J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (pronounced /ˈtɒlkiːn/) (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford from 1925 to 1945, and Merton...

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  • Jan 3, 1892

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  • Sep 2, 1973

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  • John Ronald Reuel Tolkien,
  • J.R.R. Tolkien,
  • Tolkien, J.R.R.,
  • The Lord Of The Rings By J.R.R. Tolkien,
  • J.R.R Tolkien,
  • JRR Tolkien,
  • J R R Tolkien,
  • Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

  • “ "Fool of a Took!"

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  • 2009

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