J.R.R+Tolkien

J.R.R Tolkien By: Haley Watson J.R.R Tolkien, or John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, was born on January 3rd, 1892. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein of the Orange Free State, now known as the Free State Providence in South Africa. He was an English writer, poet, and university professor. His mother, Mabel Tolkien, taught him how to read and write at home. He studied at Exeter College in Oxford and graduated with first class honors. At age sixteen, Tolkien met Edith Mary Bratt, whom he would then go on to marry on March 22nd, 1916. Him and Edith raised four children together. Tolkien died two years after his wife, on September 2nd, 1973 at age 81. European mythology, Catholicism, and many British adventure stories were things that inspired J.R.R Tolkien to become a writer. Tolkien had never expected any of his works to become popular, but when a publisher named Susan Dagnall came across his story, //The Hobbit. I//t was submitted for publication and blew up. It attracted many adults as well as kids. It's popularity among the people made the publishing company request that Tolkien make a sequel. That's when he wrote his most famous work, //The Lord of The Rings//. It became very popular in the 1960’s and is still ranked one of the most popular fiction work of the 20th century. He did write other, less popular stories such as, //Sketch of the Mythology, The History of The Middle Earth, Mr. Bliss//, and //The Children of Hùrin//.