J.R.R. TOLKIEN-THE LEGEND

This is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. He was born in 1892 in Bloomfontaine of South Africa. His mother, named Maybell, returned to England in 1895 along with her two sons. So Tolkien had been living in England since the age of three.His parents died very early so he and his brother passed under the protection of Father Frances Morgan of Berminghamm. He was a student in King Edwart's school and in this school he was taught the classic philosophers, the saxonic dialect and the ancient english language. He was exceptionally talented as far as language skills were concerned and due to his great talent, he begun to create an Elvish language according to the linguistic models of the Finnish and the ancient Welsh language. He took part in the First world war and after it, he dedicated himself at teaching. He became professor at the Oxford university and he was soon known as one of the best philologists of the world. By the time he was married to Edeeth Bratt, ( they had four children), he had already started to write about the imaginairy world of Middle-Earth. When he retired in 1954, he published the first part of The Lord Of The Rings which was greeted warmly by millions of readers throughout the whole world. Tolkien was best friend with Clive Staples Louis, the father of another fantastic world, loved and known almost as much as Middle-Earth is, The World Of Narnia. It is said that despite their many differences and arguments, they were best friends and helped one the other when the circumstances required so. Tolkien died 1973 after a swift disease. His works have been read by millions of people and have been translated in many languages. He is definitely one of the Greatest and most important authors and scholars of the previous century!!!