of Birmingham; he especially liked to explore Sarehole Mill, Moseley Bog, Clent, and Lickey and Malvern Hills, which inspired many scenes in his books. He also enjoyed exploring Worcestershire towns and villages such as: Bromsgrove, Alcester, Alvechurch, and his aunt Jane’s farm Bag End, which is a name used in his fiction.
When Tolkien was young, his education consisted of his mother teaching him a great deal of botany and awakened him to the enjoyment of the look and feel of plants. Tolkien was a keen pupil who’s favourite lessons were those …show more content…
During this time his first child, John Francis Reule Tolkien, was born. After the war Tolkien’s first civilian job was Oxford English Dictionary, then in 1920 Reader in English Language at the University of Leeds; were he produced A Middle English Vocabulary. In 1925 he returned to Oxford as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, while having a fellowship with Pembroke College. While at Pembroke he wrote The Hobbit and the first two volumes of the Lord of the Rings, whilst living at 20 Northmoor Road in North
On January 3, 1892 English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor John Ronald Reule Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa to an English family. Tolkien, the famous author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, would leave behind a great legacy for all future writers and poets; he would also lead the way for the revival of a lost genre of writing of that time.
In 1895 at age three Tolkien moved to Kings Heath in Birmingham, England with his mother, Mabel Née Suffield, and brother, Hilary Arthur Reule Tolkien. His father, Arthur Reule Tolkien, died in South Africa before he could make it back to England. In 1896, he moved to Sarehole (now in Hall Green) then to Worcestershire village, which annexed to Birmingham. Tolkien enjoyed exploring the lands of Birmingham; he especially liked to explore Sarehole Mill, Moseley Bog, Clent, and Lickey and Malvern Hills, which inspired many scenes in his books. He also enjoyed exploring Worcestershire towns and villages such as: Bromsgrove, Alcester, Alvechurch, and his aunt Jane’s farm Bag End, which is a name used in his fiction.
When Tolkien was young, his education consisted of his mother teaching him a great deal of botany and awakened him to the enjoyment of the look and feel of plants. Tolkien was a keen pupil who’s favourite lessons were those …show more content…
During this time his first child, John Francis Reule Tolkien, was born. After the war Tolkien’s first civilian job was Oxford English Dictionary, then in 1920 Reader in English Language at the University of Leeds; were he produced A Middle English Vocabulary. In 1925 he returned to Oxford as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, while having a fellowship with Pembroke College. While at Pembroke he wrote The Hobbit and the first two volumes of the Lord of the Rings, whilst living at 20 Northmoor Road in North