J. R. R. Tolkien CBE FRSL
(1892-1973)

author, scholar, author of The Lord of the Rings, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

Died aged 81

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (/ˈruːl ˈtɒlkiːn/, ROOL TOL-keen; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of Pembroke College, both at the University of Oxford. He then moved within the same university to become the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, and held these positions from 1945 until his retirement in 1959. Tolkien was a close friend of C. S. Lewis, a co-member of the informal literary discussion group The Inklings. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972. After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. These, together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and, within it, Middle-earth. Between 1951 and 1955, Tolkien applied the term legendarium to the larger part of these writings. While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused him to be popularly identified as the "father" of modern fantasy literature—or, more precisely, of high fantasy.

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J. R. R. Tolkien author of The Lord of the Rings lived here 1930-1947

20 Northmoor Road, Oxford, United Kingdom where they lived

Sarehole Mill site of water mill since 1542. Used by Matthew Boulton in mid 18th Century rebuilt 1768 inspired J. R. R. Tolkien 1896-1900

Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Rd, Birmingham, United Kingdom where they inspired

J. R. R. Tolkien 1892-1973 lived near here 1902-1910

Teleperformance House, Hagley Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom where they lived near

J. R. R. Tolkien Author of The Lord Of The Rings Stayed Here June 1916

Plough and Harrow Hotel, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom where they stayed

J. R. R. Tolkien author 1892-1973 lived here 1910-1911

Highfield Day Nursery and Preschool - 3-4 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom where they lived

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 1982-1973 author and scholar stayed here regularly from the 1950's until 1972

Hotel Miramar, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth, United Kingdom where they stayed

J. R. R. Tolkien CBE academic and author lived here between 1924 and 1925. While Reader, later Professor, at the University of Leeds 1920-1925, he collaborated on a new edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tolkien went on to write The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. 1892-1973

2 Darnley Road, West Park, Leeds, United Kingdom where they lived (1924-1925)

J. R. R. Tolkien lived here 1953 – 1968. The hill

76 Sandfield Rd, Headington, OX3 7RL, Oxford, United Kingdom where they lived (1953-1968)

J. R. R. Tolkien author of The Lord of the Rings convalesced here (then Brooklands Officers' Hospital) 1917-1918 during his service in the Great War

Dennison Centre, Cottingham Road, Hull, United Kingdom where they convalesced

J. R. R. Tolkien's wife Edith and his cousin Jenny Grove lodged here in 1917 whilst he was posted nearby

1 Bank Terrace, Hornsea, United Kingdom where they was near (1917)

Birthplace of J.R.R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", was born on this site on 3 January 1892 Geboorteplek van J.R.R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, die skrywer van "The Hobbit" en "The Lord of the Rings", is 3 Januarie 1892 op hierdie terrein gebore

19 President Steyn Avenue , Bloemfontein, South Africa where they was born (1892)

George Sayer Head of English at Malvern College lived here, where in 1950s and 1960s he often entertained close friends C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien

22 Alexandra Road, Malvern, United Kingdom where they visited

J. R. R. Tolkien and Edith Bratt married here on March 22 1916

St Mary Immaculate Church, West Street, Warwick, United Kingdom where they married

J. R. R. Tolkien's wife, Edith, lodged here at 76 Queen Street in the summer of 1917. Her husband, the author, was stationed nearby at Thirtle Bridge Camp.

The Lifeboat Café, 76 Queen Street, Withernsea, United Kingdom where they visited

The Bell Inn was visited by the author J.R.R Tolkien. It has been attributed as the inspiration for the inn of The Prancing Pony which features in The Lord of the Rings. Attribution by The Three Farthing Stone Smail a meeting group of Tolkien Society Members and Tolkien fans

High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh, United Kingdom where they visited

Pubs in Time #4

The Eagle and Child, Oxford The Inklings Until 1963 the great writers of the "Inklings", C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and others, met regularly on this spot. The conversations that have taken place here have profoundly influenced the development of 20th Century literature

49 St Giles, Oxford, United Kingdom where they was