John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, creator of a world. When someone who knows Tolkien is asked about his works, one thought comes to mind, Middle Earth. This was the playground in his mind that such vivid descriptions of fantasylands came from. It is the base of his most well known stories, where dreams are just the norm.
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<br>J.R.R. may owe much of his success to his diverse beginnings. On April 16, 1891, Mabel Suffield and Arthur Reuel Tolkien were married in Bloemfontein, South Africa. They soon gave birth to John Ronald Reuel Tolkien on January 3, 1892, who was christened later that month.
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<br>In April of 1895 Mabel took J.R.R. and his younger brother to Birmingham England. Arthur, their father, was supposed to follow them in a few
Encountering ruthless trolls, beastly orcs, gigantic spiders, and hungry wolves, Bilbo discovers within himself astonishing strength and courage. At the ultimate confrontation with the fearsome dragon Smaug, the hobbit braves the dangers of dark and dragon fire alone and unaided.
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<br>In 1945, Tolkien becomes Merton Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford, a position he hold until his retirement. By 1948, the sequel to the Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, was finished. It was actually a three part set. The first two portions, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, weren't published until 1954, while the last segment, The Return of the King was published in 1955.
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<br>The sequel is set in the same places of Middle Earth, and has just as wonderful language, and story lines. Once someone starts reading either of these works it is often hard to put them down until the other cover is reached. There is one more thing I believe makes these works so vibrant, and that is Tolkien's literally "making of a world" as I call it.
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<br> Like have said before, this world of his was Middle Earth. Instead of simply writing about elfish runes, for example, Tolkien would create the entire alphabet of the elves, including characters and pronunciations of them. From this he would then create his story, and by doing this he could make his "Middle Earth" so authentic that it becomes a reality for the people, including myself, that