J.R.R Tolkien

He was born in 1892 3rd of January and he died on September 2nd 1973. at age 81. His real name is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien but his pen name is J.R.R Tolkien, The J represents John, the R represents Ronald and the last R represents Reuel. He wrote The Hobbit, Lord Of The Rings and The Silmarillion. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist and a university professor. He was in the army 1915-1920 and was fighting for Britain/England in the battle of Somme. J.R.R Tolkien had a younger brother called Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien. . At just 4 years old, Tolkien’s father passed from a fever, and when he was 12 his mother passed from diabetic complications leaving Tolkien & his brother orphans. A trip through Switzerland’s Interlaken & Lauterbrunnen in 1911 gave Tolkien the initial inspiration to write Bilbo’s journey. He was bitten by a baboon spider in South Africa. In The Hobbit (wrote by J.R.R Tolkien) it is based on Bilbo Baggings who is a hobbit that stays inside all the time having tea by his fireplace.

This is J.R.R Tolkien aged 24 in 1916.

This is Bilbo baggings from The Hobbit.