Tolkien released part one of the series, The Fellowship of the Ring in 1954 The Two Towers and The Return of the King followed in 1955, finishing up the trilogy. Tolkien Photo: Haywood Magee/Getty Images Over the years, while working on scholarly publications, Tolkien developed the work that would come to be regarded as his masterpiece - The Lord of the Rings series, partially inspired by ancient European myths, with its own sets of maps, lore and languages. He also created more than 100 drawings to support the narrative. The award-winning fantasy novel The Hobbit - about the small, furry-footed Bilbo Baggins and his adventures - was published in 1937, and was regarded as a children’s book, though Tolkien would state the book wasn’t originally intended for children. It was also at Oxford, while grading a paper, that he spontaneously wrote a short line about "a hobbit." Books: 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' While there he started a writing group called The Inklings, which counted among its members C.S. In the midst of his military service, he married Edith Bratt in 1916.Ĭontinuing his linguistic studies, Tolkien joined the faculty of the University of Leeds in 1920 and a few years later became a professor at Oxford University. He fought in the Battle of the Somme, in which there were severe casualties, and was eventually released from duty due to illness. Tolkien enlisted as a lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers and served in World War I, making sure to continue writing as well. Tolkien went on to get his first-class degree at Exeter College, specializing in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic languages and classic literature. Mabel died in 1904, and the Tolkien brothers were sent to live with a relative and in boarding homes, with a Catholic priest assuming guardianship in Birmingham. After Arthur died from complications of rheumatic fever, Mabel settled with four-year-old Tolkien and his younger brother, Hilary, in the country hamlet of Sarehole, in Birmingham, England. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on January 3, 1892, to Arthur Tolkien and Mabel Suffield Tolkien. The works have had a devoted international fan base and been adapted into award-winning blockbuster films. While teaching at Oxford University, he published the popular fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Tolkien settled in England as a child, going on to study at Exeter College. Tolkien was an English fantasy author and academic.
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